This document outlines volunteer opportunities to help produce Creative Week 2013, a seven-day festival celebrating creativity across Iowa's Creative Corridor region from October 19-26. Volunteers are needed for event coordination, branding, promotion, volunteer coordination, sponsor recruitment, documentation, and producing kickoff and wrap-up parties. The goals are to showcase regional innovation through diverse events, build regional pride, engage 1000 new people, and foster new connections across the corridor.
Raise New Dollars and New Donors: Lessons Learned from Six Years of CrowdfundingKimbia, Inc
In 2009, GiveMN created a clear and compelling vision and mission: to make Minnesota a better place to live by making giving easier and more fun. For the last six years they have done just that—in 2014, during the 6th annual Give to the Max Day, a record-breaking $18.3 million was raised as 62,607 donors (20% more than last year) gave to 5,544 nonprofits. Today, GiveMN serves nearly 9,500 nonprofit organizations and schools across every Minnesota county, and more than 260,000 donors who have used GiveMN to make a difference in their communities.
If your organization or institution is considering implementing, or already planning, a crowdfunding/giving day event, join Dana Nelson, Executive Director, GiveMN; Frank Miley, Executive Vice President, Cretin-Derham Hall; and Lori Finch, Vice President of Community Giving, Kimbia, as they:
1. Reveal details of the 5 keys to GiveMN’s ongoing success, including incentives, ownership, PR strategy, partners and technology
2. Share a successful nonprofit experience
3. Discuss how to choose the best crowdfunding model for your organization
4. Answer all of your questions about this fundraising model
Social Media Storytelling: 4 Key Steps to Engage SupportersKimbia, Inc
While there are more channels than ever before to reach your supporters, all of the “noise” makes it more difficult to really reach them. Science proves that storytelling stimulates emotions, a key to better learning, attention, memory and decision-making. In turn, these emotions inspire and mobilize people to donate, volunteer and participate in crowdfunding and other events, as well as share your story with their networks.
Social media stories enable both you and your supporters to freely and quickly share your cause across channels and continents, creating credibility and giving your organization more exposure. Like any other marketing and fundraising discipline, social media storytelling is both science and art. Using examples of successful social campaigns from Houston Grand Opera, Intrepid Fallen Heroes and, Rachel Lewis Biggs, Director of Digital Strategy, from Kimbia partner Social Factor, will teach you how to:
Select the best story based on 5 key principles
1. Script the most compelling story
2. Choose the most appropriate mediums/channels
3. Show you best-practice nonprofit storytelling examples
4. Measure your success
Boston University Giving Day Case Study: How to Boost Annual Fund Participation Kimbia, Inc
On April 30, 2014 the Boston University community, including 300,000 alumni from around the globe, 30,000 students and 9,000 faculty and staff members, came together online and on campus for BU’s first Giving Day. By the end of this one-day event, the community had raised $1.1M for the BU Annual Fund from 3,126 donors from 46 U.S. states and over 25 additional countries.
Institutions large and small have raised hundreds of thousands, and even millions, of dollars during Giving Days. If you have considered organizing a Giving Day, but hesitated because you’ve never done one before or because you were concerned about the resources required to pull it off successfully, this webinar is for you. Phil DiMartino, Assistant Director of New Media Fundraising For Annual Giving, Hilary Shepard, Director of Annual Giving at Boston University,and Miriam Kagan, Senior Fundraising Principal at Kimbia, will walk you through Giving Day best practices and BU’s participation data by geography, segment (student, recent grads, faculty, staff, etc.), donor type (first-time, SYBUNTs, LYBUNTs, etc.), and channel to share how they:
- Planned for and marketed this key new component of their annual fundraising campaign
- Obtained matching funds of $250,000 from BU trustee Stephen Karp (CAS’63) and micro-challenge funds for school/college focus
- Implemented an Online Ambassador program to help spread the word
- Generated interest throughout the community across multiple channels with an emphasis on social media
- Enabled 15% of donations to be made by mobile devices
- Coordinated both campus and social media activities
- Analyzed their results to determine how to make their event even better next year
How Give Local America Raised Over $68M in 24 Hours!Kimbia, Inc
On May 5th, Give Local America, powered by Kimbia, broke its own record and became the largest single-day crowdfunding event ever.
This historic campaign raised over $68.5 million for over 9,000 nonprofits in 180 communities across the country.
Now, fresh from the field, Lori Finch, Kimbia’s VP of Community Giving, and Dawn Robinson, East Bay Community Foundation, share lessons learned and proven practices. They take you behind the scenes to talk about how they raised their visibility, engaged nonprofits and unleashed incredible generosity in their communities.
Lori and Dawn will discuss:
1. How they raised the bar for online crowdfunding events
2. The role of social media and grassroots efforts in getting the word out
3. How the unique partnership between Community Foundations and local nonprofits drove results
4. Personal stories from featured community foundations
5. What they learned from last year that helped drive even more generosity this year
From Budget to Building Blocks—Guidelines for Crowdfunding Event Success in 2016: In addition to the above, don’t miss this opportunity to hear first-hand how starting to plan now can lead you to crowdfunding event success in 2016. From building the budget to building awareness, experts will teach you how they strategized for success to help make Give Local America 2015 the most successful single-day, online crowdfunding event ever—AGAIN!
Webinar: 10% is Not Enough – 11 Proven Practices for Online Fundraising Success Kimbia, Inc
How can you move past the 10% ceiling of online fundraising?
In this FREE webinar Miriam Kagan, senior fundraising principal at Kimbia, will cover the key drivers and best practices that can help your organization surge past 10%.
You’ll learn how to:
- Remove the friction that keeps donors from donating more online.
- Leverage the instant feedback available to improve all your fundraising initiatives.
- Incorporate single-day crowdfunding events into your annual fundraising calendar.
- Take advantage of the explosive growth in mobile fundraising.
And much more.
21+1 Proven Practices for a Successful Crowdfunding EventKimbia, Inc
At Kimbia we set new standards for crowdfunding success every day! In the last year, crowdfunding events hosted by Kimbia had a total average gift of $211.51, 37% higher than the industry average.
Kimbia has more experience hosting crowdfunding events than any other vendor on the market. Based on that expertise, we recently updated our hugely popular 21 Proven Practices for a Successful Crowdfunding Event (and added one additional tip!) to help you carry out a super successful event.
Kimbia: Sustaining Giving Made Easy With TechnologyKimbia, Inc
This document is a summary of a webinar hosted by Kimbia about sustaining donors. It introduces the presenters and provides an agenda for the webinar that includes discussing communication workflows, best practices for setting up donation forms, making it simple for donors to give again, different payment types and managing donations, and measuring performance. The webinar focuses on automating communications, segmenting donors into groups, using technology like dynamic donation amounts on forms, reducing barriers for repeat donors, offering various payment options, tracking sustaining donor metrics, and setting goals to improve performance over time.
Ready. Set. Go! Launch Your #GivingTuesday Campaign TodayKimbia, Inc
Learn how the industry’s best fundraising platform powers the nation’s most successful giving days. Attend this webinar for a behind-the-scenes look at the power Kimbia has to transform your fundraising results. See a demo, ask questions and learn about Kimbia's special #GivingTuesday offer, with all the tools and resources you need to host a successful event.
Raise New Dollars and New Donors: Lessons Learned from Six Years of CrowdfundingKimbia, Inc
In 2009, GiveMN created a clear and compelling vision and mission: to make Minnesota a better place to live by making giving easier and more fun. For the last six years they have done just that—in 2014, during the 6th annual Give to the Max Day, a record-breaking $18.3 million was raised as 62,607 donors (20% more than last year) gave to 5,544 nonprofits. Today, GiveMN serves nearly 9,500 nonprofit organizations and schools across every Minnesota county, and more than 260,000 donors who have used GiveMN to make a difference in their communities.
If your organization or institution is considering implementing, or already planning, a crowdfunding/giving day event, join Dana Nelson, Executive Director, GiveMN; Frank Miley, Executive Vice President, Cretin-Derham Hall; and Lori Finch, Vice President of Community Giving, Kimbia, as they:
1. Reveal details of the 5 keys to GiveMN’s ongoing success, including incentives, ownership, PR strategy, partners and technology
2. Share a successful nonprofit experience
3. Discuss how to choose the best crowdfunding model for your organization
4. Answer all of your questions about this fundraising model
Social Media Storytelling: 4 Key Steps to Engage SupportersKimbia, Inc
While there are more channels than ever before to reach your supporters, all of the “noise” makes it more difficult to really reach them. Science proves that storytelling stimulates emotions, a key to better learning, attention, memory and decision-making. In turn, these emotions inspire and mobilize people to donate, volunteer and participate in crowdfunding and other events, as well as share your story with their networks.
Social media stories enable both you and your supporters to freely and quickly share your cause across channels and continents, creating credibility and giving your organization more exposure. Like any other marketing and fundraising discipline, social media storytelling is both science and art. Using examples of successful social campaigns from Houston Grand Opera, Intrepid Fallen Heroes and, Rachel Lewis Biggs, Director of Digital Strategy, from Kimbia partner Social Factor, will teach you how to:
Select the best story based on 5 key principles
1. Script the most compelling story
2. Choose the most appropriate mediums/channels
3. Show you best-practice nonprofit storytelling examples
4. Measure your success
Boston University Giving Day Case Study: How to Boost Annual Fund Participation Kimbia, Inc
On April 30, 2014 the Boston University community, including 300,000 alumni from around the globe, 30,000 students and 9,000 faculty and staff members, came together online and on campus for BU’s first Giving Day. By the end of this one-day event, the community had raised $1.1M for the BU Annual Fund from 3,126 donors from 46 U.S. states and over 25 additional countries.
Institutions large and small have raised hundreds of thousands, and even millions, of dollars during Giving Days. If you have considered organizing a Giving Day, but hesitated because you’ve never done one before or because you were concerned about the resources required to pull it off successfully, this webinar is for you. Phil DiMartino, Assistant Director of New Media Fundraising For Annual Giving, Hilary Shepard, Director of Annual Giving at Boston University,and Miriam Kagan, Senior Fundraising Principal at Kimbia, will walk you through Giving Day best practices and BU’s participation data by geography, segment (student, recent grads, faculty, staff, etc.), donor type (first-time, SYBUNTs, LYBUNTs, etc.), and channel to share how they:
- Planned for and marketed this key new component of their annual fundraising campaign
- Obtained matching funds of $250,000 from BU trustee Stephen Karp (CAS’63) and micro-challenge funds for school/college focus
- Implemented an Online Ambassador program to help spread the word
- Generated interest throughout the community across multiple channels with an emphasis on social media
- Enabled 15% of donations to be made by mobile devices
- Coordinated both campus and social media activities
- Analyzed their results to determine how to make their event even better next year
How Give Local America Raised Over $68M in 24 Hours!Kimbia, Inc
On May 5th, Give Local America, powered by Kimbia, broke its own record and became the largest single-day crowdfunding event ever.
This historic campaign raised over $68.5 million for over 9,000 nonprofits in 180 communities across the country.
Now, fresh from the field, Lori Finch, Kimbia’s VP of Community Giving, and Dawn Robinson, East Bay Community Foundation, share lessons learned and proven practices. They take you behind the scenes to talk about how they raised their visibility, engaged nonprofits and unleashed incredible generosity in their communities.
Lori and Dawn will discuss:
1. How they raised the bar for online crowdfunding events
2. The role of social media and grassroots efforts in getting the word out
3. How the unique partnership between Community Foundations and local nonprofits drove results
4. Personal stories from featured community foundations
5. What they learned from last year that helped drive even more generosity this year
From Budget to Building Blocks—Guidelines for Crowdfunding Event Success in 2016: In addition to the above, don’t miss this opportunity to hear first-hand how starting to plan now can lead you to crowdfunding event success in 2016. From building the budget to building awareness, experts will teach you how they strategized for success to help make Give Local America 2015 the most successful single-day, online crowdfunding event ever—AGAIN!
Webinar: 10% is Not Enough – 11 Proven Practices for Online Fundraising Success Kimbia, Inc
How can you move past the 10% ceiling of online fundraising?
In this FREE webinar Miriam Kagan, senior fundraising principal at Kimbia, will cover the key drivers and best practices that can help your organization surge past 10%.
You’ll learn how to:
- Remove the friction that keeps donors from donating more online.
- Leverage the instant feedback available to improve all your fundraising initiatives.
- Incorporate single-day crowdfunding events into your annual fundraising calendar.
- Take advantage of the explosive growth in mobile fundraising.
And much more.
21+1 Proven Practices for a Successful Crowdfunding EventKimbia, Inc
At Kimbia we set new standards for crowdfunding success every day! In the last year, crowdfunding events hosted by Kimbia had a total average gift of $211.51, 37% higher than the industry average.
Kimbia has more experience hosting crowdfunding events than any other vendor on the market. Based on that expertise, we recently updated our hugely popular 21 Proven Practices for a Successful Crowdfunding Event (and added one additional tip!) to help you carry out a super successful event.
Kimbia: Sustaining Giving Made Easy With TechnologyKimbia, Inc
This document is a summary of a webinar hosted by Kimbia about sustaining donors. It introduces the presenters and provides an agenda for the webinar that includes discussing communication workflows, best practices for setting up donation forms, making it simple for donors to give again, different payment types and managing donations, and measuring performance. The webinar focuses on automating communications, segmenting donors into groups, using technology like dynamic donation amounts on forms, reducing barriers for repeat donors, offering various payment options, tracking sustaining donor metrics, and setting goals to improve performance over time.
Ready. Set. Go! Launch Your #GivingTuesday Campaign TodayKimbia, Inc
Learn how the industry’s best fundraising platform powers the nation’s most successful giving days. Attend this webinar for a behind-the-scenes look at the power Kimbia has to transform your fundraising results. See a demo, ask questions and learn about Kimbia's special #GivingTuesday offer, with all the tools and resources you need to host a successful event.
Creative Week 2013 is a seven-day celebration of innovation and creativity across Iowa's Creative Corridor, featuring over 25 events in multiple counties. The objectives are to showcase creative success, build regional pride through experiences, and engage leaders and companies. Organizations produce events during the week of October 19th, which are promoted regionally and beyond, with some surprise additions. People can get involved by hosting an event, volunteering, sponsoring, partnering, or attending the week-long series of events. The goal is 100,000 impressions nationally, connections across areas, and establishing a sense of place.
Our region, the greater Iowa City/Cedar Rapids area, is a place that supports innovation, collaboration, imagination and making new ideas happen. This presentation outlines six strategies we will take as a seven county area in 2013 to continue to identify, connect and shine a light on the thousands of people in our region who live these ideals every day. Together, we'll strengthen our communities and celebrate our success, letting it be known far and wide that we are proud of this place we call home, our brilliant neighbors all around us, and the huge opportunities that present themselves here all the time.
Twist is a lean, agile, relationship-rich campaign development + influencer relations + creative powerhouse specializing in getting your company noticed. Not overburdened with unnecessary overhead and big egos, we flow nicely into your team dynamic and help drive off-the-chart results.
The Creative Corridor Project connects and celebrates creative individuals across eastern Iowa through various events and initiatives. Creative Week is an upcoming weeklong celebration in October highlighting innovation in art, technology, industry and more. The project also shares stories of regional creatives and innovators on its website and through a weekly email digest to inspire the community and spread awareness of creativity in the region. The goal is to make eastern Iowa a magnet for creative people, businesses and ideas.
Draft 1: Creative Corridor Presentation for the Iowa City Area Chamber of Com...Seed Here Studio
The document proposes the "Iowa's Creative Corridor" initiative to promote collaboration and shared identity across cities in Iowa. It aims to attract and retain talent, grow companies, raise awareness of successes, and build a strong national reputation for the region. Experts say the region has great assets but needs more collaboration and to highlight successes. The initiative proposes using a shared logo and identity, partnering to promote innovators and events, and producing a "Creative Week" to showcase the region's creativity. It invites participation to grow the region through collaboration and spreading awareness of its innovative people and companies.
Web based promotional design contest, involving students from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and the Christian Audigier brand. Overall aim is to increase sales, expand consumer base, and provide a platform for design students to implement their skills in a real world setting.
92 Y Presents: 4 weeks until #GivingTuesday with Razoo!RazooGiving
There's still plenty of time to plan a successful #GivingTuesday campaign this year. With 4 weeks left, now is the time to get started. Razoo will be hosting Jamie McDonald, from Generosity Consulting and the official #GivingTuesday movement, who will be sharing 12 steps your nonprofit can take to make the most of this year's campaign!
The Creative Corridor Project is a collaboration of over 50 organizations and 1500 people working to connect, inspire, engage and empower creators in a seven county region. It has four programs for the year: the We Create Here campaign, an Innovation & Creativity Events Digest, Creative Corridor Stories showcasing local innovators, and Creative Week 2013, a week-long celebration of creativity in the region across 7 days and 7 counties. The project aims to continue the tradition started by Art Collins and others of changing the world locally by creating networks and opportunities for creators in the region.
The document discusses an upcoming global print and online edition from Campaign US examining how to translate "big ideas" into cross-cultural advertising campaigns. It will feature interviews with global creative directors, case studies of successful global campaigns, and discussions on collaborating across borders and cultures. The issue will be distributed at Advertising Week and other industry events, with sponsorship opportunities available for companies to position themselves as leaders in global collaboration.
The document proposes that a grassroots creative community organization partners with regional branding efforts to help foster creativity and innovation in the region by connecting community leaders and entrepreneurs, telling their stories through various media, elevating existing creative projects, and creating a sense of place through marketing and public art to help build the culture envisioned by the brand. They have experience in community building and media production and are ready to help grow and connect the innovative and creative communities through strategic programming and collaboration.
Introduction to #GivingTuesday (10/21 Webinar)RazooGiving
Join Razoo for #GivingTuesday 2014! This presentation provides and introduction to Razoo's 2014 #GivingTuesday event, along with a simple strategy for campaign success.
The Creative Corridor Initiative aims to raise awareness and build regional pride and collaboration in the Cedar Rapids area. Its mission is to attract and retain top talent, grow successful companies, and strengthen the region's national reputation for innovation. Experts say the region has strong assets but needs more collaboration and success stories to capitalize on its potential, like other thriving innovation hubs. The initiative creates a shared regional identity through events, marketing, and highlighting innovation in every community to support companies and creative people across the region. It invites local professionals to get involved through a calendar of connections, sharing stories, and participating in Creative Week events to showcase the region's manufacturing.
Presentation for the Advanced Manufacturing Sector BoardSeed Here Studio
The Creative Corridor Initiative aims to raise awareness and build regional pride and collaboration in the Cedar Rapids area. Its mission is to attract and retain top talent, grow successful companies, and boost the region's national reputation for innovation. Experts say the region has strong assets but needs more collaboration and success stories to capitalize on its potential, like other thriving areas. The initiative creates a shared regional identity through events, marketing, and highlighting innovation in every community to support creative companies and talent across the region. It encourages participation through a website, newsletter, and special events like Creative Week in October.
Join Razoo for #GivingTuesday 2014! This presentation provides and introduction to Razoo's 2014 #GivingTuesday event, along with a simple strategy for campaign success.
Event promotion through Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn can attract more attendees than any other form of promotion; making it crucial for all businesses to establish a Social Media presence for their event.
The document discusses the experience and skills of an individual with over 10 years of experience in media, marketing, communications and event planning. They have a strong background in social media strategy and execution, including developing social media plans, analyzing customer feedback, and utilizing various platforms to generate exposure and awareness. They have experience managing all aspects of projects from concept to completion, as well as planning and organizing major events with thousands of attendees.
5 Tips for #Eventprofs to Connect Sponsors to AttendeesGary Schwake
Whether you organize conferences, festivals or endurance events, effectively connecting event sponsors to attendees is critical not only for acquiring sponsors, but also retaining them.
These slides were originally presented during a webinar hosted by Virtual Event Bags and Eventbrite Australia, the goal of which was to help event organizers learn more about:
* The importance of fostering the connection between sponsors and attendees
* How organizers have tried to do this in the past
* Actionable recommendations to delight both your attendees and sponsors
* Practical tips to immediately apply to your next event
You can find a summary of the webinar at http://www.virtualeventbags.com/?p=1122
The document discusses #GivingTuesday, an initiative to promote charitable giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. In 2014, Hannah Terrey introduced #GivingTuesday to the UK with the aims of raising awareness, engaging charities and businesses as partners, and sharing resources. Highlights included launch events, a 14-city regional tour, a parliamentary reception, and online events. The regional roadshow involved presentations in local community spaces to engage local partners.
Webinar: Using Social Amplification to Get Your Brand HeardgShift
In this webinar, we reviewed social amplification and how you can use it to increase the exposure of your brand's digital marketing strategy.
We review:
1. What is social amplification and why is it important to your brand strategy
2. How to identify and engage influencers
3. Using digital events to build your brand authority and drive user engagement
4. How to manage promotions properly for social marketing
Getting The Most Out of Networking at Conferences & EventsSeed Here Studio
Andy Stoll, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Seed Here Studio presented this session on 'How To Get The Most Out of Networking at Conference and Events' at Vault Startup School and an Iowa Sourcelink Webinar in April 2014. More information on Andy Stoll at seedherestudio.com
Creative Week 2013 is a seven-day celebration of innovation and creativity across Iowa's Creative Corridor, featuring over 25 events in multiple counties. The objectives are to showcase creative success, build regional pride through experiences, and engage leaders and companies. Organizations produce events during the week of October 19th, which are promoted regionally and beyond, with some surprise additions. People can get involved by hosting an event, volunteering, sponsoring, partnering, or attending the week-long series of events. The goal is 100,000 impressions nationally, connections across areas, and establishing a sense of place.
Our region, the greater Iowa City/Cedar Rapids area, is a place that supports innovation, collaboration, imagination and making new ideas happen. This presentation outlines six strategies we will take as a seven county area in 2013 to continue to identify, connect and shine a light on the thousands of people in our region who live these ideals every day. Together, we'll strengthen our communities and celebrate our success, letting it be known far and wide that we are proud of this place we call home, our brilliant neighbors all around us, and the huge opportunities that present themselves here all the time.
Twist is a lean, agile, relationship-rich campaign development + influencer relations + creative powerhouse specializing in getting your company noticed. Not overburdened with unnecessary overhead and big egos, we flow nicely into your team dynamic and help drive off-the-chart results.
The Creative Corridor Project connects and celebrates creative individuals across eastern Iowa through various events and initiatives. Creative Week is an upcoming weeklong celebration in October highlighting innovation in art, technology, industry and more. The project also shares stories of regional creatives and innovators on its website and through a weekly email digest to inspire the community and spread awareness of creativity in the region. The goal is to make eastern Iowa a magnet for creative people, businesses and ideas.
Draft 1: Creative Corridor Presentation for the Iowa City Area Chamber of Com...Seed Here Studio
The document proposes the "Iowa's Creative Corridor" initiative to promote collaboration and shared identity across cities in Iowa. It aims to attract and retain talent, grow companies, raise awareness of successes, and build a strong national reputation for the region. Experts say the region has great assets but needs more collaboration and to highlight successes. The initiative proposes using a shared logo and identity, partnering to promote innovators and events, and producing a "Creative Week" to showcase the region's creativity. It invites participation to grow the region through collaboration and spreading awareness of its innovative people and companies.
Web based promotional design contest, involving students from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and the Christian Audigier brand. Overall aim is to increase sales, expand consumer base, and provide a platform for design students to implement their skills in a real world setting.
92 Y Presents: 4 weeks until #GivingTuesday with Razoo!RazooGiving
There's still plenty of time to plan a successful #GivingTuesday campaign this year. With 4 weeks left, now is the time to get started. Razoo will be hosting Jamie McDonald, from Generosity Consulting and the official #GivingTuesday movement, who will be sharing 12 steps your nonprofit can take to make the most of this year's campaign!
The Creative Corridor Project is a collaboration of over 50 organizations and 1500 people working to connect, inspire, engage and empower creators in a seven county region. It has four programs for the year: the We Create Here campaign, an Innovation & Creativity Events Digest, Creative Corridor Stories showcasing local innovators, and Creative Week 2013, a week-long celebration of creativity in the region across 7 days and 7 counties. The project aims to continue the tradition started by Art Collins and others of changing the world locally by creating networks and opportunities for creators in the region.
The document discusses an upcoming global print and online edition from Campaign US examining how to translate "big ideas" into cross-cultural advertising campaigns. It will feature interviews with global creative directors, case studies of successful global campaigns, and discussions on collaborating across borders and cultures. The issue will be distributed at Advertising Week and other industry events, with sponsorship opportunities available for companies to position themselves as leaders in global collaboration.
The document proposes that a grassroots creative community organization partners with regional branding efforts to help foster creativity and innovation in the region by connecting community leaders and entrepreneurs, telling their stories through various media, elevating existing creative projects, and creating a sense of place through marketing and public art to help build the culture envisioned by the brand. They have experience in community building and media production and are ready to help grow and connect the innovative and creative communities through strategic programming and collaboration.
Introduction to #GivingTuesday (10/21 Webinar)RazooGiving
Join Razoo for #GivingTuesday 2014! This presentation provides and introduction to Razoo's 2014 #GivingTuesday event, along with a simple strategy for campaign success.
The Creative Corridor Initiative aims to raise awareness and build regional pride and collaboration in the Cedar Rapids area. Its mission is to attract and retain top talent, grow successful companies, and strengthen the region's national reputation for innovation. Experts say the region has strong assets but needs more collaboration and success stories to capitalize on its potential, like other thriving innovation hubs. The initiative creates a shared regional identity through events, marketing, and highlighting innovation in every community to support companies and creative people across the region. It invites local professionals to get involved through a calendar of connections, sharing stories, and participating in Creative Week events to showcase the region's manufacturing.
Presentation for the Advanced Manufacturing Sector BoardSeed Here Studio
The Creative Corridor Initiative aims to raise awareness and build regional pride and collaboration in the Cedar Rapids area. Its mission is to attract and retain top talent, grow successful companies, and boost the region's national reputation for innovation. Experts say the region has strong assets but needs more collaboration and success stories to capitalize on its potential, like other thriving areas. The initiative creates a shared regional identity through events, marketing, and highlighting innovation in every community to support creative companies and talent across the region. It encourages participation through a website, newsletter, and special events like Creative Week in October.
Join Razoo for #GivingTuesday 2014! This presentation provides and introduction to Razoo's 2014 #GivingTuesday event, along with a simple strategy for campaign success.
Event promotion through Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn can attract more attendees than any other form of promotion; making it crucial for all businesses to establish a Social Media presence for their event.
The document discusses the experience and skills of an individual with over 10 years of experience in media, marketing, communications and event planning. They have a strong background in social media strategy and execution, including developing social media plans, analyzing customer feedback, and utilizing various platforms to generate exposure and awareness. They have experience managing all aspects of projects from concept to completion, as well as planning and organizing major events with thousands of attendees.
5 Tips for #Eventprofs to Connect Sponsors to AttendeesGary Schwake
Whether you organize conferences, festivals or endurance events, effectively connecting event sponsors to attendees is critical not only for acquiring sponsors, but also retaining them.
These slides were originally presented during a webinar hosted by Virtual Event Bags and Eventbrite Australia, the goal of which was to help event organizers learn more about:
* The importance of fostering the connection between sponsors and attendees
* How organizers have tried to do this in the past
* Actionable recommendations to delight both your attendees and sponsors
* Practical tips to immediately apply to your next event
You can find a summary of the webinar at http://www.virtualeventbags.com/?p=1122
The document discusses #GivingTuesday, an initiative to promote charitable giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. In 2014, Hannah Terrey introduced #GivingTuesday to the UK with the aims of raising awareness, engaging charities and businesses as partners, and sharing resources. Highlights included launch events, a 14-city regional tour, a parliamentary reception, and online events. The regional roadshow involved presentations in local community spaces to engage local partners.
Webinar: Using Social Amplification to Get Your Brand HeardgShift
In this webinar, we reviewed social amplification and how you can use it to increase the exposure of your brand's digital marketing strategy.
We review:
1. What is social amplification and why is it important to your brand strategy
2. How to identify and engage influencers
3. Using digital events to build your brand authority and drive user engagement
4. How to manage promotions properly for social marketing
Getting The Most Out of Networking at Conferences & EventsSeed Here Studio
Andy Stoll, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Seed Here Studio presented this session on 'How To Get The Most Out of Networking at Conference and Events' at Vault Startup School and an Iowa Sourcelink Webinar in April 2014. More information on Andy Stoll at seedherestudio.com
This document outlines a strategy for cities to thrive by supporting entrepreneurs and innovation. It recommends that cities find entrepreneurs, surround them with resources to fill gaps, promote smart risk-taking, sharpen founders' and teams' skills, tell the local innovation story, celebrate successes through events like Creative Week, and share early results of economic and population growth. The overall goal is for cities to cultivate what's happening by joining the community and supporting local entrepreneurs.
This document outlines strategies for promoting entrepreneurship and economic growth in a city or region. It recommends hosting events like Startup Weekend and EntreFEST to find entrepreneurs, addressing resource gaps, promoting a culture of risk-taking through programs like 1 Million Cups and Open Coffee, sharpening founders' skills, telling the local success story, and celebrating wins. Quotes from residents indicate the region is building momentum as a hub for startups and young entrepreneurs are choosing to return or stay. Contact information is provided for getting involved.
The document outlines the strategy and tactics used between 2013-2014 to develop and promote a regional brand identity for North Star. It describes hiring a brand manager and creating branding materials like logos, videos, and stationary. It details initiatives like touring the region, hosting launch events, collecting stories, and producing a week-long Creative Week festival. The efforts strengthened regional connections, unlocked local pride, and engaged the private sector and creative community. Metrics showed growing participation rates and organizational partnerships. Testimonials praised the work for fostering collaboration and making people proud to call the region home. The 2014 objectives aimed to sustain programs and expand both internal and external awareness of the regional brand.
The Creative Corridor Project aims to connect, inspire, engage and empower people in a seven county region to create locally. It has involved 50 organizations and over 1,500 people. The project has four programs for the year: online badges, engaging stickers, stories about local innovators, and manifesto posters that can be downloaded from their website. They will also publish weekly stories about local innovators and a curated weekly digest to connect people in the innovation community. They are organizing a Creative Week celebration in October to showcase creativity in the region through events.
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Volunteer Production Team Details
1. CREATIVE WEEK VOLUNTEERS
7 Days. 7 Counties. 1 Epic Opportunity
to meet amazing people + build something awesome!
Coming to the Creative Corridor October 19th-26th, 2013
Thank you for your interest in volunteering for Creative Week 2013. The
following pages outline unique opportunities to be a major part of this
seven-day festival, the likes of which Iowa has never seen.
‣ Events all week around the region connecting across geographies,
generations, sectors and silos
‣ National media attention
‣ 1000’s of new people engaged in the region
‣ Cross-corridor connections made and a pride in our place fully cemented
We’ve built these volunteer opportunities with you in mind. From events to
branding to media & promotion, we hope to create super fun, network
building and career-advancing positions for rockstar organizers around the
region.
When you see an opportunity you like here, let’s talk. Amanda Styron, the
Creative Corridor Project Lead, looks forward to bringing you fully into the
workings of the Week in a volunteer position you’re completely jazzed
about.
Reach Amanda anytime at (319) 400-7782 or amanda@seedhere.org.
We look forward to partnering with you on Creative Week 2013!
The Creative Corridor Project: Connecting, supporting and inspiring all who create in
Iowa’s Creative Corridor. Get connected and inspired at CreativeCorridor.co
2. Creative Week 2013 -- Quick Info Guide
A seven-day region-wide celebration and showcase of all we create in
Iowa’s Creative Corridor.
Our Objectives:
‣ Showcase and celebrate innovation and creative success across the region
‣ Build pride in our place through awesome experiences
‣ Build buzz for our place through inspiring events and fantastic media
‣ Engage and help connect the region’s emerging and established leaders,
creative class and innovative/creative companies
How it Works:
‣ Organizations across the region produce events celebrating their innovation
success during the week of Oct 19.
‣ We promote these events to the whole region and beyond.
‣ We add some super fun surprise & delight to make it an amazing week.
Be Part of It:
Ways to engage with Creative Week 2013:
‣ Register an event to be promoted as part of Creative Week
‣ Volunteer to produce the Week
‣ Sponsor the Week
‣ Partner to promote the Week
‣ Plan to attend (take the whole week off now, you’ll be glad you did!)
First Year Success Benchmarks:
‣ 25+ events across geographies, generations, sectors and silos
‣ 1+ event in every county
‣ 100,000 impressions/touches through promotion throughout the region
‣ National media mention of the Week
‣ Viral sharing of Creative Week photos/blogs/video
‣ 80%+ of sponsors, partners, volunteers and participants report great value
‣ 1000 new people in the region engaged in the Project
‣ Cross-corridor connections made and a sense of place further established
The Creative Corridor Project: Connecting, supporting and inspiring all who create in
Iowa’s Creative Corridor. Get connected and inspired at CreativeCorridor.co
3. EVENT RELATIONS
Recruit, correspond and take good care of event organizers
partnering with creative week.
Top Priority: Recruit Events
Meet with existing and potential event
organizers to help them officially register
with Creative Week.
Targets:
‣ 25+ events across geographies,
generations, sectors and silos
‣ 1+ event in every county
‣ 80% of event producers say that
being part of Creative Week is
awesome
‣ 1000 new people in the region engaged in the Project
‣ Cross-corridor connections made and a sense of place further established
Coming Soon:
‣ Act as liaison between branding and event organizers to ensure all organizers
have the official Creative Week graphics, know how/when/where to use them,
and are excited to do so.
‣ Work with chosen Headline Events to set up deeper partnerships
‣ Help all of the participating event organizers connect and get to know each
other
‣ Do something special during the Week to let the organizers know how much
we appreciate them.
‣ Meet with all event organizers after the Week to debrief and talk about their
interest in participating next year
‣ Ensure that all event organizers receive a hand-written thank you card
The Creative Corridor Project: Connecting, supporting and inspiring all who create in
Iowa’s Creative Corridor. Get connected and inspired at CreativeCorridor.co
‣ Table Top Signs
‣ T-Shirts
‣ Volunteer T-Shirts
‣ Volunteer Lanyards
‣ VIP Badges
‣ Thank you cards
4. BRAND EXPERIENCE
Develop and produce consistent branding and week-of
experience.
Top Priority: Finalize branding concept/design + list of products to produce
and timeline for production
Potential Products:
‣ Stickers
‣ Display ads for web and print
‣ Video/PSA
‣ Street banners
‣ Interactive Display/photo booth
‣ Commemorative Poster
‣ Coffee sleeves
Targets:
‣ A level of design that puts us on par with any city’s major creative/ideas/
entrepreneurship week
‣ An interactive display CW attendees say is awesome
‣ 80% of attendees report great value and enjoyment participating in Creative
Week
‣ 1000 new people in the region engaged in the Project
‣ Cross-corridor connections made and a sense of place further established
Coming Soon:
‣ Design the products
‣ Produce/print the products
‣ Distribute the products in collaboration with other team members
The Creative Corridor Project: Connecting, supporting and inspiring all who create in
Iowa’s Creative Corridor. Get connected and inspired at CreativeCorridor.co
5. MEDIA + PROMOTION
Promote Creative Week like crazy to every corner of the region
and beyond.
Top Priority:
Recruit Promotional Partners: Meet with media outlets in the region to set-up
partnerships for wide/far/deep distribution of the Creative Week schedule and
guide
Targets:
‣ 100,000 impressions/touches through promotion throughout the region
‣ National media mention of the Week
‣ Viral sharing of Creative Week photos/blogs/video
‣ 80% of Media partners report great value and enjoyment working with
Creative Week
‣ 1000 new people in the region engaged in the Project
‣ Cross-corridor connections made and a sense of place further established
Coming Soon:
‣ Support event and volunteer recruitment through media releases
‣ Initiate and build momentum through social media campaign
‣ Work with promotional partners to establish content + graphic needs and
timelines and deliver on those
‣ Reach out to state and national media outlets to get them interested in the
Week
‣ Do something extra special during Creative Week to make sure the
promotional partners know they are very loved
‣ Meet with all media partners after the Week to debrief and talk about their
interest in participating next year
‣ Ensure that all media partners receive a hand-written thank you card
The Creative Corridor Project: Connecting, supporting and inspiring all who create in
Iowa’s Creative Corridor. Get connected and inspired at CreativeCorridor.co
6. VOLUNTEER TEAM
Recruit, coordinate and support volunteer street team who will
help promote the week and staff the events.
Top Priority: Map out plan, needs and responsibilities of Street Team and
Week-of volunteers and recruit them.
‣ Collaborate with promotions team to identify Street Team activities
‣ Collaborate with the events and brand experience teams to identify Week-of
activities
‣ Set-up Volunteer Local account to manage Week-of volunteers
‣ Collaborate with media team on media releases to recruit Street Team and
Week-Of volunteers
Targets:
‣ 100,000 impressions/touches through promotion throughout the region
‣ Viral sharing of Creative Week photos/blogs/video
‣ 80% of volunteers report great value and enjoyment working with Creative
Week
‣ 1000 new people in the region engaged in the Project
‣ Cross-corridor connections made and a sense of place further established
Coming Soon:
‣ Ensure the volunteers feel like Creative Week VIPs with the insider scoop on
all that’s coming - ways to keep them engaged and excited
‣ Facilitate the volunteers meeting and staying connected with each other
before, during and after the Week
‣ Recruit and help onboard new volunteers for various teams as needed
‣ Collaborate with Branding Team to map out and secure volunteer swag (t-
shirts, lanyards, etc)
‣ Do something extra special during Creative Week to make sure all the
volunteers know they are very loved
‣ Meet with the volunteers after the Week to debrief and talk about their
interest in participating next year
‣ Ensure that all volunteers receive a hand-written thank you card
The Creative Corridor Project: Connecting, supporting and inspiring all who create in
Iowa’s Creative Corridor. Get connected and inspired at CreativeCorridor.co
7. SPONSORS + SPECIAL PARTNERSHIPS
Work with partners and special partners to build the budget and
special add-ons that will make Creative Week awesome.
Top Priority: Secure sponsorships in the Sponsorship Levels packet
‣ Develop sponsor target list
‣ Research potential sponsors and prepare proposals
‣ Meet with sponsors and make asks
Targets:
‣ $50,000 raised in cash
‣ 1 Presenting sponsor
‣ 4 Major promotional partners
‣ 80% of sponsors report great value and enjoyment working with Creative
Week
‣ 1000 new people in the region engaged in the Project
‣ Cross-corridor connections made and a sense of place further established
Coming Soon:
‣ Keep sponsors engaged and feeling like VIPs with inside scoops and special
touches
‣ Help the sponsors connect with each other
‣ Ensure that sponsors receive all of their perks, tickets etc as agreed to in the
sponsorship packet/proposal
‣ Serve as special concierges to sponsors throughout the Week, especially at
Headline Events and CW Parties
‣ Do something extra special during the Week to make sure all the volunteers
know they are very loved
‣ Meet with the sponsors after the Week to debrief and talk about their interest
in participating next year
‣ Ensure that all sponsors receive a commemorative poster and hand-written
thank you card
The Creative Corridor Project: Connecting, supporting and inspiring all who create in
Iowa’s Creative Corridor. Get connected and inspired at CreativeCorridor.co
8. TRACKING THE AWESOME
Coordinate photography, videos and blogging throughout the
event and track impact of the week.
Top Priority: Make a plan for capturing the awesomeness of Creative Week
through social media, live-blogging, photography, videography, testimonials,
and data collection.
Targets:
‣ 100,000 impressions/touches through promotion throughout the region
‣ Viral sharing of Creative Week photos/blogs/video
‣ 80%+ of sponsors, partners, volunteers and participants report great value
‣ 1000 new people in the region engaged in the Project
‣ Cross-corridor connections made and a sense of place further established
Coming Soon:
‣ Identify and secure blogger, photographer and videographer for the Week
giving priority first to Story Team members
‣ Build and implement data collection tools
‣ Collaborate with Brand Experience Team to incorporate testimonial/impact
tracking into interactive display
‣ Collaborate will all Teams to determine where/when to be throughout the
Week
‣ Collaborate with the media & promotions team to make that which is tracked
go viral and be well known.
‣ Collaborate with Sponsorship Team to create a final report for the Week that
incorporates all that you tracked
The Creative Corridor Project: Connecting, supporting and inspiring all who create in
Iowa’s Creative Corridor. Get connected and inspired at CreativeCorridor.co
9. KICK-OFF + WRAP PARTIES
Produce the VIP + community appreciation events that get the
week started and wrap it up in great style.
Top Priority: Develop plan, budget and production timeline for the kick-off and
wrap party
Ideas:
‣ Margaritas & Bowling
‣ Make a big deal of the first event of the week and the last
‣ Plan a cocktail/after-hours party for the first event of the week or the last
‣ Sunday brunch (but not too much of a copy of Mission Creek’s brunch)
Targets:
‣ Have a great region-wide party
‣ 80%+ of sponsors and party-goers report the parties were awesome
‣ 1000 new people in the region engaged in the Project
‣ Cross-corridor connections made and a sense of place further established
Coming Soon:
‣ Collaborate with the Sponsorship Team to finalize budget and plan and
incorporate party sponsors’ activities/brands/etc
‣ Collaborate with the Branding Team to ensure the parties set the perfect
tone for Creative Week
‣ Promote and distribute VIP invitations for the parties
‣ Produce the parties soup to nuts
The Creative Corridor Project: Connecting, supporting and inspiring all who create in
Iowa’s Creative Corridor. Get connected and inspired at CreativeCorridor.co