Meeting of PLAN affiliates consortium a successOn February 5th and 6th, 2010, representatives of PLAN affiliates from Toronto, Waterloo, Okanagan, Calgary, Thunder Bay, Ottawa, Lethbridge, Regina and Edmonton met with PLAN Vancouver in Edmonton for two full days of planning, brain storming, collaboration and friendship. The focus of the agenda was on capacity building and board development.
What came out of the two day discussion was a plan to put in place opportunities to work together and share resources, experiences and expertise as well as to facilitate the participation of board members in group affiliate discussions. This will help Boards better serve their membership by being more connected with the other affiliates.
There was a lot of discussion on how we can join together in marketing opportunities, share ideas for social events and fundraising as well as holding regional meetings so that affiliates are better able to help each other.
Most exciting is the introduction of a TYZE Microsite for PLAN affiliates. What's TYZE you ask? It's a secure on-line social network application similar to Facebook, with the added feature of not being open to the public and therefore being more safe and secure.
PLAN Institute sells and hosts these microsites to organizations around the world and they have offered PLAN affiliates a shared site which can be used by Network groups to keep in touch and stay connected.
Watch for an invitation to see a demonstration of how TYZE works and the benefits it can offer to our networks.
The year ahead will be full of exiting change, stimulating challenge, collaboration and community. The affiliates' consortium was a wonderful opportunity for me to connect with members of other PLAN affiliates to celebrate our successes and to support each other in the challenges we face. I look forward to our continued connections in the future.
By Liz Snell |
