Enhancing Post-Meetup Engagement and Community Development

Jupiter DAO
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Introduction

As our regional IRL initiative continues to grow, it is essential to build on the momentum created during each meetup. While these events attract new members and spark community excitement, the challenge is converting one-time participation into sustained engagement. In this proposal, I outline a few strategies to extend the meetup experience based off feedback i got to foster ongoing involvement, and build self-sustaining communities.

1. Sustained Engagement Beyond the Meetup

Meetups should be seen as the starting point of a continuous journey. To keep members engaged, establish follow-up activities such as online discussion groups and thematic working sessions. These ongoing interactions will nurture a sense of community and encourage regular participation.

2. Structured Onboarding for New Members

Every new attendee deserves a warm welcome and a clear pathway to integrate into our broader community. Creating a structured onboarding process that includes:

• A welcome package outlining available resources and opportunities.

• Regular orientation sessions that help newcomers understand how they can contribute and benefit from the community.

3. Measuring Impact and Engagement

It’s important to track our progress in converting one-time attendees into long-term participants. We propose:

• Implementing a system to monitor post-meetup engagement.

• Conducting periodic surveys to gauge member satisfaction and identify areas for improvement.

This data-driven approach will help us refine our strategy and ensure that our efforts are making a measurable impact.

4. Building Stronger Local Hubs

These localised communities can:

• Offer peer-to-peer support and mentorship.

• Serve as catalysts for the broader regional network.

Providing the necessary support can transform our initiative into a robust, decentralised community network.

5. Providing Resources and Support

To aid the transition from attendee to active community member, offer:

• Educational content and workshops.

• Access to mentorship programs and skill-building sessions.

• A repository of tools and resources designed to help members contribute meaningfully.

This approach ensures that everyone has the opportunity to grow and benefit from the community.

6. Establishing a Feedback Loop

Finally, continuous improvement is key. We recommend:

• Collecting feedback after each meeting to understand what worked well and where we can improve.

• Holding periodic town hall meetings where members can voice their ideas and concerns.

This open dialogue will enable us to adapt and evolve, ensuring that the community remains responsive to its members’ needs.

Conclusion

This proposal aims to transform our regional IRL initiative from a series of meetups into a thriving, engaged community. By establishing structured onboarding, ongoing engagement activities, defined roles, and a robust feedback system, we can create an environment where every member feels valued and empowered to contribute. Let’s build a community that extends far beyond the meetup room and fosters lasting connections.

Open to talking more about these initiatives or other ideas that will be better to help ensure our community’s continued growth and success.

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IRL Events Are Great, But We Need to Prioritize Online Presence Too

I appreciate the effort put into growing the regional IRL initiative and agree that meetups help strengthen the community. However, I believe we should not rely too much on IRL events as the primary way to onboard new users. Instead, they should complement our existing community-building efforts.

Here’s why:

  1. Scalability – Unlike online efforts, IRL events have limitations in terms of reach. We can’t hold them every month in multiple locations, meaning we miss out on engaging a broader audience. Online initiatives, on the other hand, can reach a much larger and more diverse group consistently.

  2. Sustained Growth – While IRL events help reinforce relationships among existing members, we need a strong online presence to keep engagement high between meetups. Right now, it feels like we are prioritizing IRL events over improving our regional online community.

  3. Balancing Efforts – If the goal is long-term community growth, we should focus equally on strengthening online engagement through:

Consistent social media presence (Twitter, Telegram, Discord, etc.).

Regional content creation (memes, guides, explainers).

Interactive online discussions (AMAs, workshops, Twitter Spaces).

I’d love to see more emphasis on building our regional online presence alongside IRL initiatives.

Would love to hear others’ thoughts on this!

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I just want to say I agree on your proposal on this.

Speaking as an ‘outsider’ who just entered the Jupiverse, it would be nice to have periodic ‘onboarding’ style events/meetup where we meet regional leaders. This could be great to introduce not just the team but also an induction into Jupiverse - kind of like a workshop?

I think the induction package should be consistent across all regions and the content should be updated frequently to share amongst all organisers. Basically, I feel the structure should be the same and we should have regional onboarding consistently to retain attention.

Real life events really connect and create a brand loyalty and a cult like zeal (I mean this in a good way). A shared identity builds a stronger foundation for a unified vision towards Jupiverse.

We should definitely explore this further as I feel that perhaps there is some fragmentation across communication channels regionally.

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The idea for this is not have a formal discussion, I respect you taking out your time to respond but pls do understand the context ain’t just about meetup what several suggestions to get more active Jupiter users after an onboarding event

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Exactly something set aside for growth

These are just a list of my ideas we could use to achieve this,

I’ll love to hear your ideas too

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I understand that the goal isn’t just to host IRL events but to convert new users into active community members. That’s exactly why I believe IRL events aren’t the best approach for onboarding “new users”. Most attendees are already in crypto, and even when we target local communities/students etc, the conversion rate is too low to for the amount spent for 1day event’s. Instead, IRL events should focus on strengthening the existing community—bringing together active members who have already engaged online to build deeper connections. If the real challenge is retention and engagement, we should explore more effective ways to achieve that. And since this forum is meant for discussion, I believe this is the right place to talk about it

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When hosting you’d have your targeted audience?

A large scale of the attendees I’ve had so far ain’t into crypto n the ones who are don’t use Jupiter product :slightly_smiling_face:

Now I’m not saying a shout down to online or different approaches..all I’m saying is how to get them to be more engaging community members after each event.

From an event exposure is made about what’s going on, then they come in..there should be hands in place to lead them through

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What’s the context for this? It sounds super generic tbh. How would Jupiter breakdown .5 in actionables?

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Did you read?, cod I don’t understand your question rn pls can you rephrase it?