A WFEA South Puget Sound Chapter Seminar

Learn About Grant Opportunities, Measuring Economic Impact and How to Keep All Those Balls in the Air!

Friday, September 20

11:00 – 2:00 p.m

City of Lacey City Hall Community Room

11:00 – 11:45 a.m.

Landing the Next Plane

Every event, from a birthday party to a large community festival, requires organization, task lists, time lines and a great attention to detail to be successful. Multiply that process by 10 or more events and you could have a major traffic control problem if you don’t have a system to ‘land the next plane’ and prioritize your tasks. You could find yourself with major problems or forgotten details that leave your event attendees disappointed or worse, end up with a major issue that makes your event memorable in a way you wouldn’t want to be remembered! Explore the process behind managing multiple events simultaneously while bringing each one in safely for a landing, and gearing up to do it all over again!

Jeannette Sieler, City of Lacey, Parks & Recreation Dept.

12 Noon – 12:45 p.m.

Measuring Your Economic Impact

Knowing how much economic impact your event generates can lead to more money for your event through LTAC and other grants. Learn how you can determine your numbers through geo-fencing and the economic impact calculator offered by Visit Olympia. Also hear from event organizers who have been able to determine this extremely valuable information.

Annette Phipps, Experience Olympia & Beyond;

Carol Riley, former director of Olympia Harbor Days

12:45 – 1:30 p.m.

Where to Find that Next Grant!

Wendy Tyner of Tyner & Associates is the State’s premier expert on finding grants for events. She has compiled a comprehensive exclusive list of grant opportunities for festival and event organizers – she’ll bring a handout of where you can find new revenue! She will also provide offer strategies for writing and securing grants along with effective ways to sustain grants over time.

Wendy Tyner, Tyner & Associates

1:30 p.m.

Festival Round Table

Share 1 new thing you tried in 2024 and the results good, bad, or ugly!

All Festivals

This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission.