Monday, August 25, 2014

Secret Pal Fall 2014 Questionnaire

  1. When is your birthday?
  2. What is your favorite color?
  3. If you were a superhero what superpowers would you have?
  4. What 5 words would your best friend use to describe you?
  5. What are your hobbies?
  6. What is your favorite scent?
  7. What kind of music do you listen to?
  8. What are 3 of your favorite foods?
  9. You’ve just won a $1,000,000 trip to anywhere in the world for the summer & you get to share it with one person! Which country do you choose to go to & with who? Explain your choice of country & person.
  10. What is/are your favorite book(s)?
  11. What is your favorite quote?
  12. What are 3 of your ultimate pet peeves?
  13. What 5 things can make you smile in an instant?
  14. What is 1 thing that you absolutely LOVE about yourself? It can be concrete or abstract. (& please don’t say “nothing.” You must be made up of at least 100 things you love about yourself!)
  15. What is your favorite store to shop in?
  16. You conjure up a Patronus in defense against a vicious dementor, what animal form does your Patronus take? (What animal most represents you/What is your favorite animal?)
  17. What is your favorite card/board game?
  18. What is one of your weaknesses?
  19. What are your Top 3 favorite shows?
  20. What is the most useful advice that you’ve ever received that you carry with you everyday?

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Nate Nickel's guide to Event Planning


  • Scheduling
    • When will the event happen? Does the time/date of the event conflict with the majority of the target audience's schedules? Is this the most convenient time? Is there enough time to plan in time for the event (e.g. fundraise, advertise, & etc.)?
  • Programming
  • People Power
    • capacity of venue
    • volunteers
      • How many do you need? What are their tasks?
  • Target audience
    • Who are these people that the event is catering for?
    • What is your target attendance?
  • Advertising
    • What kinds of resources do you plan to take advantage of in order to get your event out to the masses? What will be most effective?
  • Funding
    • How often will you fundraise? Will you keep a consistent fundraising goal consistent?
  • Setting (where/when)