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Re:America’s Teens Are Choosing YouTube Over Facebook by specialist on Friday June 01, 2018 @08:46AM (#17204759)
Are these events open or friends only?

I ask because open invite eventing sucks. (I imagine organizing friends only events do too, but I wouldn't know, because we empty nesters no longer socialize like that.)

My primary volunteer gig has been experimenting with using both facebook and meetup to publish meetings, GOTV (phone banking, signature gathering), important calendar dates (eg elections).

Both kinda suck. Most of our members still get looped in via our email blasts.

But I don't really know what would be better. Looking for ideas.

(I do have ideas. But hoping to avoid making my own solution.)

Re:America’s Teens Are Choosing YouTube Over Facebook by RandallBrown on Friday June 01, 2018 @09:43AM (#17205203)
Friends only events on facebook are phenomenal.

It's much much easier than having to find out someone's email or phone number that you might not have.

And while I haven't organized a large open event, I do enjoy using facebook for attending them.

Re:America’s Teens Are Choosing YouTube Over Facebook by vthallam on Friday June 01, 2018 @09:34AM (#17205113)
Disclosure: I work for Paperless Post.

PaperlessPost is a events company and we recently launched a product named "Flyer". It's an easy way to create an event and collect RSVP's using a unique URL. The designs are pretty hip too. Check it out here - https://www.paperlesspost.com/flyer

Hit me up with any questions about the product.

Re:America’s Teens Are Choosing YouTube Over Facebook by specialist on Friday June 01, 2018 @03:47PM (#17209367)
I think you were downvoted for self-promo. FWIW, I appreciate your reply. I peeked. Your product looks very nice.

To better illustrate my challenge, here's an umbrella org to dozens of activities, of varying sizes and prerequisites.

http://www.sustainableballard.org

They need a whitelabel version of volunteermatch.org & meetup.com hybrid.