Re: [UG-ADMINS] LouPUG Sponsorship

Check out some of the local recruiter offices.  Whenever I have needed
space/money/sponsorships/exposure they have always come through big time
for me.  VACO sponsored us for a while, and now TEKsystems is.  Just set
ground rules as to what you expect from them (like no harassing your
members and such) and you should be good to go.  Most of them are really
nice and just happy to help.

Also, keep meetup.com.  Take a collection from the group if you have to,
but keep it around.  It's how new people are going to find you.  Our group
(TrianglePHP in Raleigh) has grown to over 400 members in an area where PHP
isn't the biggest deal in town by a long shot.

- Jason


On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Sandy Smith <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks for the kudos, Keith!
>
> That being said, attendance at DCPHP and Baltimore PHP has dropped off in
> the past year. Has anybody else experienced this?
>
> Currently I'm running a survey of DCPHP members: both on our old Google
> Group and through Meetup. I'll let people know what I find out, if anyone's
> interested (and if the results are something more than "getting around DC
> is hard").
>
> I will say, based on my Meetup experience so far is that you can get a LOT
> of members--DCPHP just crested 800 on there--but the commitment level is
> very low. I'm guilty of this myself: I've joined several meetups and have
> only attended a few, and certainly haven't become a regular at any.
>
> So Meetup may be necessary, but I'm not sure it's sufficient. :)
>
> Man, it's almost like this organizing stuff is work. Sheesh.
>
> -Sandy
>
> On Dec 4, 2012, at 1:30 PM, D Keith Casey Jr wrote:
>
> >
> > @Jason - Drop me a note off list to chat on details.
> >
> > On moving away from Meetup in general, I'd really recommend against it.
> I put ~4 years into DCPHP and we hit ~400 members. In the 2.5 years since
> Sandy Smith listed the group on Meetup, another 400 members have appeared.
> Like it or not, it is *the* place that people go first to find groups of
> interest.
> >
> > On a related note, I'm proud to see that in those 2.5 years, there have
> been 85 events. That's 2.83/month on average which is ridiculously active.
> Congrats guys. :)
> > Source: http://www.meetup.com/DC-PHP/
> >
> > kc
> >
> > On 12/4/12 11:54 AM, Jason McCreary wrote:
> >> Twilio already funded us for the first 6 months. I suppose I could reach
> >> back out to him.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Jason
> >>
> >> On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Sean Prunka <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Twilio covered CHOPUG on Meetup for our first six months... Sadly, our
> >>> group didn't make it past that mark.. But, our bad fortune could be
> your
> >>> good fortune. You could talk to Keith Casey. He might be able to help.
> >>>
> >>> Sean Prunka
> >>> On Dec 4, 2012 11:57 AM, "Jason McCreary" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Our Meetup dues for the Louisville PHP User Group (LouPUG) are due
> soon.
> >>>> While I wish to eventually move away from Meetup, it currently is our
> >>>> largest source of attendees while LouPUG gains traction.
> >>>>
> >>>> I am open to long term ideas. But for the short term, can anyone
> recommend
> >>>> or offer sponsorships for the next 6 months ($72)? Partial
> sponsorship is
> >>>> welcome.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Jason McCreary
> >>>> Founder - LouPUG
> >>>>
> >
> >
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