Other ticketing options include limiting the number of each ticket type sold, and limiting the days each ticket type is sold. Alternatively you can have the attendees pay the fees. In the example below, the fees are absorbed by the chapter.

Also, when creating tickets, you can establish who pays for Eventbrites fees. If you break out tickets between members and non-members, even if they have the same cost, you can better track your finances for the STC budget form, which always asks for member vs. Why create different ticket tiers? Perhaps you want to offer a discount for students, first time attendees, or society members. Each type of ticket can have a different name and price, including a free ticket. TicketsĪdditionally, you must create ticket types. When you create an event in Eventbrite, you establish the basic information about the event: location, time, date, subject, etc. If you contact them and send them proof that your chapter is a not-for-profit, they will reduce their fees. Discounts for Not-for-profitsĪs noted in an earlier article, both Eventbrite and PayPal provide discounts to not-for-profit organizations. So if you want to organize a meeting with no fees, Eventbrite will organize the registration for free! You can tie in your PayPal account with Eventbrite and process all your payments electronically. They skim off a percentage of your ticket sales instead of having a monthly fee. This can be costly, especially for groups with tight budgets.Įventbrite works on a different business model. However, Meetup also charges a hefty fee every six month, which scales to the size of your group. Meetup can expand your audience, organize events, and collect payments.

In the earlier article, the benefits of using were explained. This article is designed to compliment, but not replace, the content of that webinar. In April of 2016, Viqui Dill and Teresa Nguyen hosted a webinar on Eventbite for STC and the CAC. Keeping track of who is attending and who has paid can be done manually, or through, but there may be better way: Eventbrite. To successfully pull off an event, you need a venue, food and drink, a presenter, and most importantly, attendees. One of the more challenging aspects of running a community can be running events. Note: This post originally appeared on the STC Community Affairs Committee website.

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