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Event Management

Eventbrite + others

Who’s Trish?

• Nonprofit systems analyst and designer

• Affordable nonprofit technology consultant

• Trainer—Google, Salesforce, Office, Video, Social Networks, WordPress web sites

We do cloud computing solutions

LET’S THINK ABOUT OUR EVENTS

What sorts of events do you run?

Do you charge admission?

• Online payments? • Payments at the door?

Fees and other charges

• Licensing – Monthly, per-event, one-time cost of using the application

• Per-ticket/per-registration costs – A fee based on the number of registrations or tickets sold.

• Credit card fees – Credit cards expect their cut.

How do people register?

• Each attendee registers for him/herself?

• Groups register? • People register for

other people?

LET’S LOOK AT EVENTBRITE…

Create an Event

Private or Public?

Sell Seats and Tables

Design and Publish at Eventbrite

PricingFree Events are Free!

Invite People!

WordPress Integration

Take payments at the door

Works with an iPad

Manage Your Event

OTHER CONTENDERS

Form Assembly

• More of a do-it-yourself• Uses PayPal or

Authorize.net for payment processing

• Create all kinds of forms with it– not just events

www.formassembly.com

Brown Paper Tickets

• Specializes in performance-type events

• Multiple pricing levels• 24-hour phone line• No charge for free • Export names to .csv

www.brownpapertickets.com

CVent

• Sophisticated• Supports multi-day,

multi-track events• Integrates with your

website. • Expensive to set up,

more for a long-term solution

www.cvent.com

Links for more information

• Idealware – RSVP toolshttp://www.idealware.org/articles/few-good-rsvp-tools-online-registration-options-free-events

• Idealware – Event Registration Toolshttp://idealware.org/articles/few-good-tools-event-registration-updated

Questions?

Contact Me

trish@cloud4good.com336-471-5927Facebook and everywhere: travelertrish