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One of our chronic problems is getting interest in GNHLUG, both from a "regular membership" standpoint, and from the standpoint of getting volunteers. This page is dedicated to ideas for solving this problem.
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- More advanced notice - We're all busy, so we all tend to not send notice soon enough
- More frequent notice - A single notice is easy to miss; several are not
- More... ?
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- Get the regulars to show up - call or write the usual suspects. A personal invitation makes a difference.
- Followup on folks who don't show up any more: contact them and ask why?
- Work at a variety of topics from our volunteer MeetingSpeakers: newbie, user space, admin, scripting, games, music, graphics, commercial, non-profit, vendor, etc.
- Publicize the meetings: if you have an announcement ready two weeks in advance, send it to our MediaOutlets.
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Getting Volunteers
And, of course, we need volunteers to help run the show.
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Delegate some responsibility and get more people involved. More involved people tend to become more invested, get more from the group and give more back, a positive feedback loop. A chapter could have:
- A chapter coordinator who ensures the chapter continues to meet
- A deputy coordinator to MC the meetings when the c.c. is unavailable, act as general backup
- A meeting planner to reserve room, speaker, topic and find new topic
- A publicist to draw up the announcements, send out the PR
- A membership person to greet new members, note attendance at the meetings, create / maintain a contact list.
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In the past, JerryKubeck managed to get quite a few people in to help with the LinuxBusinessShow. How did he do that? We should ask him.
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