{"id":17437,"date":"2023-08-24T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T20:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/?p=17437"},"modified":"2023-08-24T15:42:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T19:42:49","slug":"recording-august-2023-meetup-community-building-office-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/recording-august-2023-meetup-community-building-office-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Recording: August 2023 Meetup Community Building Office Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s your time to build that thriving community you always wanted! Get your organizing questions answered during office hours hosted by Meetup\u2019s Community Support team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this recording with two of Meetup\u2019s customer support professionals, Alex Marden and Colin-Pierre Larnerd, for essentials on managing your group, hosting events, and making the most out of Meetup\u2019s features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Recording: August 2023 Meetup Community Building Office Hours\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7t7B9M7GfP4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Main Takeaways:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Product Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>New member profiles\n<ul>\n<li>The iOS &amp; Android apps have launched an updated member profile experience!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New sections:\n<ul>\n<li>Looking to<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shared groups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shared interests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Members have full control over what appears and doesn&#8217;t appear on their profile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coming soon on Web.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attendee List in Android app\n<ul>\n<li>The brand new attendee list is designed to give members a clearer sense of who will be there, and why they should attend the event they\u2019ve registered for.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organizers and Member+ subscribers can now see a detailed attendee list view that showcases:\n<ul>\n<li>Interests of the attendees, including shared interests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What members are looking for (e.g. practicing hobbies and\/or making friends)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Redesigned Event Feedback Page\n<ul>\n<li>We have redesigned the Event Feedback page to include the following details:\n<ul>\n<li>Show-up results<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rating breakdown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What people had to say<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What people liked<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your group info<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recent events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organizer resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Event Feedback Overview Page\n<ul>\n<li>See all of your past event feedback in one place!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See what people liked and what went wrong.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sort and filter ratings, message reviewers, and report feedback.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use your member\u2019s feedback to learn and make improvements to your events!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Q&amp;A Questions and Resources: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Can you clarify automated reminders for events at scheduled intervals before the event to increase the show-up rate?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Colin:<\/em> Currently, organizers have the option to manually send announcements to their groups about events. There&#8217;s an understanding of the need for scheduled reminders. Organizers have expressed interest in having the ability to preset announcements and reminders for a more automated process. This feedback is encouraged to be submitted through the feature request form to increase the likelihood of its development. While manual announcements don&#8217;t yet support this, the platform already offers automated event reminders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Product feedback&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/meetu.ps\/3mQ3G4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stay up to date on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/meetup-product-release-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">product updates<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meetup\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/help.meetup.com\/hc\/en-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Help Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For further support from our team or to&nbsp;<strong>report a bug<\/strong>, submit a direct request to our team using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/help.meetup.com\/hc\/en-us\/requests\/new?ticket_form_id=360001758931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Join the<a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/PTVXkca8pQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Meetup Organizer on Discord<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-excerpt\"><p>The essentials for managing your group, hosting events, and making the most out of Meetup\u2019s features.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":17446,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - 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