RE: It's Community Building. NOT Community Raping
@maverickfoo Interesting article. Yeah, seen those too "community" programs. In fact there's one large M'sian group in FB, that started well but seems to be turning to the dark side.
IMHO, I think it is okay to charge for "training, networking, etc" as long as the community organizer is up front about it. Use of own material off course, a no no. Or must be optional/no obligation kind of thing.
If there is any profit generated, then for transparency and full disclosure, if a large percentage is donated to the cause, it is still okay. Maybe say 80% to 90%.
Usually, that's not the case-lah. Anyway kudos to what you & @bitrocker2020 is doing if it is free or at cost.
A lot of people forget greater income can come from the back end resulting from good will generated, but many are too short sighted, so go for the fast buck.
Thanks for the kind words. Actually taking advice from @carolfung, we will be charging a minimal commitment fee, usually less than RM100, up to 5 Steem for those that are more resource intensive. That's because we always get high dropoffs and low commitments when the event is free, causing the venue sponsors wastage too.
Like the upcoming Bootcamp for ladies (steemitbootcamp0118.eventbrite.com), after reimbursement of the petrol and tol and some admin charges, we'll probably donate the rest.
Both @bitrocker2020 and I knew from early on that we can earn our income from the event off the posts we do, and to be true advocates of Steemit, we have to walk the talk. Thanks for the reminder.