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  <div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">[Canceled] The basics of Vendors & Community - Community Manager Meetup</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2019-02-27T17:30:00" datetime="2019-02-27T17:30:00">Wednesday, February 27, 2019 from 5:30</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2019-02-27T19:30:00" datetime="2019-02-27T19:30:00">7:30pm</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202395377'><span class='fn org p-name'>Marquam</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> <div class="street-address p-street-address">811 Naito Parkway, Suite 600</div> <span class="locality p-locality">Portland</span> , <span class="region p-region">Oregon (OR)</span> <span class="postal-code p-postal-code">97204</span> <div class="country-name p-country-name">USA</div> (<a href='https://maps.google.com/maps?q=811%20Naito%20Parkway,%20Suite%20600,%20Portland%20Oregon%20(OR)%2097204%20USA'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <p><b>THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER - WE ARE DISCUSSING A RESCHEDULE.</b></p> <p>DETAILS TBA</p> <p>Are you interested in running a community group? Do you currently run a community group? Check out the Community Manager Meetup - we bring together all types of community people to share ideas. This includes for-profit & non-profit, online and in person, tech and non-tech.</p> <p>This presentation:</p> <p>There are a lot of fund raising strategies for your community group. As your community grows you may need to raise funds and you might look at utilizing the vendors in your community as funding sources.</p> <p>In this presentation and discussion, Joe will provide:</p> <ul> <li>The breadth of fundraising strategies by communities, and typical revenue models</li> <li>Considerations of legally incorporating as a 501c3 vs other options</li> <li>Identifying vendors in your community and evaluating their financial potential</li> <li>Tips doing outreach to vendors when asking for money</li> <li>Understanding what vendors want in exchange for money, and possible ways to balance the interests of everyone</li> <li>Objections your vendors might have and ways to negotiate</li> </ul> <p>Bring your experience working with vendors and sponsors. Where have you found success, what horror stories do you have, and think about how we can help other communities do this better.</p> <p>The presentation should be relevant to online and in-person community groups.</p> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a class="url u-url" href="https://www.meetup.com/Community-Manager-Meetup/events/258502824/">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>