Leila Watkins

“I really enjoyed Emily’s program because virtual events is such a new space and I would say that one of the biggest takeaways I got from this program is the idea is that virtual events are gonna be staying with us for a while in some form whether that’s hybrid events or using virtual events to make our non-profit events more inclusive and have a broader reach. From the technical aspect, Emily has already done all the research on all the different platforms you can use and the logistics so I found that level of detail in terms of marketing and communication and platform really helpful. I highly recommend it!”

Co Tran

“It was really easy to navigate the website. It was refreshing to have a slide deck. It’s very rigid. It’s very structured. The slide deck is almost a replacement for the presentation. Your workshops were responsive to the questions we were asking, or the things we were interested in. We had it just like a conversation. It didn’t feel as exhausting as sitting through an hour-long lecture. It didn’t drain the energy out of me. I came out of this session really energized. It’s also really nice to get an overview of what event fundraising is. I’m really new to the fundraising world so I didn’t know about all the different possibilities for what people do, how they set it up, so it was really nice to get that overview without having to read a book.”

Mollie B., Campaign Manager, Tawonga

“Even just knowing the topic areas of 'here are the things you need to think about before you do this stuff' is so helpful and to hear your suggestions and what you're thinking about to bring it back to my team to start strategizing. I even heard someone on my team say 'we need to start working on the video!' and I heard you in my head saying, 'well, what's the purpose of this event first? Let's take a step back and think about the best way to achieve our goal.”

Kim DiGiovanni

“What I appreciated most was that you were so available and engaging. While each session had its own structure and information for you to deliver, it was delivered by you in such a way where I felt open to ask questions and I could get feedback on the spot, and I thought that was way better than doing a lot courses that are pre-recorded where you don’t have a high touch point, I really appreciated that level of detail and involvement for this course. ”

Molly Shea

“Your program as a whole is super helpful. I thought the way you had your website set up was super helpful. It was really easy for me to navigate, you had the resources there. Having multiple sessions made it easy to schedule, the recordings were helpful. If I miss something in notes, I can go back.

You as a person are very friendly and approachable. I really appreciate it. You clearly know what you’re talking about. It’s just been very interesting and helpful to hear your advice and experiences in this realm because I know this whole new environment we’re in is so out of left field for everybody and we keep talking all the time about what a challenging year we have coming up, fundraising, it’s like very daunting and we didn’t know kinda where to pivot to or where to start, but I think this in this private session especially has been really beneficial to our team and showing us that we can get something going.”