galas & benefits
Your gala has one job: move people to give. We produce the program, the honorees, the videos and the ask, so the night stays on time and the moment lands, in the room and for supporters watching online.
the moments that matter
A run of show to the minute, from the welcome to the last thank-you.
Rehearsed, mic'd and ready for their walk-up.
Graphics, music and cues timed so the paddle raise builds momentum instead of losing it.
The stories that move a room. We shoot as well as we stage.
Supporters who can't be in the room can still watch, and still give.
Step-and-repeat, press and lighting for every camera on the line. Take a look at what we do →
more for the mission
We don't own the gear on the quote, so our only job is to spec what your night needs and run it well. Work with the venue's in-house AV or bring in our vendors, managed either way.
Want an honest read on last year's gala before you plan this one? Start with a free Green Light Review.
nights we've produced
We ran the live broadcast and the platform for the hybrid audience. The room and the stream ran as one event, with multiple cameras, graphics and stage management coordinated with the client and the MC, so the night ran smoothly and raised serious money for an important cause.
When times changed, we worked with this leading organization to turn its annual Central Park Challenge 5K into a full virtual broadcast, so the tradition carried on.
green light review · a free consultation with a producer
Big AV quotes are written by the company that sells the gear, the labor and the add-ons. We don't own a warehouse or rent equipment, so our only interest is the right show at a fair price. Send last year's plan or quote for your gala, or just get on a call. A producer takes a look and tells you honestly whether we can do it better. If we don't think so, we'll say that too.
We treat the paddle raise as the most important cue of the night. It comes right after the mission moment, with graphics, music and lighting timed to build momentum, and we work with your auctioneer on the giving levels and the pace. The show caller keeps every cue tight so the energy builds instead of stalling.
Yes. We produce the stream as part of the show, not a camera at the back. Online supporters see the program, the honorees and the mission videos with broadcast-quality cameras and audio. For the Friends Without a Border annual gala, we ran the live broadcast and the hybrid audience as one show.
Yes. We work with your giving or auction platform to put the donation link and live prompts on screen during the stream, so online supporters can give at the same moment as guests in the venue. If your platform supports it, we can also show giving totals on screen to build momentum in both places.
Yes. The same team that runs the program shoots and edits the mission videos, so they fit the screens, the timing and the moment in the show. Stories are what move people to give, and we plan them around the paddle raise.
Spec only what the night needs, and spend where donors will feel it: the program, the honorees and the ask. We don't own the gear on the quote, so we have no reason to upsell it. We work with the venue's in-house AV or bring in vendors, whichever costs less for the same result. A free Green Light Review of last year's quote is a good start.
Once the date and venue are set. The earlier we see the program, the honorees and the mission videos, the smoother the night, and the more time there is to shoot the stories that move people to give.
Yes. We're based in New York and produce coast to coast and on four continents, with the same producer and the same desk wherever the project lands. See where we produce. Hosting benefits in more than one city? See multi-city event production.
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Our RFP template and bid-comparison sheet for your next gala: room-by-room AV specs, labor, power and rigging, so every vendor prices the same show.
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p.s. the best gala is the one everyone remembers for the cause, not the cues.
