Organizing Your Meetup Group

[Meetup Organizer Support <http://www.meetup.com/~info>]

Dear Meetup Organizer, 

You're one of more than 35,000 people who volunteered to be a 
Meetup Organizer in the last ten weeks, and your numbers are 
growing by more than 500 a day. 

We're thrilled by your interest, and we've spent the last few 
weeks watching the progress of these new groups, reading your 
questions and comments, and visiting various cities to talk to 
great Organizers in person. We heard that Organizers wanted 
more help, more advice, and more inspiration. Well, here are 
some resources to get you started. 

 * 4 RESOURCES FOR MEETUP GROUP ORGANIZERS * 

1) *Organizer Center*
http://orc.meetup.com

The new Organizer Center is a growing collection of articles by 
Meetup staff and Organizers, ranging from how to expand your 
group to setting up a great event to communicating with your 
members. Look for regular updates-and don't be shy about 
contributing questions, comments, or articles of your own.

2) *The Unabashed Organizer Forum*
http://www.meetup.com/boards/view/listthreads?forum=203829

Drop in on this discussion, led by Meetup's own Hilary Moon 
Murphy, and talk directly with other Organizers all around the 
world.  There's a good chance your questions have already been 
answered by this very active community. The forum is a great 
place to get answers, share ideas, and make some new friends.  

3) *Manage Your Group*

This page holds all the tools you need to run your group. Click 
"Manage Your Group" on the top-left of your group's welcome 
screen. From here, you can: 

 *  Update your group details, including group name, group description, where you're based, and more
 * Change the time and date of your monthly Meetup
 * Create polls to ask for members' opinions 
 * Add new Meetup events to your calendar
 * Contact members by email

4) *Meetup Organizer Support Staff*
http://www.meetup.com/~organizer 

We're here to answer your questions. If you have a suggestion, 
a comment,  question, or a problem, write to our Organizer 
Support Staff. We'll usually get back to you in a day or two. 
(In the meantime, the Unabashed Organizer Forum is a good 
source of answers.)

Meetup now has 1.5 million members, and collectively you're 
making a BIG and positive impact on their lives. If your group 
hasn't got together yet, hang in there--it will happen! In 
little more than a few weeks, attendance is already way up, far 
more Meetups have happened, and members are reporting great 
events. 

It's all thanks to your efforts and enthusiasm. We're delighted 
you're here.

Best regards,
The team at Meetup.com

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