April Burks
Reconvene: Time to Plan an In-Person Board ...

Your organization was founded with a mission, and a specific purpose to fill a gap in your community. Given the fact that we’ve all officially spent an entire year—quarantining, masking up, and social distancing—it’s about time we come together in-person and regroup to plan for a bright future ahead.

Reconvene: Time to Plan an In-Person Board Retreat
April Burks
Hello 2021, Buh-Bye 2020
Event Planning, Event Strategy
April Burks
Keep Calm and Plan On

 If you want to give your best in your work—to your clients—you must be at your best. As the old saying goes, “You cannot pour from an empty cup.” 

Keep Calm and Plan On
April Burks
Crafting an Experience with Intention from ...

Throughout the chapters of this book, Parker makes it abundantly clear that the focus of event planning needs some serious shifting: away from things and towards people.

Crafting an Experience with Intention from Start to Finish

event recaps

#EventRecap: The State of North Broad 2019

Photo taken by Jana Williams

Photo taken by Jana Williams

The State of North Broad was held on Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 at the gorgeous and historic Met Philly. Pink Social Strategies (PSS) worked with the North Broad Renaissance (NBR)  to create a truly memorable experience for guests. The North Broad Renaissance  is a non-profit organization that serves as a Special Service District (SSD) that serves the North Broad Street corridor from City Hall to Erie Ave.

“In partnership with community stakeholders, the North Broad Renaissance is looking to revitalize the community, create opportunities, and improve the economic power and overall quality of life along one of Philadelphia’s most prominent corridors

– North Broad Street”

Shalimar Thomas, Executive Director of NBR, cast and shared the vision and plan for North Broad as well as what has already been accomplished along with NBR Board Chair, Dr. Kenneth Scott. Jeff Guaracino (President & CEO, Visit Philly), Rob Wonderling (President & CEO, Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia) and Mark Harris (Managing Partner, Linebarger, Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP) all spoke during the program as well. The State of North Broad Report, full of exciting news and accomplishments, was distributed as well.

Councilwoman Cherelle Parker was presented the Think Broad Award by Shalimar Thomas and Brittany Forman — Photo taken by Britney Morgan

Councilwoman Cherelle Parker was presented the Think Broad Award by Shalimar Thomas and Brittany Forman — Photo taken by Britney Morgan

On top of having an exciting and insightful program, the event also featured music, cocktails, tasty treats and wow factors! This year LiveNation donated a pair of tickets to a show at the Met to each attendee and there was a gift card grab that featured tons of gift cards from the businesses along North Broad. And that's not it! We also raffled off two sets of tickets (donated by LiveNation) to the New Year’s Eve Dave Chappelle Performance at the Met. Purposeful Pops served up custom pops and Coffee, Cream and Dreams served hot chocolate and homemade cookies. Last but not least, we curated a custom playlist for this event, that features old school jams and some holiday classics. You can access the playlist HERE. So take a listen and check out the pics below, taken by the event photographers Jana Williams and Britney Morgan.

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#EventRecap: The Forum on Justice and Opportunity

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On Thursday, we had the honor and pleasure of working with Episcopal Community Services to plan and execute their signature event, The Forum on Justice and Opportunity. The sold out event was held at WHYY and featured impactful panels, breakout sessions and a thought-provoking keynote address delivered by Dr. Beth Babcock of EMPath.

Custom Social Wall created by Antoinette Minor

In addition to the keynote, Dr. Babcock facilitated an Academic Masterclass, Nisha Patel (Robin Hood Foundation) led a discussion on the narrative and misconceptions of poverty with Neal McLaurin (One Step Away), Sabrina Vourvoulias (Generocity), Cassie Haynes (Resolve Philly) and Meeka Outlaw (MindSet). The Co-founders of Leapfund Karen Schoellkopf and Caroline Mcandrews led an informative workshop on the Benefits Cliff. Following the keynote address, Dr. Babcock was joined by moderator Ashley Putnam (The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia), panelist Arley Styer (Episcopal Community Services) and panelist James Paige ( Community Council Health Systems).

While planning this event, we wanted to make sure our attendees left empowered to continue the conversation and take action. We also added a few surprises to keep our attendees engaged and enjoying themselves. Antoinette Minor of TYP Social created a custom interactive social media wall, Purposeful Pops provided custom pops and Illustrating Progress provided live graphic recording. Check out pics and videos below!