Going Local can present a wonderful opportunity. And we can harness the amazing power of the internet to build and strengthen our local communities.
I recently discovered meetup.com which is just that, an on-line venue that facilitates the process of meeting up face to face around a common interest. Taken from their website:
“Meetup’s mission is to revitalize local community and help people around the world self-organize. Meetup believes that people can change their personal world, or the whole world, by organizing themselves into groups that are powerful enough to make a difference.”
I think that this is a great idea. No matter what your interest, you can form a group and meet people in your local area consistently.
The only drawback is that you have to pay. It is a nominal fee of $12-20 a month, depending on your membership type and you can collect this fee as the organizer from the attendees of the meeting.
This blog’s mission is to provide community-building ideas for a venue like meetup.com or maybe eventually start our own community-building website that is totally free and more customizable. Stay tuned.
Tags: community, social networking