Ela Conf is run by a community of organizers and volunteers who all donate their time and resources to the event year round. We collected numbers and stats from our 2015 and 2016 events and started collecting this year's data to share our growth, how we allocated funds, and a closer look into what goes into Ela Conf.
| People | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total attendees | 97 | 122 | 173 |
| Speakers | 26 | 36 | 29 |
| Volunteers | 5 | 25 | 20 |
| Organizers | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Opportunity grant recipients | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| Sessions | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Proposals we received | 24 | 108 | 200 |
| Percent of proposals we accepted | 71% | 33% | 12% |
| Speakers | 26 | 36 | 29 |
| Sessions | 17 | 26 | 20 |
| Attendee submitted speaker feedback | n/a | 92 | 290 |
| Sponsorships | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Companies we contacted | 39 | 149 | 108 |
| Total company sponsors | 12 | 14 | 19 |
| Total individual sponsors | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Total of sponsorship (after PayPal fees) | $14,000.00 | $18,832.80 | |
| Community | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Slack members | 62 | 166 | 502 |
| Twitter followers | 458 | 930 | 1,701 |
| Newsletter subscribers | 59 | 111 | 682 |
| Finances | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Venue | $1,640.00 | $3,200.00 | |
| Food | $6,193.98 | $5,090.55 | |
| Networking event | $645.37 | $1,667.32 | |
| Speaker travel stipends | $3,056.24 | $5,426.59 | |
| Organizer travel | $347.33 | $1,017.34 | |
| Childcare stipend for attendees | $0 | $150.00 | |
| Conference swag | $1,288.86 | $876.74 | |
| Photography and videography | $0 | $3,039.51 | |
| Fee paid to our fiscal sponsor | $847.98 | $1,203.11 | |
| Ticket sales (after credit card fees) | $2,959.50 | $5,229.31 | |
| Total of sponsorship (after PayPal fees) | $14,000.00 | $18,832.80 | |
| Our donation to GDI | $2,939.74 | - | |
| Seed money for next year | $0 | $2,390.95 |