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GROUPABLE DECEMBER NEWSLETTER
How have you been using Groupable?
Thank you to all 3,200+ groups that have been members of our Beta registration period and thanks for sharing all of your great stories about how you’ve been using Groupable. We’ve heard from Sailing Clubs, Non-Profits and lots of Mom’s Groups about their sponsorship goals and successes!! Keep them coming!
Sponsors are Flocking to Groupable:
Check out why below
Group Sponsorship is an innovative marketing channel designed to harness the power of real life social networks.
Build Word of Mouth: Grow relationships by engaging your customers’ passions.
Channel Influencers: Convert group leaders into fierce brand advocates
Think Hyperlocal: Microsponsorships unearth hidden customers
Sponsor ‘09 Wrap-Up
As the end of the year approaches, we list the top 5 most important things that sponsors look for when deciding to sponsor groups.

  1. Clear descriptions of group wants and needs
  2. Detailed info on group make-up and activities
  3. Pictures of past events
  4. Mission statement - why should we sponsor YOU?
  5. Quick response from group leaders
We’re Listening:
Here’s What’s Coming to Groupable in Jan ‘10
1. No need to import your group’s info into your profile a second time. Just paste the feeds of favorite image, video or event site and keep your sponsors up to date.

2. Group Currency - now offer “grouplets” to groups as sponsorship option. Groups can redeem for cash and merchandise.

3. Groups can now use the platform to raise money for their cause by filling out surveys or signing up for trial offers.

Upload video from your hard drive or paste in the rss feed of your video channel.

Read on
“Help! We lost our login information or never received it during the beta testing period…”
Fear not. Here it is included below as well as a link to your group profile created by you or a group representative.username: [EMAIL]
password: [PASSWORD]
view group profile
Sponsorship Offers:
CRUSH IT! By Gary Vaynerchuck “Why now is the time to Cash in Your Passion!” Get one hour of Skype time with one of the most dynamic entrepreneurs today!!
Free Color Printer Program
Are you a registered organization? Do you already print in color for your business - Why not get a free printer?
Get your group’s photo on bottles or even cases of Jones Soda. Great fundraising and holiday gift idea.
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Most Active Sponsors
Groupable’s Choice: Our Favorite Groups and the prizes that they’ve won…
As voted on by Groupable staff and sponsors: Congratulations!

1. Momasphere

Momasphere events reawaken & celebrate the multiple aspects of mothers as multi-faceted women with interests and skills that go beyond their roles as moms. Momasphere evenings are created to give moms time away from their families to replenish themselves. Each event is designed to allow moms, new and old, to meet and learn from each other with evenings that stimulate conversation, creativity and connections.

$75 Gift Certificate to Amazon.com

2. Red Oak Laundry Love Project

Laundry Love Projects partner with local laundromats in cleaning the clothes of those living in shelters, motels, cars, garages and on the streets. Their mission is to take laundromats and convert them into hubs of relief, granting reprieve to those living in oppressive poverty through aid in education, basic medical care and assistance in job and housing placement.

$100 Gift Certificate - Target

3. Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project

The Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project Local Development Corporation 501(c)3, local development corporation founded with the mission to restore the “Main Street” of the Fort Greene and Clinton Hill community to a bustling, economically vital neighborhood commercial corridor that provides entrepreneurial, cultural, recreational, and employment opportunities for all those who live, work or study in the area.

$100 Cash Award