Event Strategy Tag

Photo: Courtesy of N Street Village

You know that saying, "If something can go wrong, it will go wrong?" Well, it may be a pessimistic point of view, BUT it's also a good reminder to always have a Plan B when it comes to planning an event. By being prepared (or at least considering) what could go wrong you'll be better able to handle a crisis should one arise.

N Street Village, a Washington nonprofit providing services to homeless and low-income women, experienced this situation in February when all 800 seats for its 25th annual gala on March 14  sold out a month in advance. Normally one would think a sold out gala is great, however in this case the invites for individual seats hadn't even been mailed yet. (All the tables had been reserved through sponsorships.) In order to accommodate more guests through mailed invites, the organization moved from the Ritz-Carlton, Washington DC to the Marriott Marquis just four weeks out.