Understanding how to host an event with the North Austin Family Network. This guide aims to make hosting accessible, easy and beneficial for you and our community. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out to Sophie Traulsen.

Pick the event details:

• Determine a date, time, and location that works for you and your family. If you have a co-host, consider their schedule as well.
• Add the event to the calendar using this form.
• Pick how the event will work: Pot Luck, Tickets Purchased, Free Event
• If you’re engaging with a business, consult the Community Engagement Chair, Shelby Winsbrook.

For a pot luck:

• Determine how you want to manage individuals contributions – would you like people to bring whatever they want or sign up?
• Consider asking people to bring non-food items such as cutlery, paper plates, decorations, or an activity
• We would like to encourage a culture where the hosts do not provide anything else when they host at their house to keep hosting accessible and easy for everyone.

For a ticketed event:

• Decide where people will purchase their tickets, and the deadline. Be clear about what’s included in the ticket and what’s still expected from participants.
• Be sure you’re clear about who will be using the ticket money to purchase goods.

Day of Event:

• Send out reminders to participants using group chat
• Don’t stress about your space being perfect – just bring your authentic self!

After the Event:

• Send a list of event event attendees over to Sophie, and photos over to Karlee
• Give any feedback about hosting the event to Sophie so we can improve next time!