Hosting a Successful Event

The Tempe Police Department would like to assist you with hosting a successful G.A.I.N. event and increasing your attendance. The following tips are being provided to help increase your attendance.

Planning

• Ask individuals in person for help.

• Get more people in your event by asking them to do little things.

• People who help you plan may have connections with neighbors you don’t know as well; they may draw new people to the event.

• Tailor your event to the people living on  your block.  For example, if you have a lot of little children, plan activities that will be interesting to young kids and their parents.

Inviting

• Invite all neighbors well in advance and in person.  People are much more likely to participate when asked in person instead of reading about the event in a flyer or e-mail message.

• Invite the owner/managers of rental property on your block.  Ask them to invite their tenants.

• Encourage involvement from businesses on or near your neighborhood.

• Create or update your neighborhood block map while inviting.  Tell everyone that the new maps will be available at your event.

• Extend your event to invite a nearby street.  Everyone will meet new neighbors and effectiveness of your neighborhood watch/GAIN Event will spread.

• Utilize the door hangers and posters provided at the GAIN Organizational Meeting to promote your event.

At your event

• Start the evening by having kids (with adult supervision) go door-to-door to remind neighbors, particularly households that haven’t attended in the past.