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 With over 45 years of collective experience in the live events field both nonprofit and corporate, the winner will be able to make valuable contacts in their chosen career path.

The deadline for entering the contest is December 15, 2010 so check out the website for details: http://www.eventsmanual.com

Tour Booking

New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys have announced the first five dates of their summer 2011 tour, NKOTBSB.

• June 9 Air Canada Center Toronto ON
• June 11 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, Ny
• June 12 Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ
• June 17 United Center Chicago, Il
• July 1 Staples Center LA, Ca

This is a perfect example of how major tours are laid out.  There are probably negotiations going on to fill in between Chicago and LA.   When negotiating with booking agents, it's very valuable to know where the act is performing both before and after your proposed date.  If your location falls between those locations, it's much more economical for the entertainer and all of their equipment to make the gig, than to back track half way across the country.  It saves both the artist and you expenses.  Of course, you do not want to have your event geographically too close to the preceding or events after yours because it would hurt your ticket sales.  As a promoter you should include a radius clause designating how far away any other dates by the performer must be in your Offering Sheet.  That distance will be influenced by among other things, how big your market is. 

News from the Live Events and Nonprofit Industries

If your nonprofit is newly formed or if you just want to make sure that you're complying with all the rules and regs, the IRS has some really valuable free workshops and webinars designed for you.

• Starting Off Right: A Webinar for New 501(c)(3) Organizations is to be held on November 18 at 2:00pm. 
• A Workshop for Small and Mid-sized 501(c)(3) Organizations is to be presented in Phoenix, AZ on December7, 8 or 9 in collaboration with Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation, Arizona State University.

You can get registration information by following the link below.
The IRS  web site is a great resource, in planning for fund raising events, if you have any question regarding income that will be taxable and if your event will be tax deductible for attendees.  The link is http://www.irs.gov/charities/index.html
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