Two FREE Upcoming ARPA/ACE Communities Learning Opportunities….

Posted on: Feb 22 2010

*1. Becoming a Community Builder with Ian Hill
Friday, February 26, 2010 10:00 am webcast
Session 2: Making Continuous Improvement a Part of Your Leadership Style *

We all have heard about continuous improvement, and know that if we want to be our best we must continuously improve…so if we have heard it, know it, why is it that many individuals, departments and even communities are still doing things as they have always done and don’t seem to improve? Join us as we explore the second competency for being a Community Builder – a Commitment to Continuous Improvement. Ian will help us establish a vision for our legacy, create a code of conduct to help that vision become a reality and provide tools to help us follow through on the commitments we have made to improve ourselves. All combining to help us be our best, as we do the important work of Community Building.
Simply point your Internet browser (i.e. Explorer, Firefox) to http://acecommunities.ca/community-builder/ on Friday, February 26, 2010 10:00 am webcast. As part of your preparation, you will also need to download the handout found at: http://acecommunities.ca/images/ians-docs/ACECompetency2Handout.pdf
If you missed previous webcasts you will now find them archived at http://acecommunities.ca/digital_media/. You can also visit Ian’s blog at http://www.acecommunities.ca.

*2. Blogs: Establishing an Internet Presence with Lea Alcantara
Tuesday, March 9th at 10:00 am MT conference call*

Although often viewed only as a vehicle for providing personal opinions, blogs can also be a solution for individuals, organizations or communities (sometimes even replacing the need for a website) who need to share information with internal and external stakeholders. Blogs are easily maintained and can include commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Most importantly, it’s possible to set up a blog for free. ARPA/ACE Communities is offering a free training session on Tuesday, March 9th at 10:00 am via a conference call. In less than one hour you’ll have a blog up and running.

This is primarily a technical tutorial on how to set up a blog, and not a writing tutorial. You will provided with an overview of what a blog is about but most of this will be about setting up a Blogger blog.The training will take place via a toll free conference call. Advance registration by March 5th is required by email to Lea Alcantara at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Space will be limited.
You will need to have a computer with a web connection, as well as Internet Explorer or Firefox browsers open and available.
If you do not have an ACE Leaders account, you will need to sign up for Gmail: http://mail.google.com/ – Please sign up for one and have your logins ready.
Please also review the following link prior to the call:
An overall run-through of Blogger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnploFsS_tY