Creating your first event and sponsorship

Your first event and sponsorship are the bare minimum needed to start selling in Chamberly. The onboarding wizard creates them for you, but you can also start from scratch from the sidebar. This article walks through both paths.

• You need an org_manager or chamber_staff role

• Have an event name, date, and short description ready

• Decide on at least one sponsorship tier with a price and inventory count

1. Reach the First Event step in onboarding

2. Enter event name, date, time, and venue

3. Add a short description and (optional) featured image

4. Click Save & continue

5. On the First Sponsorship step, enter a sponsorship name (e.g., Gold Sponsor)

6. Set price, inventory, and at least one benefit

7. Click Finish — your event lands as a draft and the sponsorship is set to not_yet_available

1. Click Sidebar > Events > New event

2. Fill in all event fields and click Save

3. From the new event page, click Add sponsorship

4. Fill in sponsorship details and click Save

5. Update both the event status to active and the sponsorship availability to public when you are ready to sell

• Start with one or two sponsorship tiers and add more once you see what sells

• Use realistic inventory counts — overselling creates manual cleanup later

• Save the event as a draft and preview the public page before going live

• If you have prior sponsors, plan a first-rights window so they can renew before public sales open

Will my draft event be visible to anyone?
No. Draft events are hidden from the public storefront until you flip the status to active.

Can I delete the wizard's starter event?
Yes — open the event and click Delete. As long as no orders exist on it, it is removed safely.

Do I need to create sponsorships one at a time?
No. You can also bulk import sponsorships from a CSV once you are comfortable with the format.

• Creating a new event

• Creating a sponsorship

• Bulk importing sponsorships from CSV