“Lessons Learned from Running EA Purdue” by Nathan Reed, Mattheww🔸

This semester, EA Purdue was able to expand from 4 regular members to around 15-20 regular members. Partially, this was due to having a larger organizing team with more capacity for organizing events; partially, it was due to us running the group with a better strategy. The changes we made had a variety of impacts on retention, community structure, and potential succession, so we thought it would be useful to share what we learned and how other groups can adapt from our successes and mistakes. TL;DR Organizer time and effort: Focus on putting in enough time and effort as an organizer—this often determines your success. Start early, meet often, have a clear theory of change, and be prepared for more work than you expect. Building Helpful Relationships: Build strong friendships among your organizers and leverage resources like OSP for strategy and support. Network with faculty and students to [...] ---Outline:(00:36) TL;DR(02:28) Organizer time and effort(05:31) Building Helpful Relationships(07:49) Know the College Club Market(11:17) Fellowship(13:24) General Meetings(16:47) On Community Building--- First published: December 15th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/WTgoeypTrpxkKFe4Y/lessons-learned-from-running-ea-purdue --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.