Event Checklist
What to Know Before Creating an Event
Lightning Events allow users to configure one or multi-page event registration pages. Use the checklist below to plan out your events before you start to create events with Event Builder. For event planners who only have a few events per year, please fill out the Fonteva Event Intake Form.
Required Elements
- Event Name
- Event Date/Time
- Start Date
- Start Time
- End Date
- End Time
- Event Description
- Type of Event (Free/Paid)
- Tickets
- One or Multiple
- Price per Ticket (if paid event)
- GL Account (if paid event)
- Ticket Capacity
- Early Bird Ticket
- Discount Codes
- Raiser's Edge Event (Yes/No)
- Primary Venue/Location
- Email Communication
- Event Organizer Email
- Send Email Confirmation (Yes/No)
- Send Email Reminder (Yes/No)
- Hide Ticket/QRCode from Reminder Email (Yes/No)
- Contact Information
- Form Questions
Optional Elements
- Email Communication
- Additional Email Confirmation Text
- Additional Email Reminder Text
- Calendar Reminder Text
- Adjust Registration Timer (default is 15 minutes)
- Agenda/Session (may be required)
- Speaker(s)
- Speaker Image
- Title
- Company
- Bio
- Venue Image
- Venue Description
- Additional Items for Sale (known as add-ons or optional packages)
- Image Banner
- Image Thumbnail
- Share Event with Others
- Extra Pages (such as FAQs or Sponsors)