Explain your goals, needs and responsibilities, and listen to what your members say about their needs and responsibilities. Compromise to get the job done, but don't compromise your standards. Be flexible enough to help everyone get the job done together. Congratulate the people in your organization and acknowledge their efforts. Take a minute to recognize a job well done.
Every sponsor is interested in how to bring new people into their travelogue audience.
This is what the Lions Club of Pueblo, CO did. This idea shows proof that trying a new idea can have a very positive impact on your audience. To accent the Scandinavian theme, a local retirement community provided a simple, yet elegant array of Scandinavian hor d'oeuvres. The extra attraction has also encouraged an increase in the audience. Some of the underwriters also provide door-prize drawings for the audience.