Managing Your Money

Congratulations on becoming a host site for
the Managing Your Money simulcast
on Saturday, April 25, 2009!

CCN subscribers receive the Managing Your Money simulcast FREE! *

* You MUST register to receive this broadcast.

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PLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATION HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT

Please use the information and downloadable materials on this web page to plan and promote your event. We'll be adding additional information as it becomes available.

We're here to help you have a successful event - Please contact our Customer Service Team if you need anything or have any questions - 800-321-6781.

Program Outline now available. Download the Managing Your Money program outline to help each of your attendees follow along!

Contents

Event Schedule
Event Planning Timeline
Promotional Ideas
Promotional Toolbox
Contact Us
Satellite Information
Feedback Forms

Event Schedule

Eastern Time

11:30 am      Bill Dallas: Welcome
11:35 am      Dick Towner: Biblical Principles of Money Management and How to Develop a Budget
12:40 pm      Break
12:55 pm      Matt Bell: Getting Out of Debt and Staying out of Debt
1:45 pm        Bill Dallas: Testimony of Hope
2:00 pm        Break
2:10 pm        Susan McCarthy: Smart Investing in Troubled Times
3:00 pm        Speaker Panel: Q&A
3:30 pm        Close

Central Time

10:30 am      Bill Dallas: Welcome
10:35 am      Dick Towner: Biblical Principles of Money Management and How to Develop a Budget
11:40 am      Break
11:55 am      Matt Bell: Getting Out of Debt and Staying out of Debt
12:45 pm      Bill Dallas: Testimony of Hope
1:00 pm        Break
1:10 pm        Susan McCarthy: Smart Investing in Troubled Times
2:00 pm        Speaker Panel: Q&A
2:30 pm        Close

Mountain Time

9:30 am        Bill Dallas: Welcome
9:35 am        Dick Towner: Biblical Principles of Money Management and How to Develop a Budget
10:40 am      Break
10:55 am      Matt Bell: Getting Out of Debt and Staying out of Debt
11:45 am      Bill Dallas: Testimony of Hope
12:00 pm      Break
12:10 pm      Susan McCarthy: Smart Investing in Troubled Times
1:00 pm        Speaker Panel: Q&A
1:30 pm        Close

Pacific Time

8:30 am        Bill Dallas: Welcome
8:35 am        Dick Towner: Biblical Principles of Money Management and How to Develop a Budget
9:40 am        Break
9:55 am        Matt Bell: Getting Out of Debt and Staying out of Debt
10:45 pm      Bill Dallas: Testimony of Hope
11:00 pm      Break
11:10 pm      Susan McCarthy: Smart Investing in Troubled Times
12:00 pm      Speaker Panel: Q&A
12:30 pm      Close

Event Planning Timeline

12 Weeks Before Event

Recruit Volunteer Team Leaders to take responsibility for various tasks
Publicity and promotion; gathering the audience
Ticket Sales
Lunch/Refreshments
Resource Sales
Technical
Room Set-up/Clean-up
Child Care (optional)

11 Weeks Before Event

Meet with Volunteer Team leaders to brainstorm, strategize, assign tasks
Develop detailed promotional plan
Begin promotion in church and community
Decide how you want to handle registration, tickets

8-10 Weeks Before Event

Have Team Leaders recruit volunteers for their areas
Plan food service
Plan resource sales area, procedures
Contact local pastors to get them involved
Continue promotion

6 Weeks Before Event

Meet with Task Force to update, evaluate, tweak
Continue promotion

2-3 Weeks Before Event

Make sure satellite equipment is in place and functioning
Confirm plans for room set-up/clean-up, food service, child care, resource sales
Continue promotion

1 Week Before Event

Perform equipment tests (see instructions below in Equipment Test section)

Day Before Event

Set up the auditorium
Set up areas for registration, food service, resource sales
Put up signs directing attendees to restrooms, child care, etc.

Day of Event

Make sure you have quality picture and audio via satellite reception before or during the 30-minute countdown period preceding the program
Make sure everything is in place and ready to go

15-10 Minutes Before Event

Make announcement about refreshments, breaks, restroom locations, resource tables

During Lunch Break

Introduce pastor and key ministry leaders

After Event

Pack up unsold resources
Clean up
Thank your volunteers
Pat yourself on the back, put your feet up, and rest!

Promotional Ideas

Have your pastor announce the event from the pulpit - do this several times prior to the event.
Do a "skit" during announcements at Sunday services - Be creative! Present the skit at other churches, at the mall, in the park - Be creative, have fun, spread the word!
Use the Power Point slide on Sunday mornings.
Hang posters in your church and in your community:
- Christian bookstores
- Schools
- Businesses
- Other churches
Have a ticket table in the church lobby after Sunday services.
Stuff bulletins with inserts and put additional copies on your ticket table.
Hang posters or flyers in the restrooms at your church.
Give flyers to your local Christian bookstore for "bag stuffers."
Make announcements in Youth Groups, College Campus Christian Organizations, Sunday School classes, Bible Study classes, Small Groups, etc.
Organize a phone campaign to call all the members of your church.
Send an email to all those on your churches e-addresses lists.
Put a write-up in your bulletin and newsletter.
Use the church web site to promote the event.
Contact other churches and get them on board!
Provide bulletin inserts and posters for other area churches.
Send a press release to your local newspaper and organizations.
Publicize the event at local Christian schools.
Consider funding scholarships for those who may not be able to purchase tickets.
Encourage the members of your church to invite friends to the event.

Your Promotional Toolbox

Use these resources and materials to promote the Managing Your Money simulcast in your church and community. Download our list of Promotional Ideas and come up with some of your own!

	The website is designed to provide your guests with more information about the conference. When you talk with people, direct them to the website for more information. Put the website address www.ccn.tv/money, in your bulletin and in your e-mails.
	Ticket: Print tickets to sell for your event. These tickets are password protected. Please contact Angee Hamrick at ahamrick@ccn.tv or 800.321.6781 x40 for your password.
	Press Release: Fill-in your church information and send this to the local newspaper to put in either their religion, finance, or activities section. You can also use this for other newsletters, such as your community newsletter or club newsletter.
	You can download a modifiable PDF poster (size: 11"x17"). Add your church information and print as many as you need. Hang in strategic, high traffic areas many weeks before the simulcast.
	You can download a modifiable PDF flyer (size: 8.5"x11"). Add your church information and print as many as you need. Hang in strategic, high traffic areas many weeks before the simulcast.
	Download these modifiable PDF postcards and do a mailing to the people of your church and community. Also, give a few postcards to your small group leaders.
	Use this template to create an e-mail invitation to the event. You can add additional information above the .html template.
	Add your church information to this modifiable PDF bulletin insert and print as many as you need. Add to your service bulletins, place near event displays, distribute to businesses and friends to promote the event.
	If your church utilizes Power Point for announcements during services and other gatherings, add your church info and give this Power Point slide to the person responsible for the rotation.

CCN
P.O. Box 1718
Mountain View, Ca 94042

Phone: 800-321-6781 x40
Fax: 650-745-0660

Website: www.ccn.tv
Event website: www.ccn.tv/money

Ministry Consultant Email: Angee Hamrick

Satellite Information

Self Test and Mandatory Testing

At any time, you may conduct a self-test to see if your CCN satellite equipment is receiving quality audio and video reception. Follow the instructions below.

In the two-week period preceding the event, we'll ask you to participate in a mandatory test. We'll ask you to report your test results to us. We ask you to do this as very soon after the date of the mandatory test, we'll not have time to ship replacement equipment or schedule a service call. We'll let you know the mandatory test schedule by email to your host site coordinator.

Satellite Equipment Test Instructions

If it is not already on, turn-on your receiver.
Go to the CCN channel. The channel number will vary depending on the receiver model.
If a CCN program is not airing, you should see the moving CCN logo and hear the background music.
If you are able to see the picture and hear the discussion or music with clarity, you've had a successful test. Congratulations! Leave your receiver turned-on.
If you do not have quality video or audio , immediately call 1-800-321-6781 and ask for technical support. Our technical staff will be standing by to troubleshoot any problems with you.

Time Delay for Pacific and Mountain Time Zones

In order to provide a quality program start and end time for the Pacific and Mountain time zones, CCN will air the program on tape delay to Pacific and Mountain time zones. If you are in these time zones, your program will broadcast to you on the Business Television (BTV) channel. Please familiarize yourself with the BTV channel during your test. The channel number will vary depending on the receiver model but usually the BTV channel can be found within a range of several channels, up or down, from the CCN channel. Ordinarily, Laotian programming is aired on the BTV channel so do not be alarmed if you see this while you are visiting the BTV channel. If you have any questions about the time delay or the Business Television Channel, call 1-800-321-6781 and ask for technical support.

More satellite and mandatory test times to come closer to the event.

Feedback Forms

We are constantly updating and improving upon our events. Feedback is very important to us.

Please print out and distribute the Participant Feedback Forms to your attendees. After the event, ask attendees to fill out the forms and leave them on their chairs or with an event volunteer.

We would also like to hear from each Site Coordinator. Please take the time to fill out the Site Coordinator Feedback Forms and let us know about your experience.