The Membership Team meeting outlined
plan to add professional development opportunities this year, according to survey preferences. We'll concentrate on job and student resources. We have
several options already, and will engage Marketing to help with communicating about
the myriad options. In order to
roll out ideas like a job or internship fair, more peer support circles, and
other group professional development, we need more team members or volutneers
willing to organize. Can you help??
May 9-14
Women's Health Week sign-ups requested soon--need planners, participating agencies, and
perhaps kick off new 'Perspectives' educational gathering group (TB developed
at April meeting). A financial literacy circle just for human service
workers will kick off during this week, and we need a willing facilitator to
plan activities. 'Talking Circles' were cancelled twice; April dates
with specific topics on hold awaiting next steps from intern Donna Dubois. Although we've had some interested, there hasn't been enough participation to date.
We'll plan
an April social event, and quarterly thereafter. Suggested Meadowlark
across from VOA--needs to be arranged by someone. Social events will be
quarterly and require little to no thinking--don't have to involve a bar (e.g.
could be a walk or bowling). Another series, Kirsten volunteered to
arrange, could engage people to get to know one another and have a shared
experience--combining the socialness of a happy hour with the networking of a
peer support circle. She'll outline this at our April meeting.
Eurica will check on Nepalese restaurant, for example.
Next meeting: Thursday, April 29, 4-5:30 PM, come by to help out and have a snack or drink. RSVP to humanservicesnetwork@gmail.com so we can reserve a table.