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How
to Form a New Group
If you are interested in
forming a local group, we can help.
- 1ST: You will need to decide
if you want to affiliate with either the
Council for Secular
Humanism
or with the
American Humanist Association.
Doing this will allow you to take
advantage of additional services and the use of a non-profit tax
exemption. In addition, they can help you by giving you the
names of their members in your area.
- 2ND: Contact Us with the
contact information for your group so that we can include you in
our list. We can also provide you with a list of speakers and a
list of our members in your area to contact as well.
- 3RD: Determine a location to
have your meeting. It will help if you use the same location, at
the same time every month. This will make it easier for your
members to know when you are meeting. For instance - you may
decide to meet at the local library on the first Saturday of
every month.
- 4TH: After setting up a
meeting place and time, contact the people on the lists you have
received to invite them to attend - you may also want to ask
them to volunteer and help with things like publicity and
snacks.
- 5TH: Contact your local
media. Many have free calendar listings for groups to advertise
their meetings. This may help attract individuals not yet
affiliated with Humanism. If you have a guest speaker - be sure
to include that information in your advertising. You may also
want to create a press release to get an article written about
your new group. Contact your local media to find out what the
guidelines are. The secret to success with the media is to
follow up with them politely.
- 6TH: Create flyers - and
leave them at your meeting place, if appropriate. You can also
leave these at coffee houses and any other places you might find
appropriate.
- 7TH: Have your meeting, and
enjoy yourself.
Also - if you are looking for
ideas for your group - check out
Secular Seasons.
They have information on things you can do to celebrate the seasons
- Humanist style.
The Campus Freethought
Alliance has a good list of resources for people starting groups at:
http://www.campusfreethought.org/leaders.htm |
