LOVE & PROPS
"Kate gave our company's fundraising event the touch of professionalism and class it needed. She took an empty warehouse and transformed it into a beautiful, inviting and fun party space. I was thankful for her attention to detail, ability to be creative within budget, and her ideas and insight into fundraising strategies tailored to fit our goals. She was always reachable, kept the team focused on the right track, and is a big part of why our event was ultimately successful."
James Sofranko | SFDanceworks, Founder and Artistic Director
“Make A Scene Events, under the terrific management of Kate Taffel, has been an amazing partner for us. She has brought such a fresh view to events we have produced for years. They are brighter, more engaging, more fun and have raised more funds. In addition, Kate and her team are easy and efficient to work with.
If you want to enliven a stale events program, and do it in a way that is exciting for your current team, hire Make A Scene Events. You and your audiences will be very glad you did.”
Kevin Causey | Montage Health Foundation, Vice President & Chief Development Officer
“Kate is such a talented event planner. From big picture strategy to the fine tuning of each technical detail, Kate has helped us create a meaningful experience and flawless flow for the most challenging of events. She's a pro at every turn—from gracefully negotiating major vendor contracts or crafting an impactful fundraising program on stage, to knowing how every detail impacts guest experience. We're fortunate to have worked with Kate for years in planning our nonprofit's annual fundraiser, and can't imagine doing it without her. Thank you Kate -- you are a fountain of wisdom and joy, and I am always learning from you!”
Naomi Tucker | Executive Director, Shalom Bayit
“I liken Kate to an event midwife. She coached us from the beginning, at times involving advanced breathing techniques on donor relationships, guest experience, interfacing and negotiating with the venue and creating a successful event design. She masterfully birthed our very satisfying and relatively stress-free event for our donors with live performance, a celebrity author book signing, the showing of a film and a silent auction. She brought her own vendors in and worked with her existing contacts and relationships to get us the best deals on technology, decor and food. We would hire her again in a heartbeat.”
Amanda Moran | Managing Director, Bandaloop
“Kate helped me plan and execute my husband’s Very Big Birthday. We were new in town, so I needed more than logistics. I needed a guardian angel. Kate was that, and so much more. From music to cake, logistics to aesthetics to scheduling, she was amazing. I spent my entire career as a producer and Kate produced rings around me. We are so very grateful for all her guidance, calm, humor and now, her friendship. I would recommend her to anyone any time for any event!”
Cynthia Samuels | The Cobblestone Team
"Make A Scene Events helped us throw the wedding of our dreams. As a "month of" planner, Make A Scene Events ensured all of our details were in place and handled all our vendor particulars . We had so much fun and were 100% blissfully and completely unaware of any logistics the day of our big event. They're incredibly sweet and an absolute joy to work with."