Small Event Fundraising

House parties, progressive dinners, garden parties… all of these smaller events are a great way to engage your donors to become ambassadors of your organization. If you are looking for an alternative for your larger events, or you want to start building a base of support in geographic regions outside of the town your organization is headquartered, starting with a house party could be the solution you are looking for.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn the basics in setting up and stewarding a house party with a host.
• Go over a template of materials including checklists, timelines, sample scripts.
• With remaining time, workshop with others to brainstorm other smaller and fun types of donor parties.

About the Presenter

Colin Crader II, Executive Director | WVDO
Colin K. Crader II is the Executive Director of Willamette Valley Development Officers (WVDO), which will soon be The People’s Nonprofit Accelerator. He began his career in fund development concurrently while working on civic engagement campaigns and has directed fundraising events of various sizes and impact for culturally-specific organizations. Prior to his work at WVDO, he worked at APANO, Seeding Justice, and Basic Rights Oregon, and he is one of the co-founders of the BIPOC Fundraisers Affinity Group. On his spare time he practices his photography skills focusing on mostly portraits and event photography.

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