Thank you Mariatta. Highlights of building a diverse team is the opportunity for all of us to learn from each other.
On Mon, Feb 18, 2019, 12:12 PM Mariatta Wijaya <mariatta.wij...@gmail.com> wrote: > The PyCascades team is very diverse and this year we have more women and > trans people as staff members. Eloisa's expertise and experience have such > big impact to our event. > > It would be great to not refer to the PyCascades team as "you guys" in the > future. > > Thank you. > > On Mon, Feb 18, 2019, 10:32 AM Uche Ogbuji <u...@ogbuji.net wrote: > >> Hi Don, >> >> We're having a first regional Python Conference for the Rocky Mountains >> region this year [1] and would love to learn anything we can from the >> PyCascades experience, especially considering you guys seem to have knocked >> it out of the park. Consider us interested, and I'm happy to be the contact >> for now. >> >> Thanks! >> >> --Uche >> >> [1] http://pycolorado.org (redirects to interest sign-up for now; proper >> site imminent) >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 9:06 AM Don Sheu <dina...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hey all, I've learned a lot with sponsorship sales for PyCascades last >>> year, and now with Eloisa Tran chairing our sponsorship sales this year. >>> >>> Wondering if there'd be interest in participating in training for groups >>> around the Python community? >>> >>> For PyCascades, we were profitable as an org our first year. Eloisa >>> joining as our leader of sponsorship sales, we doubled, we may triple our >>> gross revenue. >>> >>> One example tactic I can share – >>> >>> >>> 1. Eight days before the conference meets on February 23, I sent out >>> reminder emails to past supporters of PuPPy, my group in Seattle >>> 2. The email copy was targeted to remind past supporters of PuPPy, >>> we are hosting PyCascades in Seattle this year >>> 3. Please alert their staff that we are approaching sell out >>> 4. Got 15 new registrations that totals in about $2000 in additional >>> revenue >>> 5. A silver level sponsor for $8000 >>> >>> My goal would be to include as many concrete examples like this in the >>> training. Eloisa was trained by the Anita Borg Institute to lead >>> sponsorship sales for Grace Hopper Conference. She donated $250k to >>> numFOCUS running sponsorship sales for PyData Seattle 2017, with about 800 >>> attendees. >>> >>> Let me know. I'll collaborate with Eloisa to create curriculum to share >>> with everybody. >>> >>> What does everybody think? >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Don Sheu >>> 312.880.9389 >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>> >>> >>> My Python user group convenes every month 2nd Wednesdays >>> http://www.meetup.com/PSPPython/events/232708762/ >>> >>> >>> *CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE*: *The information contained in this message >>> may be protected trade secrets or protected by applicable intellectual >>> property laws of the United States and International agreements. If you >>> believe that it has been sent to you in error, do not read it. Please >>> immediately reply to the sender that you have received the message in >>> error. Then delete it. Thank you.* >>> ᐧ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> PSF-Community mailing list >>> PSF-Community@python.org >>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-community >>> >> >> >> -- >> Uche Ogbuji http://uche.ogbuji.net >> Founding Partner, Zepheira http://zepheira.com >> Author, _Ndewo, Colorado_ http://uche.ogbuji.net/ndewo/ >> Co-creator, co-host, Poetry Voice Podcast >> http://poetryvoice.tumblr.com/ >> http://uogbuji.tumblr.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/ucheogbuji >> http://twitter.com/uogbuji >> _______________________________________________ >> PSF-Community mailing list >> PSF-Community@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-community >> >
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