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Looking for ways to attract new donors, increase public awareness for your organization and educate your audience about your cause? Hosting an event is a great way to do just that! This course is designed to help you be successful in planning your event so you can reap the many tangible and intangible benefits it can offer.
We are excited to announce that this course has won the 2020 ILEA Esprit Award for Best Industry Contribution! Established in 1995, the Esprit Awards have become a symbol excellence for the special events industry and evolved into one of the most respected awards competitions in the industry.
This course is on-demand, meaning that you can take it anytime, at your own pace. The course will take approximately 1.5 hours to complete from start to finish. You have one year (365 days) to complete the course from the date of purchase before it will automatically expire in your account. However, once you open a course for the very first time, you will have unlimited access to complete the course within 3 months. You can choose to take the course in one sitting or in smaller bites. Either way, the course is entirely flexible and up to you how fast you complete it within the 3-month time frame!
Introductory level, no prerequisites.
Recommended companion courses: Volunteer Engagement, Corporate Sponsorship
Final Exam –Take the optional final exam at the end of the course. If you pass with 70% or higher, please contact help@charityvillage.com with your exam score to receive your course certificate.
Participation in the course is applicable for 1 point in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.
This training may be used to meet the requirements for renewing the Certified in Volunteer Administration (CVA) credential. One Professional Development Unit (PDU) is awarded for each 50-60 minute session or contact hour in topics related to volunteer resources management. For more details about the CVA program and renewal requirements, visit www.CVAcert.org or email info@cvacert.org.
Continuing education certification may be eligible through the Professional Administrators of Volunteer Resources – Ontario (PAVRO). For more information, please email pavro@pavro.on.ca.
$99 – this price includes the 3-month unlimited access and all the course downloads.
Hala Bissada is President, CEO and Chief Strategy Officer of hala inc. She is an event industry thought leader and an international award-winning event producer with over 20 years of experience. Hala began her career at SickKids Foundation where she developed her passion for events. Later, as Chief Development Officer for Children’s Aid Foundation she honed her fundraising skills and became a Certified Fundraising Executive. Though she loved her 13 years in the not-for-profit sector, she was always drawn back to event planning and started hala inc. in 2004. Building on the success of hala inc., in 2015 she launched Hala Luxury Weddings & Milestone Celebrations, offering an array of specialty services to clients planning private or social events. She is a soughtafter speaker at industry conferences and has established educational programs at both Ryerson University and Humber College where she has also taught the curriculum.
