Wired Production Group On Nonprofit Event Storytelling

Wired Production Group On Nonprofit Event Storytelling

Author: Bizzabo August 3, 2026 Duration: 32:30

Nonprofit event storytelling runs on a different clock than corporate keynotes, and Ron Rausch has spent 25 years working out where the two meet. Ron, owner of Wired Production Group and The Ark Collaborative, joins host Rachel Moore to explain why the traditional gala format built around back-to-back leadership speeches is losing its grip on donor audiences, and why editing a story down to three to five minutes beats giving the president the whole room.

Ron shares real campaign work from Wheaton College, the University of Memphis, and the University of Arizona, and gets candid about where AI actually helps event production and where it can't replace human connection. A must-listen for event professionals building the case for donor and employee engagement.

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