Flickr Photo by Trainer62One of the reasons you're part of NTEN is because we help you stay connected to your nptech colleagues. We help connect you through Affinity Groups, 501 Tech Clubs, and the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference.
Last fall, we experimented with another program that gave you the chance to talk to your peers -- Office Hours -- and it's been running for nearly a year. A few groups have become quite popular, like Maddie and Lindy's Water Cooler Chat, but most have petered out.
Because we try to be nimble and evolve to serve you better, we've been reading comments from the NTEN Community Survey and thinking about things you've told us at other times. Then, it hit us: a RoundTable discussion might be the way to go -- a nonprofit technology twist on King Arthur's great idea to bring all his knights to an equal table.
We'll get NTEN members on the phone, take a few minutes at the beginning to set the agenda, and then let you have at this opportunity to share your latest success or look for advice on what you're currently struggling with. The phone calls will be coupled with an online chat, so even if you don't want to speak up, you can still chat 'I concur'. And if you want to hum a few bars of "Knights of the Round Table", well, that's okay, too.
We're going to divide the calls up into 2 tracks: IT and Communications. You can come to one or to all; just know the agenda will be roughly formed around those audiences.
The Schedule is:
RSVP by clicking on any of the above links to join your peers to talk about work challenges and (hopefully) to share successes, too! The plan is to see how these first few calls go and then set up a regular schedule for them.