{"items": [{"author": "Emily", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/515904175096318?comment_id=515938265092909", "anchor": "fb-515938265092909", "service": "fb", "text": "Yep. My friend Katherine and I had an idea for a contra workshop in Vancouver and essentially organized the entire thing ourselves (me doing all admin work from afar, and Katherine doing the treasury/work day of.) with advice from a few ladies from the VCD board who wanted to remain purely for advice purposes only. it was SO much work, but SO worth it!", "timestamp": "1357499850"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/515904175096318?comment_id=515967748423294", "anchor": "fb-515967748423294", "service": "fb", "text": "@Emily: organizing multiple events over time does become less work (though maybe also somewhat less satisfaction per event).", "timestamp": "1357504774"}, {"author": "Sally", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/515904175096318?comment_id=516005828419486", "anchor": "fb-516005828419486", "service": "fb", "text": "It seems to take a leap of faith to change from participant to organizer.", "timestamp": "1357510862"}, {"author": "Mac", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/515904175096318?comment_id=516046201748782", "anchor": "fb-516046201748782", "service": "fb", "text": "The brazen audacity to just do it is the most important quality in any organizer of anything.  And as Jeff intimates, you learn what the critical tasks usually are, and a) you get better, and b) it gets easier.", "timestamp": "1357518428"}]}