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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

What Do You Want?

Greetings,

At our last WOTW meeting we discussed the future of Women On Their Way Gettysburg Network and the creation of a survey. Well here it is - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MHLKNHW

As mentioned in the meeting, we need as many of the attendees to provide their input in order to meet the greater needs of the members. We may find that we will need additional information from you as we go along and hope that you will be willing to assist.

Below is a summary of our meeting notes from the last meeting for your review. Our next meeting will be scheduled in March and subject to the responses that we gain from the survey.

Notes from WOTW Jan. 13, 2011
These notes were gathered from those in attendance and based on how we can make this network better for all concern.

Interested Objectives:
• More Business
• Relationships
• Empowerment
• Build Confidence-Shine
• Education
• Familiarization – Community
• Support
• Connectivity
• Social

How We Should Move Forward?
• Time-Select Meeting Date (Freq) Monthly; Bi-Monthly; Quarterly
• Location
• The need of an Advisory Board-(Focus Comm.) To organize, plan -Logistics/Educate/Market/Ways and means
• Advertising-Facebook (Social Network Sites), Chamber, Webpage
• Directory
• Contacts: Leads-creation, Blog Site, Online Chats

Advisory:
• Meet Prior to Network Event
• Communication – Conference Calls
• Options: Facebook; Blog
• Terms: (Overlapping)
• Advisory Chair committees: -Ways & Means -Education -Logistics

Gain Funds:
• Increase Admission
• Sponsor Programs
• Sponsors-Vendors
• Membership Dues
• Advertising

Optional Expenses to Market Network:
• Brochure
• Merchandiser
• Chamber

Minimal Advertising Expense (Marketing):
• Gettysburg Times Calendar
• Max. Email Chain
• Volume-Speakers
• Social Network
• Community Calendars

Thank you again for all your support. Please remember to sign up as a subscriber (Follower) on http://www.wotwgettysburg.blogspot.com/.
All the best~
Carol Burns
cburns@wyndham.com