Thinking about starting a group? Want to learn some tips to help improve engagement within your community? We’re here to help! Meetup has a variety of tools to help organizers bring communities together. Learn from our Customer Support Specialists at Meetup in this demonstration.
Watch Irina Demchenko, Alissa Purcell, and Alex Harris from Meetup’s Community Support team, as they answer common questions including how to foster engagement within a group, how to schedule a recurring event, and other advice on how to optimize your Meetup experience. You’ll soon have the confidence to build a thriving community.
How to use Meetup Demo Timestamps:
- How do I start a new group? (3:59)
- How do I schedule recurring events? (11:36)
- How do I collect member dues? (16:05)
- How do I collect event fees? (17:27)
- How do I create a leadership team? (20:26)
- How do I announce events? (25:01)
- How do I contact attendees for an event? (27:56)
- How do I send a general message to members? (30:26)
- How do I use the mailing list email address? (31:46)
- How do I start discussions? (33:27)
- How do I post photos of events? (34:42)
- What should I know about gathering in person? (35:40)
- Check out this blog for more information.
- How do I navigate the help center? (39:38)
- Link to the help center: https://help.meetup.com/
Top Q&A
- How should I introduce member dues if I’ve never required them before? (42:44)
- Five dollars might be a good place to start, but even before that, you could ask your members what they think is fair and reasonable.
- Can we still host online events after the pandemic? (49:53)
- Yes! Online events are here to stay and we’ll continue to support you hosting them.
- Can you merge two groups into one group? (52:42)
- Not right now, since there are trust and safety concerns around making people join a group without them knowing. However, you could send a message to the members of one group encouraging them to join the other and merge the groups that way.
- If I close the group, will other members be notified to step up as an organizer? (53:27)
- If you close a group, it won’t be shared with other members. Members are only notified to step up if you step down from the group. When you close a group, others may be able to use your group’s name, but your group’s URL remains taken so you could start the group back up in the future and use the same name.
Last modified on September 24, 2021
