1. ANATOMY OF AN EVENT TIPS TO HELP ENSURE YOUR SUCCESS

4. STURDY BONES

5. STURDY BONES: WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, HOW IDENTIFY PURPOSE AND GOALS DETERMINE WHO, HOW, DATE, TIME & LOCATION PREPARE A BUDGET GET YOURSELF ORGANIZED

6. STRONG MUSCLES

7. BUILD YOUR TEAM (DELEGATE!) THINK THROUGH LOGISTICS AND IDENTIFY YOUR TASKS DEVELOP A TIMELINE FOR TARGET DATES AND DEADLINES DETERMINE ASSIGNMENTS, EXPECTATIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY

8. GOOD CIRCULATION: GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT

10. TARGET YOUR AUDIENCE DEVELOP A PLAN FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND ADVERTISING REFLECT HARMONY IN “LOOK AND FEEL” PR00F CAREFULY ALL WR1TTEN C0MMUNICATI0N$ &ND PRINTD MATERIAL$.

11. AN EXTRA LAYER: PLANNING FOR CONTINGENCIES

12. EXPECT SOME “HICCUPS” IDENTIFY AND WORK THROUGH ‘WHAT IF” SCENARIOS -- HAVE A PLAN “B” VOLUNTEERS VS. PROFESSIONALS HAVE CHECK LISTS, CONTACT LISTS AND EXTRA SUPPLIES

13. FINAL PACKAGING

14. SUBSTANCE IS PARAMOUNT BUT PACKAGING DOES MATTER! KEEP IT PROFESSIONAL REMEMBER WHO WE ARE REPRESENTING LEAVE YOURSELF AVAILABLE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING

15. POST EVENT CHECK UP

16. THANK YOU’S TIMELY EVALUATION AND DEBRIEFING REPORTS FINANCIAL RECONCILIATIONS SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOW UP (IMPORTANT FOR EVENTS THAT ARE “EVERGREEN”)

17. TOOLS AND RESOURCES

18. BYU ALUMNI CHAPTER PEDIA WORKSHEETS CHECK LISTS TIMELINES “BEST PRACTICES”