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Event Strategy vs. Event Brief: What’s the Difference?
Understand the difference between an event strategy and an event brief, what each document does and how they work together in the event planning process.
25 Must-Pack Items in an Event Planner’s Emergency Kit
Build an Event Planner Emergency Kit with 25 must-pack essentials for event day, plus practical tips from an experienced event planner and a free checklist.
What Happens When the Run Sheet Goes Off Schedule?
Here’s the thing about run sheets: the event will almost never run exactly to plan. How do you troubleshoot? You don't panic and rewrite the whole plan.
Step-by-Step Guide for the Event Run Sheet Template
The Event Run Sheet Template gives you a clear, minute-by-minute plan for event day, so nothing slips through the cracks. This guide shows you how to use it.
The 6 Types of Event Sponsorship
The six types of event sponsorship: financial and in-kind support to media, promotional and product partnerships, with practical examples.
AI Prompt Library: 60+ Event Planning Prompts
60+ practical AI prompts for event planning, including budgets, run sheets, risk management, timelines, venues, emails and more.
Behind the Template: Perfectly Handwritten
I was never interested in creating templates that simply ask you to fill in the blanks. What I kept coming back to was how I could get my 26 years of experience onto the page.
What’s the Difference Between a Vendor and a Supplier?
What’s the difference between an event vendor and a supplier? Here’s a simple guide to the terminology event planners encounter when working with venues, suppliers and contractors
10 Event Career Paths and What They Actually Involve
Explore 10 event career paths, from event management and production to marketing, operations, venues and sponsorship, and discover where you might fit.
Using AI With Your Event Kit Templates
A guide to pairing your Event Kit templates with AI tools like ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, so you can move through planning faster without losing the structure that makes our templates work.
Why Templates are the Secret to Powerful AI
AI works best with structure. That’s why Event Kit’s Word, Excel, and PowerPoint templates are the perfect foundation — no subscriptions, no glitches, just clear systems that AI can build on.
How to Write an Event Risk Assessment in Under 15 Minutes
Learn how to write an event risk assessment in under 15 minutes with editable templates. Perfect for planners who need fast, compliant, professional risk plans.
Replacing Diesel at Major Events: What Can We Learn?
Festivals and events are moving off diesel—but how? This article explores real examples and key lessons from the global push toward cleaner event power.
Big Ideas, Tiny Budgets: The Event Creative Disconnect
Event creatives are constantly asked to deliver big visions on small budgets‚ here’s why it happens and how planners can push back with clarity.
Why Bump-In Is Always Slower Than You Think
It’s not just about tasks, it’s about people and pressure. Even the best-run events face bump-in delays‚ because logistics are only half the story.
What Poor Event Timelines Reveal About Our Industry’s Risk Culture
When timelines are rushed or vague, it’s not just poor planning‚ it’s a warning sign about how we manage risk across the industry.
How to Build an Event Day Timeline
An accurate event timeline is your best planning tool‚ this guide shows you how to build one that actually works.
Designing Events with Purpose
Great events don’t just look good. They’re designed with intention. Here’s how to make sure yours has meaning.
Managing Safety at Public Events & Festivals
Public events come with high expectations and higher risks‚ here’s how to manage safety without losing sleep.
Growing Your Event Business
Ready to grow your event career or business? These smart, practical steps will help you take things to the next level.
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What Happens When the Run Sheet Goes Off Schedule?
Here’s the thing about run sheets: events never go exactly as planned. So, how do you troubleshoot? You don't panic and rewrite the whole plan.
Behind the Template: Perfectly Handwritten
I was never interested in creating templates that simply ask you to fill in the blanks. What I kept coming back to was how I could get years of experience onto the page.