Planning our events for this year - need your input!

Planning Your Events: 20 Ideas to Get You Started

It's time to get young real estate professionals excited and engaged in the real estate industry and community. Here are some activities that were suggested from NAR. I would like everyone's input as to what activities you would like to see us do for this year. Comment here or comment on the facebook group wall .

1. Organize a Habitat for Humanity volunteer project.
2. Host monthly or quarterly happy hour networking events.
3. Sponsor a real estate workshop or seminar on a topic that would interest your members. Topics may include: Rookie Survival Guide, How to Create a Referral Network, Building a Personal Marketing Plan. Invite interesting speakers and mentors to cover the topics.
4. Host a Webinar. Topics may include those listed above.
5. Sponsor and help plan an education session for the local or state REALTOR® association convention.
6. Host a speed networking event: Provide conversation-starter cue cards at every table, then partner people up to talk for 1-3 minutes at a time. Ring a bell, and one of the partners switches to a new table.
7. Hold a potluck BBQ. Ask members to bring their favorite dish. Reserve a spot at a public park, use the local REALTOR® association’s facilities or ask brokerages to be "host" by letting YPN use their outdoor grounds. Include games like beanbag toss and horseshoes—keep it fun and casual.
8. Wine tasting.
9. Form a YPN book club that meets once a month to talk about the latest real estate books. Each member can be assigned to read a different book, and then share the main tips from that book in 5 minutes or less. It's a time-saver that will benefit everyone! (Not sure what to read? Get ideas from REALTOR® magazine’s Weekly Book Scan blog: www.realtor.org/weeklybookscan.)
10. Host open house tours. Band together to do an open house caravan tour of the area.
11. Host a charity event for a community cause.
12. Tourney time: Organize a golf tournament, bowling tournament, softball tournament, etc. Invite local REALTOR® association leadership, as well as other community leaders.
13. Plan a mentor meet-up event, in which you invite people who are willing to mentor and people who would like a mentor.
14. Host a luncheon with a motivational speaker or real estate coach. Hold the lunch at different members’ offices. Topics can include negotiation skills, life balance, beating burnout, marketing ideas, and more.
15. Conduct an e-mail survey of your members to determine their main interests, which will provide your group direction.
16. Create a sponsorship or awards program, such as a competitive scholarship to attend a REALTOR® conference.
17. Host job fairs for new licensees or college students considering a career in real estate. Visit local high schools to encourage younger generations to pursue a career in real estate and serve as mentors.
18. Attend a sporting event in your community. Seek out group rates.
19. Start a Facebook page for your group and reach out online.
20. Plan a joint event with other industries’ young professional groups.