# May Chook Consulting ## Posts - [Urban Climate Alliance](https://maychook.com/?p=1460): Urban Climate Alliance The Urban Climate Alliance (UCA) is a network of municipal-level environmental nonprofits working to advance climate action in their communities. The UCA consists of: Toronto Environmental Alliance, Ecology Ottawa, Environment Hamilton, and Citizens Environment Alliance of Southwestern Ontario. The UCA proposed to host the inaugural Ontario Climate Summit,  a 3-day conference in Toronto to bring climate activists from across Ontario to connect, build skills, and collaborate to drive inclusive, effective, sustainable, and coordinated climate action in Ontario’s municipalities.  The Challenge The UCA is a grassroots alliance formed by four organizations. Despite having an established history since 2016, the […] - [JAMII](https://maychook.com/?p=751): Jamii A charitable arts organization based in The Esplanade neighbourhood, Toronto, with the vision to enhance togetherness within a mixed-income neighbourhood. fundraising Fundraising projects and events to raise funds from $1500 to $5000 each event. Highlights include “An Evening with  former mayor David Crombie”, Pikangikum Indigenous Film Screening, Bazaar, and ongoing sponsorship and fundraising strategies. Cycles Monthly 3-week arts workshops and happenings curated by different artist curators, ending with a monthly Saturday Mingling community celebration with live music. 2500 participations annually.  Joy in the Park & WAYO Joy in the Park is an outdoor event series with 150-200 attendees each […] - [Ordna Event Agency](https://maychook.com/?p=512): Ordna Event Agency Ordna Event Agency is an event marketing agency producing events and projects around the world.  The agency’s goals are to strategize and produce community-oriented specialty coffee events with a focus on environmental sustainability and maximizing brand partners’ return on investment (ROI).  The barista League Not your standard barista competition. We worked on The Barista League events in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Australia. Events were sold out with 150 to 300 attendees each event.  Brewlywed Ideation, designed, and produced a customized social event for Pacific Foods Barista Series (Campbell’s) in Portland, Oregon during the SCA (Specialty Coffee […] - [Toronto Environmental Alliance](https://maychook.com/?p=442): Toronto Environmental Alliance An evening of annual fundraiser and awards “Greener City Celebration”, celebrating 35th anniversary of the organization and Toronto climate justice achievements.  Greener City Celebration Managed the full production of the event and day of coordination. 200 attendees including the Mayor of Toronto and city councillors.  How We Helped Blurb to describe what you did to help them meet their goals for this event/project/workshop etc. Feature/Benefit 1 Feature/Benefit 2 Feature/Benefit 3 Feature/Benefit 4 Photo Gallery - [Hot Docs](https://maychook.com/?p=532): Hot Docs / WCSFP Event coordination for online and hybrid social events at World Congress for Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) annual conference and Hot Docs’s Podcast Festival.  The Challenge In 2021, international and flight travel was challenging. We worked on making networking and social events possible to build connections for film and documentary producers.   How We Helped Connected 1000+ global producers in WCSFP Remotely coordinated In-person hub events across continents (Canada, US, UK, Australia, France), 30-100 attendees each hub Ideation and produced new virtual Networking Events Supported Hot Docs Internal Events - [Story Stick Project](https://maychook.com/?p=590): Story Stick Project We collaborated with independent artist Pamela Schuller in producing the Story Stick community arts project, which consists of a series of stick wrapping workshops and wrapped up (pun intended) with an exhibit launch event, attended by city councillor and community champions.  The Challenge During pandemic recovery,  community arts played an important role in bringing people together in an artful and meaningful way. The Story Stick Project needed help in all aspects of production and management. How We Helped Full scope production including administration, marketing, outreach, and launch coordination. The exhibit involved a collaborative artwork and audio narration of […] - [Panda Mandarin](https://maychook.com/?p=538): Panda Mandarin Marketing events and signature events for Panda Mandarin Language school.  The Challenge Panda Mandarin was a new small business that was growing rapidly. They needed support in administration, operations, outreach, and event coordination.  Their work centered in the community and building long lasting relationships with families, school boards, local businesses, and corporate clients.  How We Helped We managed day-to-day operations, improved processes, and produced all special projects and events.  Outreach events at local schools and businesses Special projects to promote brand and engage community Annual flagship Showcase Event with 250 attendees Photo Gallery - [CCJAM](https://maychook.com/?p=560): CCJAM May founded the CCJAM (Community Creative Jam) in 2014-2016. An open stage concept for all artistic disciplines, levels, and ages, we partnered with organizations and businesses such as North York Arts , Whole Foods Market, and Artscape to launch community arts events to connect artists and the community. The Challenge Open mics in bars are not particularly youth-friendly and there was a lack of free/low cost way for creative people to meet in a positive, supportive environment.  May started the CCJAM originally to provide a platform for their music students to perform and gain stage experience, then extended the […] - [East End Arts](https://maychook.com/?p=578): East End Arts Ideation, planned, and executed “Connecting the Dots” artist networking event in the East End of Toronto.  The Challenge To plan and produce an engaging, artful networking event for over 20 artists. At this time, East End Arts was new and experimenting various event set ups to serve the local artist community. How We Helped Artist networking event with an open-stage concept for all artistic disciplines, levels, and ages.  Diverse artistic disciplines and career stages Inclusive children-friendly event allowed artists to bring their families along. Supported an artist-owned Cafe venue low budget, full house, Great impact - [VIBE Arts Fest](https://maychook.com/?p=549): VIBE Arts Fest Annual youth-led arts festival to highlight youth and emerging artists from underserved communities.  The Challenge To bring together hundreds of youth from different neighbourhoods in one festival was no easy task. In addition to festival production, engaging with youth and keeping them motivated were essential to support their artistic and personal growth.  How We Helped We were involved in three annual festivals and achived progressive goals in each year.  Increased scale and attendance each year (300+ attendees) Suppported the growth of youth artists throughout the years Amplified the festival during a rebrand phase ## Pages - [Home](https://maychook.com/): Creativity. Sustainability. Impact. Events, Projects & Operations Strategies for positive change Trusted by… about us We make things happen with measurable results. Experience how we push through efficiency and impact. Learn more Our Services events consulting, education and more Consulting Viverra maecenas accumsan lacus vel. Risus ultricies tristique nulla aliquet enim tortor. Nam aliquam sem et tortor consequat id porta nibh Speaking Viverra maecenas accumsan lacus vel. Risus ultricies tristique nulla aliquet enim tortor. Nam aliquam sem et tortor consequat id porta nibh Workshops & education Viverra maecenas accumsan lacus vel. Risus ultricies tristique nulla aliquet enim tortor. Nam aliquam […] - [Portfolio](https://maychook.com/?page_id=58): Portfolio - [About](https://maychook.com/?page_id=38): Welcome to May Chook Consulting About May May Chook (they/she) is a Toronto-based event professional and project & operations manager, specializing in sustainability and social impact. Born and raised in Malaysia, they make-happen events and projects that empower the community, raise funds for impactful initiatives, and make the world a more joyful place. They have 10 years of experience in various industries especially in a fast-growth or start-up environment. Leading full-scope projects and events, they build and improve systems around operations and cross-functional processes to support long-term organizational growth. May started their career as a music artist and facilitator, primarily working […] - [Contact](https://maychook.com/?page_id=35): Contact Us Looking for event/project management or operations support?Please reach out using the form below, and we’ll get back to you. [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)