Name: NJHN is closing this Meetup group on 12/9/24
Start: 2024-12-07T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-07T12:00:00-05:00

We've created this event so that all [New Jersey Humanist Network](https://njhn.org) (NJHN) Meetup members have a chance to see this and respond. We'd appreciate if you would RSVP so that we know you've read this message.

NJHN, a small nonprofit organization, has maintained this Meetup group since December 2006 and we've hosted more than 500 events in that time. We've grown a lot over the years, and currently have 429 members here. Some have become dues-supporting members of NJHN and we are truly grateful.

However, the cost of organizing this Meetup group has continually increased and we now face an annual cost which is beyond our budget, especially since we have other social media options which are free. And we've determined that we have only about 12 members here who have been active in our events in recent years. At least half of the members haven't visited this group at all in over 5 years.

Therefore, our Board of Directors has decided to permanently close down and cancel our Meetup account before the new price increase takes effect in mid-December. We are not going to turn this group over to a new organizer because this is an NJHN only group.

While it's true that we could ask our members here to pay dues or make donations to cover the operating cost, there have not been enough active members to make that feasible or fair. It wouldn't be enough. In addition, we know that many members are now being pressured by Meetup's new owners to upgrade to a paid membership with Meetup+ and we've heard your complaints about that as well.

We recognize that some of you only use Meetup and not other social media accounts. We're working to create an RSVP system on our website to work with our event calendar. We'll share that information with you when it's ready. We strongly encourage you to sign up for our email list at [https://njhn.org/emaillist/](https://njhn.org/emaillist/). We send out emails about our upcoming events a few times a month and we'll include an RSVP button either in those emails or with our events on our website at [https://njhn.org/](https://njhn.org/). We do not share your contact information with anyone and will never sell that information to any third party. We also want you to know that we do not have your email address to contact you directly. And Meetup will not allow you to see ours if we put it here, so please reach us through our website.

We've saved all of the photos posted here over the years, and we want to give anyone who has shared their own photos to save those in the next 2 weeks if you want.

We regret having to make this decision after 18 years, as many other groups have had to do with the price increase. We hope you'll follow us to our email list and website. You can also find us on our [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/NewJerseyHumanistNetwork) and [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/njhumanistnetwork.bsky.social) accounts.

Finally, **we've scheduled a Zoom meeting for Saturday, December 7, at 11:00 AM** for anyone who wants to discuss this or learn more about how to get updates about our future events. No registration needed. Your RSVP to this event (as we've asked above) does not mean we expect you to attend this Zoom meeting.
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Thank you for being part of NJHN's Meetup group.

Lisa Ridge, President
New Jersey Humanist Network

New Jersey Humanist Network

Religion & Spirituality

Humanism

Atheist

Separation of Church and State

Secularism

Agnostic

Free Thinker

Evolution

Science Education

Freedom From Religion

Recovering from Religion

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NJHN is closing this Meetup group on 12/9/24

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