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We\u2019re here to help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch Alissa Purcell, Alex Harris, and Gwyn Krueger from Meetup\u2019s Community Support team, as they answer common questions including tips on starting a new group, building a leadership team, engaging your members, creating an event, and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Recording: Meetup 101: Communities for Success\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/95V5I7GMCoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-timestamps\">Timestamps: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Starting a new group (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/95V5I7GMCoA?t=87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1:27<\/a>)<\/li><li>Building a leadership team (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/95V5I7GMCoA?t=791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">13:11<\/a>)<\/li><li>Creating an event (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/95V5I7GMCoA?t=1262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">21:02<\/a>)<\/li><li>Engaging you members (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/95V5I7GMCoA?t=1727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">28:47<\/a>)<\/li><li>Meetup Pro (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/95V5I7GMCoA?t=2225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">37:05<\/a>)<\/li><li>Organizer App (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/95V5I7GMCoA?t=3028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">50:28<\/a>)<ul><li>If you\u2019re interested in testing out the Organizer App (beta test) click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/88VZVEwDw5QGYU9U9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>How to contact support (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/95V5I7GMCoA?t=3238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">53:58<\/a>)<\/li><li>Q&amp;A (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/95V5I7GMCoA?t=3334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">55:34<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-top-q-a-questions\">Top Q&amp;A Questions:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>What videos can be embeded?<ul><li><em>Alex<\/em>: Youtube and Vimeo are the two types of videos you can embed right now.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Can we collect member email addresses?<ul><li><em>Alex<\/em>: This is a feature that is specific to Pro. 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