October 21-23, 2009

Approximately 100 grantees and donors of this Public Interest Projects’ collaborative fund came together for three days in Charlotte, North Carolina for a final opportunity to celebrate the group’s accomplishments, strengthen social networks and discuss strategic opportunities. In addition to the on-site management, arrangements were made for the meeting’s production, the guests’ hotel and travel and on-and off-site food and beverage and entertainment, over the course of the 10-month planning period.

The Fulfilling the Dream Fund used Ginger Donnan Events as the event planner for our national convening. She was always the consummate professional, brought us in under budget, and negotiated great deals on our behalf. She is adamant about sticking to the budget, and found creative ways to maintain quality and cut costs. Having Ginger on the team freed staff up to focus on content planning and design, knowing that the logistics were all set. During the convening she handled any travel snafus, made sure that people got their needs met, made sure that everything went smoothly, and was there to troubleshoot as necessary. – Maritza Guzmán, Program Manager, Public Interest Projects, October 2009, September 2008 and December 2007