After running uplighting for more than 40 nonprofit galas over the past five years, our team has learned one thing the hard way: the difference between a silent auction that clears $35,000 and one that stalls out at $12,000 is rarely the auction items. It is the room. Specifically, it is the uplighting kit. A … Read more
Choosing an uplighting kit for a gala dinner is harder than it looks. The listings all say bright, all say RGB, and half of them will leave you dragging extension cords across a banquet hall at 4pm the day of the event. Our team has been specifying lighting for nonprofit galas, benefit dinners and awards … Read more
Running a benefit concert is unlike running a gala or a fundraiser dinner. You have a live band, a crowd that expects energy, sponsor banners to light up, and a sound engineer who wants the stage washed in coordinated color. We spent six weeks comparing 10 uplighting kits across three rehearsal spaces and one live … Read more
Choosing the best uplighting kits for fundraising events changed the way our nonprofit team plans galas. After running twelve benefit dinners and silent auctions over the past three years, I learned that the difference between a flat hotel ballroom and a polished donor experience is almost always the lighting. The right LED uplights turn plain … Read more
After spending three months testing 15 different uplighting kits across four nonprofit galas and two fundraising dinners, I can tell you the best uplighting kits for charity galas are not always the priciest. I watched nonprofit teams stress over donated gear that looked harsh on camera, then watched guests lean in and pose for photos … Read more