What’s the Word? We hope your year is off to an amazing start with goals and plans you are excited about bringing to life. Each year the Ann Plans team identifies a word or phrase that guides our work in helping clients maximize the impact of their events. We are excited to announce the 2020 phrase: Bestselling Stories! A signature…
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Reflecting and Celebrating Before launching full speed ahead into the new year, I hope you take time to acknowledge and celebrate what has made 2019 significant, rewarding and fun. Highlights for me include an amazing two week vacation in New Zealand, running my 15th and 16th marathons, adopting Ann the cat from the Animal Humane Society (yes, she came with the name…
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So Much to Celebrate! Time flies by when you’re having fun! This month marks the 12th anniversary of Ann Plans celebrating and serving with the nonprofit community. We celebrate all of you who have been part of making this such an exciting and rewarding ride! We love every opportunity to help our clients celebrate, and along the way we have been…
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Year One. Create a Buzz! Something I learned from a mentor early in my events career is to not use the newness of an event as an excuse for creating a less than top-notch guest experience. One of the biggest compliments you can receive on a first-time event is, “Everything went so well. I never would have guessed this was a brand-new event.” Year…
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We Love Our Sponsors! The fall event season is in full swing, and the multitude of galas and other fundraising events taking place across the Twin Cities would not be possible without the support of event sponsors. Thank you to the corporations, local businesses, family foundations and individuals who invest in the work of nonprofits and inspire others to do…
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To Bid or Not to Bid Myth or fact? Silent auctions will soon be a thing of the past… A fact is that many clients are choosing to not include a silent auction in their event plans. This year, though, the Guthrie Theater bucked that trend by incorporating a silent auction into the Guthrie Gala for the first time in…
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