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Community Calendar — Partner Invitation
A Free Partnership Opportunity

Get your events in front of
the whole community.

We're building a unified community calendar — and we'd love to include your organization. Zero cost, zero staff time, zero obligation.

See how it works ↓
The Partnership
A genuinely mutual benefit

Our community calendar brings together events from organizations across the region. By joining, your events reach an audience you wouldn't otherwise have — automatically.

For your organization

More people see your events

Every event you publish — workshops, fundraisers, meetings, performances — automatically appears on our calendar and in front of our entire membership.

  • Free promotion to our full member base
  • Every event links back to your website
  • Updates automatically — no ongoing work
  • No cost, ever
For our community

One place for everything happening locally

Our members get a complete picture of what's on in the community — not just our events, but everything worth attending. More participation, stronger community ties.

  • Richer, more useful calendar for our members
  • More exposure to partner organizations
  • Stronger connections across the community
How It Works
Simple from your side

Once you're set up, your events appear on our calendar within 30 minutes of you publishing them — with no extra work on your part.

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1

You give us permission

A simple yes is all we need. You're in control of what gets listed — if it's on your public calendar, it can appear on ours.

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2

You send us one link

Your public calendar link — whatever tool you use to manage events almost certainly generates one automatically. It takes two minutes to find.

3

We handle everything else

Your events appear on our calendar, color-coded to your organization, with a direct link back to you. Updates happen automatically forever.

The Ask
What we need from you

That's it. Just two things — and the second one takes under two minutes.

Your permission

We only list organizations who have agreed to participate. A quick reply to our outreach is all we need — no paperwork, no formal agreement.

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Your public calendar link

A shareable link to wherever you already publish your events. You don't need anything special — if your organization uses any of the tools below, you already have one.

📆 Google Calendar
📧 Outlook / Office 365
🌐 WordPress website
🏗️ Squarespace / Wix
🍎 Apple Calendar
📋 Most event platforms

Not sure if you have one? Just ask us. Tell us what tool you use to manage your events and we'll find the link for you — it takes about two minutes.

No staff time required. No accounts to create. No content to manage. Your existing calendar is all you need.
What It Looks Like
Your events on our calendar

Each organization is color-coded and clearly attributed. Every event links directly back to your website.

📅 Community Events Calendar
yourcommunity.org/events
Mon, Jun 9
6:30 PM

Annual Summer Gala & Fundraiser

📍 Riverside Hall · ↗ yourorganization.org

Your Org ✦
Wed, Jun 11
10:00 AM

Community Garden Planting Day

📍 Elmwood Park Pavilion

Garden Club
Sat, Jun 14
All Day

Youth Leadership Workshop Series

📍 Community Center, Room B · ↗ yourorganization.org

Your Org ✦
Thu, Jun 19
7:00 PM

Jazz in the Park — Summer Series

📍 Central Park Bandshell

Arts Council
Events highlighted in blue are yours — each linking back to your site.
Questions & Answers
Everything you might want to know

We've tried to make this as simple and low-commitment as possible. Here are the questions we hear most often.

Does this require any work or staff time from us?
No — and that's by design. Once you send us your public calendar link, everything is fully automatic. When you add, edit, or cancel an event in your own calendar, our calendar updates on its own within 30 minutes. There's nothing to log into, no content to re-enter, and no one at your organization needs to do anything on an ongoing basis.
Can we opt out if we change our mind?
Yes, at any time, for any reason. Just let us know and we'll remove your organization from the calendar promptly — typically within 24 hours. Your events will no longer appear, and we won't retain any of your data. There's no minimum commitment and no notice period required.
Which events will appear? Can we control that?
Only events from your public calendar feed will appear. Whatever you choose to publish publicly is what we'll display — nothing more. If you have internal or members-only events that aren't on your public calendar, those will never appear. You already have full control through whatever calendar tool you use today.
What if we don't know what our "public calendar link" is?
We'll find it for you — just tell us what tool you use. Google Calendar, Outlook, Apple Calendar, WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, and most event management platforms all generate a shareable calendar link automatically. You may have it without knowing it exists. Send us the name of your calendar tool and we'll point you to exactly where the link lives. It takes about two minutes.

What if we use Facebook Events or PDF flyers? Those unfortunately can't be connected automatically — there's no shareable link to subscribe to. If that's your situation, reach out anyway and we can discuss options.
Is there any cost to us, now or in the future?
No. This is a community initiative. There is no charge to be listed, no premium tier, and no plans to charge in the future. Our goal is simply to make it easier for community members to find events across all of our organizations.
What information will be displayed for our events?
Whatever you include in your own calendar. Typically: event name, date and time, location, a short description, and a direct link back to your website or event page. Your organization's name appears on every event, color-coded to your brand. We never edit or alter your event details — they appear exactly as you publish them.
What if we update or cancel an event?
It updates automatically. When you change or remove an event in your own calendar, our calendar reflects that change within 30 minutes — no action needed on your part. You manage your events in one place, and everything stays in sync.

Ready to get your events
in front of more people?

Join the community calendar in three simple steps — and let your events do the talking.

Step 1
Reply to let us know you're interested
Step 2
Send us your calendar feed link
Step 3
Your events go live — automatically
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