This guide is intended to help sites think through many of the issues and processes involved in hosting the Giving Women Power Over AIDS exhibit. No site will use the exact same process, so we encourage you to modify this guide to serve your own purposes.
In addition to what appears in this guide, we can send you numerous electronic files and templates including:
The Seven Phases of Hosting the Exhibit 3
Initial Brainstorming (3-6 months before the event) 3
Kick Off Meeting – Making Decisions (2-4 months before the events) 3
Making it Happen – the Details! (1 week to 2 months before the event) 3
The Week of the Event 4
Day of the actual event 4
During your event 4
After your successful event 4
Background on “Giving Women Power Over AIDS” 5
Goals and Target Audiences 6
Partners 7
What Goes into an Exhibit Folder 8
Levels of Involvement for exhibit partners 9
Sample Host Committee Letter 10
Choosing a venue 11
Sample Informal Email to Partners and/or Venues 12
Planning an Event 13
Fundraising 14
Proposal Guide for North American Sites 15
Please include the following in your proposal: 16
Sample Fundraising Letter 19
Sample Speaker Invitation Letter 20
Security and Insurance 21
Invitation plan 22
Invitation and Flier Template 22
Language for a listserv / email invitation 23
Letter to Professors on Campus 24
Guide to Getting Media Coverage 25
Sample Media Advisory 28
Sample Press Release 29
Host a Night at the Exhibit! 30
How the Exhibit is packaged and shipped 32
How to Set up the Exhibit Panels 33
Exhibit Configuration for wider 20x30 foot space 35
Exhibit Configuration for longer 40 x 15 foot space 36
A Quick Note on Artifacts 37
Thank you / Cosponsor Posters 38
Things You will Need on the Day of the Event 39
Volunteer Roster / Expectations 40
Registration / Materials Table 42
Evaluations 43