When you offer to support people with the venue and event logistics and don’t ask for a longterm commitment they are much more likely to say “yes”. And as a bonus co-producing an event is a good way to identify and test new potential co-organizers.
Thanks to Joyce Hsu of NetSquared Toronto for sharing her example.
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SUBJECT: Got a great idea for GROUP NAME? Be a co-organizer for a session!
Hi,
I’m in the midst of planning our upcoming line-up for GROUP NAME and I welcome you to help me plan too! If you have an idea to for an event or presenter, I can help you make it happen:
1. You have an idea (or better, multiple ideas) for an event. Maybe it’s a topic you’d like to learn about, or an area you’d like to speak about. You let me know and we’ll discuss whether it’s a good fit, and how it could work.
2. You plan the event and find speakers/panelists/material for the event, with lots of support from me along the way.
3. I put the event up on Meetup, promote the event and coordinate the logistics. People show up, learn something and have a good time!
Interested? You can read about the process in more detail here.
Send me an email at YOUR EMAIL HERE and let’s talk!
Thanks,
YOUR NAME HERE