2019 was another successful year for the Seattle WordPress Community. Thank you all for your support and participation!
We hosted 4 events this year in addition to our 5 regular Meetups and WordCamp: Content Design 101 workshop with Larry Swanson, a Special Contributor Day and a Happy Sweet 16 to WordPress, Introduction to Using WordPress workshop with Kelly Wise, and the WordCamp 2019 After Party.
Our Meetup membership increased to 2,858.
Finances, by the numbers
We accept sponsorship contributions to cover the costs of meetup hospitality and community promotion + marketing initiatives. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact us through WPSeattle.org and we will respond to your inquiry.
The following is a summary of our community’s finances for 2019. Note that these figures do not include funds raised, expended, or reimbursed in support of WordCamp Seattle 2019. As always, the conference had its own budget, revenue, and expenses.
Cash on hand at year’s end: $568.10
Revenue
We received $1,200 in sponsorships in 2019.
Expenses
We invested $1,927.25 in our community in 2019. Here is a breakdown of where we invested.