Having helped raise millions of dollars for charities the past couple of years, I cannot help but see so many of the same mistakes happening day after day, event after event. So much effort and work put into an event on such absolutely trivial things. Things that others will handle for you, things that really […]
Golf Outing Secrets of Success
Bug repellent is neither a condiment or an aphrodisiac. The golf outing dinner or dare I say “dinner” is a unique yet very important part of the golf outing day. Some see it as a nice gesture for the non golfer in your life, especially since you have been gone all day playing golf. Go […]
Golf Outing Games
Mulligans, Yardsticks and Strings… Oh My! Golf committees often find themselves concerned about or at least discussing pace of play in their meetings. It is recognized as a problem and sometimes field sizes are limited due the fear that the game of golf will simply take too long. After all, there are dinner and prizes […]
Golf Outing Fundraising
“Networking and Camaraderie” Three minutes into the meeting and the very first words out of my mouth to the golf outing committee were, “why are you having a golf outing”? It was Earl, sitting opposite of me who proudly chimed in with what he had believed was the only reply necessary. “It’s about networking and […]
Charity Golf Outings
Why will golfers play in your golf outing? Is it the Cause, Course or Incentive? As long as you get a full field, more than likely you don’t care and moreover, never even bothered to find out the reason why. You are too busy counting money and thanking heaven that the whole thing is over […]