Building community through events

Recently, my family and I moved back to my hometown, and now, as an adult and parent to a toddler, I have a far greater appreciation for it. In particular, I’m amazed by the number of local events, which will allow me to form a community and provide special experiences for my son. 

 

For example, our public library hosts free board game nights for adults 18 and up. A brewpub nearby hosts events like Build Your Own Succulent Plant night. And the Drive-in Theatre down the road hosted an egg hunt for Easter.

 

Tell us about an event your organization has hosted, or one you’ve attended, that was successful in building community. What aspects of it allowed people to come together in a meaningful way?

 

If this discussion gives you the inspiration to host an event, learn about the ways you can utilize our event tool to make it a success!

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Best reply by MelanieD201

I serve as VP of Marketing for an international faith-based women's networking organization, The Tapestry Network, and one of our primary marketing pillars is events, both in-person and virtually. Regardless of location, each event supports a nonprofit organization. Oftentimes the featured nonprofit provides a speaker and brings their guests (board members, volunteers, etc), It's a win-win for everyone: the nonprofit gets exposure to an interested audience, and the networking group gets to meet like-minded women and grow their network.

 

Bottom line: events can be a very successful marketing tactic.

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