General guide for event organizers - Additional Tips

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1. Desserts: Additional Tips
   

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2. I am afraid of failure...
   Don’t worry. It’s only natural.
   What’s the worst thing?
   Can you accept it?
   Then, you must go forward.
   

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3. I need sponsors...
   We learned that the following types are most likely to
   sponsor our events.
   • Big companies which are active in Corporate Philanthropy
   • Foundations which support social causes
   • Government Organizations & Universities
   • Entrepreneurial Community (Incubator, Co-working space, and VCs)
   • Individuals who gave talks about failure and have epic failure stories
   You can promise following benefits to sponsors
   • Logo on Dayforfailure.com (visibility to 5+ million people)
   • Opportunity to speak for 5 minutes during the event
   • Opportunity to distribute promotional hand-outs.
   • Event photos with their logos they can use later.
   

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4. I want volunteers...
   • Ask on your Facebook and Twitter.
   • Use local networks. (Friends & Coworkers)
   • Find university Students who are
   interested in social issues and non profit
   organizations.
   • Print out posters from our website and
   post them to Universities & Public Spaces.
   • Of course, try your best friends.
   

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5. Have I missed anything?
   • Invest 20 minutes to read Guides again.
   • Basically, if you have participants and space,
   you can organize events. Check that first.
   • Make sure you followed us on Facebook and
   Twitter. There will be updates.
   • Remember to take more than 10 photos
   during the event and write a short report on
   what happened.
   

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6. Hey, I still don’t get how this is done.
   Before the event
   • Contact us and say that you want to organize an event in your local area.
   • Decide Dates and Venue.
   • Decide on the size of an event (50+ or 30-) and what components you would add to the
   event (speaker, games, post-secrets and etc).
   • (If needed) Reach out for team mates.
   • Create a Facebook event page for it and invite friends.
   • Start marketing with materials on our website.
   • (If needed) search for sponsors.
   • Write a pre-event story and share it with press. (example on Press page)
   During the event
   • Ask participants for the email and tell them you will send a final report.
   • Tweet and Take photos
   A!er the event
   • Ask participants how they experienced the event and ask for feedback.
   • Send photos and a report to info@dayforfailure.com
   

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7. I still have many questions.
   Sure,
   Just send an email to
   info@dayforfailure.com
   for any questions or feedback.
   

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8. If you’ve never failed,
   you haven’t tried anything new.
   So Let’s keep trying!
   

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