Stratus produces experiences with the scale and impact to keep your donors excited and engaged.

National nonprofits want to provide high caliber experiences that will surprise and delight their guests. For galas, benefits, concerts, and other nonprofit events, we handle it all to make sure your mission takes center stage while keeping budget top of mind throughout the process. If you’re planning a dinner and an auction for 700 attendees, we’re ready to create a seamless experience for each one. If you’re inviting celebrity guests, we provide advance VIP services to exceed their expectations and keep everything running smoothly. 

We take the stress off of your in-house team for large, high-stakes, or multi-day events. Your guests will enjoy an unforgettable experience that inspires them to take action for you. 

Create, Experience, Elevate with Stratus

Stratus understands that nonprofit organizations and associations have different goals than for-profit organizations when hosting experiences for their stakeholders and supporters. The ROI for a nonprofit event may be much more directly quantified in dollars donated, rather than simply the impression left on guests’ minds, although that matters too! Keeping this ROI in focus, Stratus offers some unique services to nonprofits in addition to what we offer to for-profit clients.

At Stratus, we take charge of every aspect of your guests’ experience. Our team’s subject matter expertise encompasses a wide variety of areas, from project management to audiovisual production. We also schedule and coordinate with vendors who provide the same level of excellence that we do. When you hire Stratus, you hire a team of experts to handle everything you need, at every stage of the process. 

Expect Excellence

Stratus Firm’s experts become your partners, supporting the goals of your organization first and foremost.  We partner with your team, your internal and external stakeholders, and all outside vendors, keeping everyone on the same page. With our skills in design and direction, we keep the focus on your mission and how your guests can help. 

Perfecting Partnerships

The most important step is getting to know you. This begins with research and conversations to understand your mission and the purpose of your event. We will help you plan the format and take into consideration where fundraising fits into the program. While we don’t directly solicit donations, we provide our expertise in strategy for this vital aspect of your event.

 Before Your Event

Our first step is establishing your budget and balancing it with your objectives to make sure that your mission stays front and center. The mission is what you hope to achieve as well as what drives the donations that make it possible, and every aspect of the experience we plan will support that.

We will create a timeline of deliverables, a list of key stakeholders, and a comprehensive project plan. Through conversations with these stakeholders we will determine and book the needed venue, vendors, and talent. We can also advise you on everything from sponsorship levels to travel arrangements.

During Your Event

The Stratus team, along with vendors and your staff, will take care of every aspect of the guest experience at your event. We can be as involved or as hands-off as you want, on stage or behind the scenes. We coordinate registration, run of show, security, tech, and everything in between.

After Your Event

When your event is over, we take care of wrapping things up. We can coordinate vendor invoicing and payment. We also evaluate the performance of vendors and contractors, as well as elicit feedback from your key stakeholders. We want to ensure that you were satisfied with your experience and learn how we can build on our success in the future.

Get in Touch and Elevate Your Next Experience