February 1, 2007 RCM
Checklists
Meetings Start with RFPs
Make your life easier and your meetings better by starting with this RFP checklist. Introduction Provide an event overview. How are sites selected? Who...
The Principles of Negotiating
Negotiating is both a science and an art. In meetings, things are going to change, and change quickly. It's important to understand the need to be flexible...
Income and Expense Planning
The key to developing an income and expense budget is to include every element that may be part of your event. It is better to maintain a complete list...
Contracts: Getting to the Fine Print
An argument can be made that the most important job of a religious meeting planner is to secure good contracts. To do this, keep these strategies in mind....
How to Be Ready for a Crisis
The key to preparing for a potential crisis at a meeting is to develop strategies for fast, accurate communication, says Nancy L. Elder, CAE director,...
Keep Tech Costs Under Control
Audiovisual and technology can be a budgetary black hole for your religious meetings. Here are ways you can avoid overspending. AV Strategies Talk with...
Food and Beverage Confidential
Looking for ways to save money on food and beverage, yet still offer meals that will please attendees? Here is a checklist that will be a great starting...
Managing Your Staff and Volunteers
Staff and volunteeers are an extension of you they make the meetings happen. Here is a list of strategies for managing your personnel. Staff and Volunteers...
Taking Good Care of Families
Family conferences come with their own set of planning challenges. Review this checklist to get a sense of the issues that need to be addressed. Nursery...
Management
Get Full Value from Retreats
When your organization needs to gain perspective on a situation and initiate change, a retreat is the way to go. Unlike a typical board meeting where...
Working With Volunteers
Volunteers are critical to the success of many religious meetings. When working with inexperienced volunteers, realize that part of your job as a meeting planner is training — not telling people to do things, but training them to do the job....
Finding Invisible Savings
Here's a crash course in Budgeting 101 from the author of Meeting Planning For Dummies, Susan Friedman, aka The Tradeshow Coach (www.thetradeshowcoach.com)....
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Georgia & The Carolinas
What's New Raleigh, N.C., threw a block party in July for 60,000 residents, officials, visitors, and event planners to celebrate the reopening of Fayetteville...
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The Changing Face of CVBs
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