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General guide for event organizers - Additional Tips

General guide for event organizers - Additional Tips

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DayforFailure

September 11, 2012
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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 [email protected]

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  7. I still have many questions.
    Sure,
    Just send an email to
    [email protected]
    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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