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@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ ChiPy in Chicago, also host Meetup.com pages where they cross-announce
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their events so they can reach people who use that site.
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If you do use Meetup.com, the Python Software Foundation will
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reimburse you for your yearly Meetup.com account fees. See a sample
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grant application (forthcoming) on how to get that.
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reimburse you for your yearly Meetup.com account fees. Just send an
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email to the PSF requesting that money; see the :ref:`sample grant
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application <sample-grants-meetup>` for what to say when requesting
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it. Also note that it looks good for me (Asheesh), the author of this
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document, when you request that money. So please do!
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General tips on finding attendees
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* :ref:`search`
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Appendix: Sample grant applications
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.. _sample-grants-meetup:
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Requesting Meetup.com fees
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==========================
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*From*: Your Name <[email protected]>
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*Subject*: Grant Proposal: $144 for a year of meetup fees for YourUserGroupNamehere
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***---body below this line---***
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Grant objective: Pay for Meetup.com fees for YourUserGroupNameHere user group.
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NOTE: If you are a group hosted both on Meetup and elsewhere, you
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can also add a sentence like this. "Chicago's main PUG is ChiPy,
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which does not use Meetup, but by creating this account, we can
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mirror ChiPy events to Meetup.com's active userbase."
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I am CC:ing Asheesh Laroia, who encouraged me to submit this
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application.
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Grant size: $144 total
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Grant beneficiaries: ChiPy is an active Python user group, with
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lightning talks and other meetings monthly.
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NOTE: You should adjust the above text, and then remove this
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"NOTE"! A short sentence is fine; no need to write an essay.
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Preferred method of funds delivery: a paypal deposit to:
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YourNameHere
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YourPayPalEmailAddressHere
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NOTE: If you prefer a check in the mail, say that instead. PayPal
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and check-in-the-mail are the two primary methods of PSF
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reimbursement.
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Sincerely,
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YourNameHere.
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NOTE: that's it!

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