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Excel, via query and/or export, is our friend for our events!  It allows us to keep committee members in the know while still limiting access to the database.

Export and Crystal reports are my go to resource.

Creating an action track that can be loaded onto each different event type. This then gives the event coordiantors a list of tasks they need to complete for each event and allows them to customize it for their own event. 


Especially great for new employees as they can get a sense of what needs to be done. 

We don't really do Events at my current org.  At a previous position, we used Excel extensively.  And I would have loved to have had access to the Community back then.  Had the User Forums, but they just weren't as robust and it seemed to take longer to get a response.

I'm using Altru now, but in RE I relied on my exports, custom Crystal reports and the Prospect module to keep track of all the sponsorship and auction item solicitations.

We use the Event Module in conjunction with exports and Crystal Reports, then Word, Excel, etc.


My most helpful tool is creating a query to access all my seating information so I do not have to go in and out of the resource hog event seating area in RE

I love the Registration fees due report, and we have a ton of Custom Crystal reports that we us both prior to and at the event.  Also, when you are in a gift batch and you want to link the money to an event registration, you can click on the event date and it will sort by date - click it twice and the most recent dates will be at the top.

I think that the most important thing to do to make using the RE Event module work for you is to make sure that everyone at your organization is on the same page in regards to entering event registrations. 


An Event record has many options and fields that you can use, but you have to decide which ones your organization are going to use and how they are to be used in order for reports and exports to come out correctly.


Writing your own documentation about how your organization uses the Events module and then monitoring how records are being entered is the best way to insure accurate data and a successful event.

My team! Although I am the database manager, I rely on my team to come to me with problems and we talk through each scenario that they are experiencing to come up with a solution!

The events module and participant queries are great tools we use for many of our events!!!

We have also used bid pal for our large events with auction items but the reporting gets a little hairy.

We have just opened an account with everyday hero for our campaign and walks. We are super excited to dive into it and really utilize the peer to peer aspect wich is something my company has only just started... in fact I am heading to a meeting in just a few to review our everday hero page and start fundraising away!!!