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Unfortunately, campuses can be intimidating locations for local residents not associated with the college or university, and, because of that, we have found attendance will be much higher if the event is held in the local community. Regardless if the project is hosted on a campus or off, the idea of The Facing Project is to bring the entire community together to celebrate, and learn from, the stories. Most Facing Project LIVE events have happened in local theatre houses. In addition, since it’s important to coincide the LIVE event with the launch of your book, you will need to make sure the event date is chosen at a time when you will have your book printed and ready to hand out as folks enter the venue.Īnother consideration, regarding the event date, is that you may have to rely on available dates for the venue where you wish to hold your event. You may choose to plan your LIVE event and book launch within the awareness month for your topic.

Most issue areas have an awareness month (ex: April, autism January, poverty etc.). In this instance, we’ve seen events held on Tuesdays or Thursdays to draw in more students who might not attend such an event on a weekend.Īnother indictor may be based upon the theme of your project. But some of the campus-based projects occurring across the country have indicated that holding the event on a weeknight actually works better for them. What day of the week is most popular to hold events? In our community, Saturdays have often been the best time to hold the LIVE Facing Project events, and over time, we’ve had as many as 400 people turn out. Start to look at other popular events happening in your community. One of the main goals is that you want to attract as many folks as possible to get your message out and celebrate the stories as an entire community, and that will rely upon the culture within your community and when they like to get out and about. We typically say it takes no less than four months from the time you sign onto to The Facing Project to actually holding your event and releasing your book. The first thing to consider is when you want to hold your event.

Since that time, many Facing Project LIVE events have been held across the country, and the following includes best practices for putting it all together.

That’s okay, neither had we until we put together the first ever Facing Project back in 2012. I know what you might be thinking: But I’ve never organized a theatrical performance. Writing stories for community impact is at the core of The Facing Project, but bringing those stories to life is crucial in order to make a lasting impression on the community.