Ann Plans has the greatest clients!
Thank you to the many Minnesota nonprofit organizations that invite us to be part of carrying out their important mission. Here’s what some of our clients have to say:
Selecting Ann Plans to coordinate the planning of Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota’s 100th anniversary celebration, Gala for Good, was a great decision! This first-time event was a big undertaking for our team, and Ann Plans was the ideal partner in creating the vision and providing the leadership and structure for bringing this major celebratory fundraising event to life. The Ann Plans team’s expertise in large nonprofit event production was invaluable. Their work – from committee coordination, to fundraising strategy, development of the guest experience plan, and program show flow – helped us produce a fun and successful evening that celebrated who we are as an organization and raised significant funds supporting our programs. Guests are still telling us this was the “best gala they have ever attended.” We are grateful to have Ann Plans as a partner!”
The 2019 Guthrie Gala was our most successful ever, and we couldn’t have done it without Ann Plans. We love and value everything about the Ann Plans team including their fundraising expertise, creativity in event design, logistics wizardry, and skill in putting together a highly impactful and inspiring program. They are strategic, proactive in anticipating our needs, and bring fun and energy to every element of our planning. We are thrilled to have the Ann Plans team on board in 2020 to help us achieve even bigger goals!”
Ann Plans played a pivotal role in bringing Episcopal Homes’ 125th year anniversary celebration to life; an evening which was also our organization’s first large-scale fundraising event. Ann and Sherri did a fantastic job of helping shape our program and strategize around the critical night-of fundraising, as well as coordinating vendors and managing on-site on event day. The evening was a great success, and we are grateful to the Ann Plans team for their partnership!”
Ann Plans did a spectacular job helping the College of Saint Benedict plan and execute the public launch of our $100 million Illuminating Lives campaign. They provided strategic guidance on both our all-campus celebration launch event for the college’s faculty, staff, and students, as well as the launch event for our campaign donors, volunteers and board members. The Ann Plans team made the events memorable, engaging, and right on message. We received so many compliments from our guests telling us that it was the best event they’d ever attended, and that they were inspired by the difference Saint Ben’s is making in the world. This success would not have happened without our Ann Plans partners!”
The Ann Plans team provided great value in helping us rebrand our annual Beastly Ball as the Beastly Bash to grow capacity and make the event more mission-focused by taking the event outdoors at the Minnesota Zoo. We are grateful to Ann Plans for helping us produce an event that was wildly successful from an attendance, fundraising, and overall guest experience perspective. In particular, I appreciated Ann Plans’ coordination of our auction, skill in managing logistics and vendor relationships, and production of an inspiring and exciting program with a spot-on script and high-quality visuals.”
Ann Plans is the BEST! They first helped in planning our 2018 Celebration of Home Gala, and our entire team is excited to have them as an ongoing partner. Ann and her team easily fit in with our department’s work style and culture and quickly became “one of us.” Their ideas and expertise, particularly in areas of marketing collateral, video, décor and program production have really taken our Gala to the next level. We received many comments from guests that 2018 was “our best Gala EVER!”
Thank you to Ann Plans for producing a Red Heart Soirée that was magical, inspiring, and made us proud. We are delighted we chose Ann Plans as our event planning partner in reimaging our signature fundraising event benefiting cardiovascular health. From the fun and engaging reception activities, to the stunning décor, to the mission-filled and inspiring program, to the exciting after party, the whole evening was loved by our guests and was a true success.”
If there was such a thing as a Harvard of event planners, Ann Nelson of Ann Plans would be it. No one in the Twin Cities understands nonprofit events and executes as well as Ann does. By hiring Ann Plans, your event will be more profitable, more memorable and far less stressful.”
One of the best things NUWAY did was hire Ann Plans for event planning services. Ann and her team were amazing partners in taking both our annual outdoor community event and holiday party to a whole new level in terms of professionalism, guest experience, and seamless execution. We look forward to planning many more events with the event producers at Ann Plans.”
Courage Kenny Foundation has been contracting with Ann Plans since the fall of 2012 on 4 annual fundraising events. I can’t say enough wonderful things about Ann and her team when it comes to nonprofit event planning, production and execution. Under Ann’s guidance, our events have grown significantly in both participation and dollars raised. The Ann Plans team is professional, creative, reliable, and trustworthy. As our lead event planner, Ann does a masterful job of weaving our organization’s mission throughout each event.”
