A house party in Perry County

4-5 weeks out

• If you are going to host it with other members, work with them to pick a date, time and location of the party.
• Work together to determine some details like food, a budget and outcomes.
• Decide if you all want additional attractions like musicians or authors.

3-4 weeks out

• Work together to develop your invitation list. (Typically 1/3 of the people invited will be able to come, so create and invite a larger list of people than will be able to attend.)
• Make your invitations that include a reply card so people can donate even if they can't attend. Invitations should be hand addressed.
• Once the invitations have made it to people’s mailboxes, give it several days and then call to follow up.

2 weeks out

• Take care of event logistics and think through a short program. The program should include basic information, an introduction by the hosts and a pitch to donate.

Party week

• Make sure you have the materials you’ll need for the event: sign-in sheets, brochures, petitions, etc.
• Keep a good list of people who have donated before the party and a way to track those who give at the party.
• Final logistics for food and other entertainment.

1 week after

• Work with others involved to do some basic evaluation of the event.
• Write thank you notes to all of those who gave for the event