Testimonials

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.”

The Ann Plans team is amazing! The Nature Conservancy’s recent Green Tie Affair was our most successful event ever! The creative vision, exceptional planning, and generous spirit of the Ann Plans team was key to creating an unforgettable evening. In this first year of partnering with Ann and Sherri as our event planners, we exceeded all our fundraising goals. The Ann Plans team is strategic, creative, organized-beyond-organized, and masters at delivering a magical guest experience. They are delightful partners, highly responsive, and fun! We look forward to working with Ann Plans again.”

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 in 2016 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.”

We were thrilled with the great job Ann Plans did on Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota’s Celebration for Changing Lives Gala celebrating our organization’s 150th anniversary. Ann and Sherri masterfully coordinated the work of our planning committee, developed a plan for honoring 150 great neighbors, introduced new ideas for incorporating video, and implemented a powerful and successful fund-a-need. We couldn’t have been more thrilled with this celebratory, fun and impactful evening that was attended by over 1,000 guests and raised close to $1,000,000. Thank you, Ann and Sherri!”