Organizing Special Events and Conferences: A Practical Guide for Busy Volunteers and Staff

Darcy Campion Devney

ISBN 10: 0910923639 / ISBN 13: 9780910923637

Published by Pineapple Press, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Organizing Special Events and Conferences: A Practical Guide for Busy Volunteers and Staff
• Publisher: Pineapple Press
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0910923639
• ISBN 13: 9780910923637
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Organizing Special Events & Conferences now available in a revised edition

Here is help for anyone who has to produce a public event from a church social or school fundraiser to a national conference. This comprehensive and practical handbook is the first to reveal all the tricks and techniques of the professional event organizer. An indispensable guide for volunteers and paid staff alike, packed with step-by-step instructions, checklists, schedules, and lists of organizations, addresses, and publications. Helpful hints and anecdotes from professionals and volunteers working at all types of organizations supplement the author s clear organization and lively presentation. The revised edition includes an updated resources section.

About the Author

Darcy Campion Devney has belonged to many different nonprofit organizations, including the Girl Scouts, the International Thespian Society, the Society for Creative Anachronism, and the National Association of Female Executives. She has a B.S. in Corporate Communications and Management from Boston University. Over the last twenty years, she has worked at Harvard University in various departments, including Harvard Magazine, Cabot House, and the Office for Sponsored Research.