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WCN 2010 Peer Education Calendar of Events
February 18 Schmoozefest at the Lakeway Inn, Mt. Baker Room
March 11 The ABC’s of Successful Event Planning
April 8 Cloud Computing: How to Use This New Technology
May 13 Cancelled
June 10 Nurturing Healthy Teams
July 8 Schmoozefest at Boundary Bay
August No Brown Bag Discussion (Summer Break)
September 9 Advocacy: Lobbying Skills for Nonprofits (Date may change)
October 14 Sustainable Fundraising: Plan to Make your Efforts Pay Off
November 18 Recruit, Engage, and Retain Volunteers
December 9 Conduct Fun, Effective, and Engaging Meetings
WCN Web 2.0 Roundtable
3:00 p.m. Second Tuesday of the month
The Public Market seating area, 1530 Cornwall, Bellingham
Are you utilizing Web 2.0 platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to promote your organization and engage with the community? A monthly special-interest gathering of nonprofit Web 2.0 experimentialists. Converse with other nonprofits using these tools, share best practices, discuss strategies and more. Bring your laptops, smartphones and any other gadget you can't live without. Free wifi; handicap accessible. FMI: email Javier Flores, WhatcomCounts.org Coordinator, Whatcom Coalition for Healthy Communities.
PREVIOUS WCN PEER LEARNING DISCUSSION AND BROWN BAG LUNCH RESOURCES
From April 2010 "Cloud Computing: How This New Technology Can Benefit Nonprofits" Rebecca Rayner and Javier Flores provided great information about harnessing the power of the cloud to help organizations work more effectively and efficiently by allowing people to work from home, engage with the community, and share information with people outside the office. Click here to view slides from their presentation. (Posted 4/20/2010)
From March 2010 "The ABC's of Successful Event Planning" Special thanks to presenter Tamara Tregoning, United Way of Whatcom County. This discussion focused on the do's, don'ts, and best practices of holding successful events and keeping your sanity. Click here to view the Event Planning Guide she provided at the discussion. (Posted 4/20/2010)