| 2010-2011 Annual Board of Directors Strategy Meeting President Report |
Trish Lengen, President |
June 24, 2010 - This year, Jenny Bair, owner of Living Well Dallas and founding member of NAPO-DFW, facilitated this lively and eventful meeting attended by current and past board. Together with the chapter survey feedback we received, we discussed at length the strengths and growth opportunities for our chapter!
A primary goal of the meeting was the determination of our core values and how to use them. With each meeting and event we will aim to fulfill each of these core values to provide quality service to our organizers' growing businesses and our local communities.
Core Values
- Encouraging the Individual
- Promoting the Chapter
- Representing our industry
In planning our future goals, your feedback from the Annual Member Survey provided us with great information regarding what the corporate and chapter members have in mind for this and future years to come. Based on your feedback and requests we will:
1. Continue researching a new location(s) for our monthly meeting.
2. Provide networking opportunities among our members while keeping an educational focus.
3. Host more educational meeting focused on social media to market our businesses.
4. Continue participating in GO Month with activities and workshops for members and the public.
5. Promote opportunities for members volunteer for "small circle" committees.
6. Repeat our top 3 attendance activities at your request: Members Only Roundtable; Organizing for a Living and Social Media/Shape up Your Website.
As always, if you have any other feedback for your board, you may email me directly at [email protected].
Your Board of Directors looks forward to another great year of serving you! |
| Save the Date! August 26th is "Social Media for the Organizing Professional" |
Courtney Milburn, Professional Development Director |
Join us in August as NAPO-DFW hosts a presentation on social media and other crucial technology for organizing professionals. Bring your questions and be prepared to take notes!
Beth Kahlich, of We Simplify the Internet (WSI), specializes in increasing on-line business
exposure and driving growth using digital marketing techniques. An early-adopter of the Web, she
served as in-house advertising for the IBM's largest Business Partners for eight years. Creating her
first Website in 1993, Beth continued to develop a variety of Websites, e-commerce projects, and
marketing collateral both for profit and non-profit clients as an independent contractor. Opening her
WSI office in the fall of 2008, she continues to assist business owners in the ever-changing field of
on-line marketing. Beth holds a Bachelors of Business Administration in both Marketing and
Management from Texas A&M University.
August 26, 2010
6:30 - 7:00 Meet, Greet, and Eat!
7:00 - 8:30 Chapter Meeting
La Madeleine
5000 West Park Blvd.
Plano TX, 75093
(972) 407-1878
$20.00 Admission for Guests
$10.00 Admission for NAPO Members
FREE for NAPO-DFW Members!
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| Please welcome our new members! | |
NAPO-DFW would like to officially welcome our newest chapter members!
Stephanie Milby and Ann Leick of Neat Nix! |
| NSGCD Fall 2010 Conference |
Samantha Naeyaert, Vice President |
The NSGCD Fall 2010 Conference is being held at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, TX on September 23rd through the 25th. The conference officially opens Thursday evening with a networking reception and will end at 5:00 pm on Saturday evening. Participants will attend 8 learning sessions including such topics as Chronic Disorganization, Positive Psychology and Emotional Intelligence.
Debbie Stanley, winner of this year's NAPO Founders' Award, will be presenting a topic especially directed towards professional organizers entitled "Risk Reduction and Recovery from Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Traumatization". NAPO members and NGSCD subscribers receive a discounted rate of $495 if registration is completed by August 16th. Conference details and on-line registration can be found by clicking here. |
| July Chapter Meeting Recap |
Cherie Ware, Secretary |
July's chapter meeting was a great time for networking and to hear three board members share their learning's from this year's conference. Attending a national conference gives you the chance to meet organizers from all over the country - and even places further away like Portugal, the Netherlands, and Australia.
Networking opportunities included the First Timers' Orientation for new conference attendees, lunch seating by geography or Special Interest Groups (SIGS), and a wild team event through the Expo Hall called The Amazing Race: NAPO. Our panel also talked about the fabulous keynote speakers like Gina Schreck of Getting Geeky.com who talked about technology tools, and Monica Wafford who closed the conference with "Inspire: Contagious Confidence". Of course, a majority of conference time is spent attending a diverse array of workshops led by talented and successful leaders in our own industry. Some of our personal favorites were "The Worst You've Ever Seen" (NGSCD Clutter Hoarding Scale), "Organizing Tools on the Web", and "Go from Hourly Pricing to Package Pricing".
If you missed the 2010 Conference, you can always order CDs or MP3 files of the individual workshops on napo.net. Our DFW Chapter sells CDs from prior years' conferences for only $5.00. (Contact me directly at [email protected] if you want to shop the available titles.)
We hope to see as many DFW Chapter members as possible next April. Join us for the NAPO 2011 Conference in San Diego! |
| June Bunco Night! |
Cita Sue Cox, Membership Director | In lieu of our regular NAPO-DFW chapter meeting, we had a "social" in June at my home. Thank you so much for all of you that fought the rush hour traffic and drove all the way to Flower Mound
to attend. We ate, played Bunco, played Left-Right-Center, and a couple of us went home with more money in our pockets than we came with!! We had a relaxing evening getting to know each other better -- that's for sure! Be sure to check out our photos on facebook! |
| Get Organized Month Volunteers Needed! |
Pam Bowers, Marketing Director |
Attention organizers! We are gearing up for "Get Organized" (GO) Month 2011 and we want your help! If you are passionate about organizing and giving back to your community, please consider joining our committee and lending your ideas and skills to make this event the best ever! Contact me for more details at [email protected]. |
| Host a Swap Party! by Cherie Ware
NAPODFW.com's Feature Article for August 1st-15th |
Cherie Ware, Organize Your Environment |
Here's a great idea for folks that want to de-clutter their home but are mindful of not adding to the landfill. Be the first in your neighborhood to host a Shop for SWAPS Party. The concept is simple -
you trade (or swap) your unwanted items for those belonging to your friends and neighbors. And voila, your trash becomes someone else's treasure! Click here to read more! |
| Get Your By-line featured on NAPODFW.com! |
Michelle Earney, Communications Director |
Hey NAPO-DFW organizers!! Do YOU have an article you'd like featured on our napodfw.com homepage??? If so, send an email to [email protected] and we'll get you in the lineup. (All articles are subject to editing and approval.)
Click here to check out the NAPO-DFW Organizers that were recently featured!
Sandy Jones - "The Hidden Cost of Clutter and the Sale of Your Home!" (July 15, 2010)
Samantha Naeyaert - "Muddle Management's Spiral Method" - (July 1, 2010) |
| Gracefully Organized looking for Sub-Contractors! |
Gracefully Organized by Shevin Goodwin is offering a special opportunity to new organizers! If you are interested in the field of professional organizing but are not ready to begin your own business, please consider contacting Shevin for a sub-contracting opportunity. The philosophy for Gracefully Organized is inspired by "The Three Graces": Charm, Beauty, and Joy. Click here to contact Shevin for more information! |
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Click here to search our listings of NAPO Organizers in the Dallas - Ft. Worth Metroplex! |
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Click here to join our network and boost your business! |
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Exciting things are happening! Find out more about our chapter events by clicking here! |
| NAPO-DFW, Inc.
2010-2011
Board of Directors | |
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President
Trish Lengen
[email protected]
WeCanDoThat4U
Vice President
Samantha Naeyaert
[email protected]Muddle Management
Secretary
Cherie Ware
[email protected]Organize Your Environment
 Immediate Past President
Christine Shanklin
[email protected]Closets by Chicka!!!
Organized Chaos
Cox's Corner
Director of Professional Development
Courtney Milburn [email protected]CoCo M Designs |
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