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References: Gauging Interest and Holding Your First Meeting

  1. Survey methodology - Wikipedia - Overview of how to design and interpret questionnaires, the underlying method behind the interest survey this chapter uses to gauge demand before founding a club.

  2. Feasibility study - Wikipedia - Explains how organizations assess whether a proposed venture is practical before committing resources, the process this chapter applies to a club feasibility assessment.

  3. Word-of-mouth marketing - Wikipedia - Covers how personal recommendations spread awareness of a new offering, the low-cost promotion channel this chapter recommends alongside flyers and social media for a first meeting.

  4. The Lean Startup - Eric Ries - Crown Business - Ries popularized building a minimum viable offering and testing it with a small pilot group before scaling, the same "first three students" and pilot-cohort strategy this chapter recommends for a brand-new club.

  5. The Nonprofit Marketing Guide - Kivi Leroux Miller - Jossey-Bass - Miller is known for a practical, low-budget approach to nonprofit audience research and word-of-mouth promotion, matching this chapter's guidance on surveying interest and promoting a first meeting.

  6. Start a Club - Girls Who Code - A real-world walkthrough of founding a coding club, from application through first session, illustrating the founding-team and feasibility steps this chapter describes.

  7. How to Write Survey Questions That Get Better Responses - SurveyMonkey - Ten practical tips for writing clear, neutral survey questions, directly supporting this chapter's interest-survey design guidance.

  8. 50+ Flyer Examples, Ideas and Design Tips - Venngage - A visual library of event-flyer layouts and design principles, supporting this chapter's advice on designing a flyer to promote a first meeting.

  9. How to Begin Your Code Club Session - Code Club, Raspberry Pi Foundation - Concrete icebreaker and rule-setting activities for a group's first session, modeling the first-impression, walk-in experience this chapter designs for new families.

  10. Code Club - Wikipedia - History and structure of the global Code Club network, a real precedent for the small-and-growing club model this chapter's starting-small strategy follows.