BUS8520 Project: Fundraising Event for Autism Ontario, Canada

This project details the planning and execution of a fundraising event for children with autism, organized for Autism Ontario. The event, scheduled for July 3, 2019, at STORYS building in Canada, aims to raise funds for autism treatment. The project outlines the target audience, which includes board members, VIPs, and industrialists, and emphasizes the importance of influencing them to support the cause. The objectives include organizing the event, providing treatment facilities, and ensuring proper arrangements for attendees. The document includes a detailed description of the event, risk assessment, and references. The event aims to accommodate around 600 guests, and the project also covers venue decoration, equipment arrangements, and mitigation strategies for potential risks such as budget shortfalls and scheduling delays. The project highlights the importance of effective event management to achieve its fundraising goals and successfully support children with autism.

Fundraising event for children suffering from
Autism for the organization “Autism Ontario

Overview of the event
• The paper mainly reflects on organizing a
fundraising event for children suffering from
Autism for the organization “Autism
Ontario”.
• The event was organized by the organization
“Autism Ontario” for raising money through
the help of event for the treatment of children
who are mainly suffering from Autism.
• The logo for the organization is provided

Date, time and location of the event
 It is found that the event of fundraising for the
children’s will be organized on 3rd July 2019 and
will be held in “STORYS building” in Canada.by
11.am.
 The event that was organized for raising money
for the treatment of the children who are suffering
from Autism include board members, renowned
industrialist as well as by other VIPS.

Target audience
 The event was organized in order to
influence the board members, VIPS as well
as other industrialists about the work that
the organization “Autism Ontario” wants to
do for undertaking the treatment of the
children’s who are generally suffering from
Autism.
 The presentation of the information that will
be given by the representative of the
organization must be influencing


Messages
The messages that are mainly provided to the target audiences are generally listed below:
Information about the organization “Autism Ontario” is organizing treatment plan for
the children’s who are suffering from Autism and how the treatment plan will be
beneficial for the children’s.
The target audiences are mainly requested to donate some funds for the treatment of the
children who are poor and are suffering from Autism so that they can get relieved from
the problem.

Objectives
The objectives of the fundraising event are generally
listed below:
• To organize fundraising event for the children’s
who are suffering from Autism
• To provide treatment facility for the children’s who
are mainly suffering from Autism
• To organize proper facility of food and drinks for
the people who attended the event

Detailed description of the event
 The fundraising event was organized by “Autism Ontario” for helping the
children’s with the facility of Autism treatment.
 The event was mainly organized in “STORYS building” for around 600 guests.
 In order to organize the event, the organization decorates the venue and makes
proper arrangement of lighting as well as other equipments that are required.
 The event was organized on 3rd July 2019

Risk assessment
Risk Description Impact Probability Mitigation
Budget
shortfall
If the project budget is not utilized
properly then it generally can cause
financial issues.
High High The budget of the project must be managed properly,
Schedule
slippage
If the schedule of the project are not
arranged then it can cause delay within
the completion of project activities
High High The schedule of the project must be tracked on regular
basis for avoiding delay in the project

Risk assessment Contd.
Risk Description Impact Probability Mitigation
Improper
seating
arrangement
Proper number of seating
arrangements are not done
Medium Medium The seating arrangement for 600 guests
must be done.
Improper
arrangement
The arrangement for the event was
done properly as the event manager is
inexperienced
Medium High Hiring experienced event manager will be
helpful in resolving the project.

References
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(BM) practices on project success: Towards developing a project benefits governance
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• Hornstein, H. A. (2015). The integration of project management and organizational
change management is now a necessity. International Journal of Project
Management, 33(2), 291-298.
• Kerzner, H., & Kerzner, H. R. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to
planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
• Kivilä, J., Martinsuo, M., & Vuorinen, L. (2017). Sustainable project management
through project control in infrastructure projects. International Journal of Project
Management, 35(6), 1167-1183.

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