# Organising an Event: Top Tips for Beginners: Valuable Lessons from an Old-Dog Fundraiser (The Hastings Series)

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/organising-an-event-top-tips-for-beginners-valuable-lessons-from-an-old-dog-fundraiser-the-hastings-series/
- Published: 2019-04-12T17:53:13+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The third in The Hastings Series of fundraising guides covers how to organise 
an event, and has been written specifically for those who are new to this kind of
fundraising.**
Raising money for a charity, school, church or a community organisation
is as worthwhile a cause as any. Aside from the obvious benefits to those who are
helped by the money raised, it can also be an amazing experience for event organisers.

Organising an Event: Top Tips for Beginners is a fantastic insight into the world
of raising funds for charitable or community organisations, schools and churches,
through running an event, with tips and advice on things like;

 * Cutting out the clutter
 * Maximising your efforts and income•Putting an organising committee together
 * Running formal balls and dances
 * The ten best ways to promote an event
 * How to get celebrities involved
 * And much more…

Written especially for people who have never run an event before, or perhaps run
an event or two, Organising an Event: Top Tips for Beginners provides a vital step-
by-step formula for raising money for your favourite cause. So take your proposed
event immediately to the next level now. Follow the tips and strategies that have
been painstakingly gathered through many years practice, and see the difference 
that they can make to your first few events!

Ewan Hastings says that it offers “a step-by-step formula for raising money for 
your favourite cause”.
He was a committee member of The Institute of Fundraising’s
Scottish Trusts, Foundations and Statutory Special Interest Group. He has also sat
on the committee, and has been Chair, of the Institute of Fundraising’s Scottish
Corporate Special Interest Group. He currently sits on the Institute of Fundraising’s
Standards Advisory Board for Scotland.