If you are considering organising a ‘Large Event’ then here are some more useful tips Decide upon the type of event Choose your event carefully; think about the time of year, especially if it is to be an outside event. Speak to your friends and family Try to get other people involved with the event – this will make it much easier to organise Organise a ‘committee’ of people from your friends and family This will allow you to divide up the work of organising an event. The committee can also draw up an approximate budget for an event Name your event Providing a name for the event will mean that people will quickly pass on the information once it is up and running Circulate sponsorship forms The earlier you do this the more sponsorship you are likely to receive. Circulate them to friends, family, and work colleagues. For events such as swimathons. Walkathons etc. Contact your local schools Schools are likely to want to be involved with local community events. It is also a good way to publicise your event and the school may want to help out Contact Local Businesses Businesses are often keen on providing financial support to local communities for events. This may be one way of covering the costs of organising an event. A local business may also be able to help with providing a venue for your event Publicising your event Posters and flyers are good but often expensive. Again maybe a local business will help you here, or contact a local school and go in and talk with the children about your event. The children may be keen on producing posters to help you with publicity. If you need help please contact us. Contact the local newspaper Details of newspaper editors and reporters can usually be found in the front of your local paper. Papers will be interested in covering your event if it is a little different from their usual news items. Raising money for Moon Bears is quite different. Contact us at Animals Asia if you need help with speaking to the local press. Contact your local MP Getting the support of your local MP will increase its profile in the local area, and try to get your local MP to attend the event as this will help to raise the profile with the local media Contact your town Mayor Mayors’ like to support locally organised events. Their presence also means that the papers will take more interest. Contact your local press again after the event Send the papers some information about how successful your event was and also some photos. Hopefully, they will have attended and so have their own photos to publish. Send thank you letters Remember to thank everybody involved this includes any sponsors and the local press. Doing this may help you get their support again for future events.