As we all know, this past year and a half has been challenging for all industries, but especially the event industry. It seems every day we hear something different about the COVID-19 situation, rules and regulations surrounding us. While we know it is a difficult storm to weather, we are remaining full of optimism and hope as we keep fighting against COVID-19 and we wanted to share with you a few things that our team is doing in our effort to safely plan parties during this time.

It's no stretch to say that the pandemic has transformed the events industry. Conferences, conventions, and concerts have all moved online— some with more success than others. So, what separates the successful virtual events from the flops? We've put together a list of things you can do to make engaging your virtual audience a cinch.

On the 17th of this month, we here at Innovative Party Planners celebrated National Nonprofit Day. For those of you who do not know of National Nonprofit Day, it was founded by best-selling author and business strategist Sherita J. Herring and was first celebrated nationally in 2017. Every year on August 17th, National Nonprofit Day marks the positive impact that nonprofit organizations have, both in our home communities and worldwide. Americans gave a record $471 billion to charitable and nonprofit organizations in 2020, up 3.8% from the prior year.

It’s summer, the sun is shining brightly and most of us have returned to the physical workplace after a rollercoaster of a year. After the pandemic has taken its toll on businesses, families and the economy, it’s possible that several members of your team are still working on finding their groove and resuming normal day-to-day life. Hosting corporate team building events could potentially be that spark that boosts company morale, motivation and reminds your team that you care about them. Here are five corporate team building event ideas for 2021!

It’s officially the dog days of summer, which means it is prime party season! From back yard BBQ’s and birthday pool parties to family reunions and weddings, we are in the thick of the event planning season. Let’s be honest, event planning is no easy task, it is a very stressful job at times. There are a million and one jobs that need to be done at any given moment of the event planning process. Here are our best time-saving event planning tips to help you save time and work more efficiently.

After counting 131 baseballs one day while going through our inventory, an idea came to us that is sure to be a hit! I mean this is a true, knock it out of the park, grand slam idea that is more fun to share than a bag of peanuts with friends on a hot summer day at the ballpark. See, it may have started with baseballs, but it is so much more than that.