🌱 ALTgov.ai / Earth First Startup Weekend

Expert Engagement, Commons Circle, and Infrastructure Design

A living operational document

Explain the top three ways to use networks such as advertising on LinkedIn in order to make contact with these expert individuals involved in these movements in order to get their assistance in being part of an ask me anything or other virtual connection that helps us to recruit people to register for https://altgov.ai/earthfirst-startup-weekend/ or possibly sponsor scholarships for attendees

1. Precision LinkedIn Ads Focused on Values, Not Jobs

• Target former and current public servants, scientists, lawyers, technologists, climate and digital equity leaders
• Emphasize ethical exits, integrity, commons-based work
• Ads invite participation, not employment
• CTA focuses on “raising your hand,” joining conversations, or supporting scholarships

2. Sponsored Thought Leadership → Soft Outreach

• Publish reflective posts naming ethical displacement and systemic loss
• Sponsor posts to expert audiences
• Engage only those who like, comment, or click
• Follow up with respectful, peer-to-peer invitations to AMAs or mentoring

3. LinkedIn Events + Private Expert Spaces

• Host invite-only AMAs or preview conversations
• Position events as safe, off-the-record, peer spaces