Last week I decided to create a social group for 50+ women in my area. Apparently there is high pent-up demand for opportunities to socialize because the group has gone from zero to 179 members in one week! I started it on Nextdoor, but I don’t think that is the right platform longer term.
I’m looking for a platform where members have to apply to join, an event calendar can be populated by a few administrators and viewed by all, event capacity can be limited to a certain number, and people can post pictures and videos from events. I think MeetUp probably does all of this, but I’ve never used it to set up a group.
Has anyone had experience running a MeetUp group? Do you like it as a platform? Any words of advice or recommendations other than MeetUp? Facebook is another option, but not everyone has a Facebook account and I imagine it shares some of the same limitations as Nextdoor.
I’m looking for a platform where members have to apply to join, an event calendar can be populated by a few administrators and viewed by all, event capacity can be limited to a certain number, and people can post pictures and videos from events. I think MeetUp probably does all of this, but I’ve never used it to set up a group.
Has anyone had experience running a MeetUp group? Do you like it as a platform? Any words of advice or recommendations other than MeetUp? Facebook is another option, but not everyone has a Facebook account and I imagine it shares some of the same limitations as Nextdoor.