Best Practice: University Speaker Series

Chapter: NAWBO Charlotte 

Contact: Jane Boston, nawbo@nawbocharlotte.org

Goal: NAWBO Charlotte thought of a clever way to hold an educational series, to get their corporate partners involved, and to make a profit by have a University Speaker Series.

Implementation: For the Speaker Series, NAWBO Charlotte developed four educational topics. There was one topic per quarter. To host the event, the chapter enlisted the help from their corporate partners. They also secured their corporate partners to serve as the subject matter’s experts and had them present the sessions.

Members received a reduced price to the event.  'Early bird' and 'package' pricing were available and gave the Chapter a good start on attendance bookings.

Results: This is a best practice because the Chapter’s corporate sponsors paid for both the facility to hold the event and the presenters. The chapter paid nothing to have the speaker series but charged people to come. In the end, they raised approximately $4,000.