Establishing Professional Contacts

Blog Assignment Part 1: Establishing Professional Contacts

For this research project we were encourage reach out to a list of educators, however many of the email address were invaded or the educator did not respond. So I will be using the recommended alternative blog assignment. The Global Fund for Children (GFC) is addressing education in a new way in some of the poorest communities around the world. GFC has designed an organization that everyone can get involved with. GFC  “… find[s] and invest in grassroots organizations that enable the most vulnerable children in their communities to thrive. Our strategic support helps our grantees achieve their vision, become sustainable, and reach even more children in need.”

Children do not have an option to choose where they live, however, if they have a chance to be educated and mentored they can change their future. One of the most vital keys to the organization being successful, is the communication that flows through out website, employees and volunteers. I listened to the podcast How Social Media Has Changed Donor Behavior, and What Your Organization Can Do About It. The presenters Julie Dixon and Denise Keyes of Georgetown’s Center for Social Impact Communication, focus on rising funding through the Vortex method. The focusing on the need of the people, the donors need to understand the environment which needs attending, to help the donor to understand how their funds can help make an impact.

The strength of commitment is import not only for the donor, but through relationships. The power of giving should be shared with others and the successful share through media clips and monthly newsletters with call for action. By focusing on the activities that individuals can be involved with allows donors to get involve in a way that fits them best. By using social networks to have a strong harvest communication in the organization, empower the community and helps the story of the organization to be constant and strong.

Tips for Part 2, Expanding Resources

The two website I will be exploring are Zero To Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families and Pre[K]Now: A Campaign of the Pew Center on the States. I choose these two site for different reasons, but one of the main reasons I choose them was because I wanted to learn more about how to help parents and community member information that can make a change in their homes and in their individual children’s lives.

The Zero to Three site focuses on “ZERO TO THREE is a national, nonprofit organization that provides parents, professionals and policymakers the knowledge and know-how to nurture early development.” Whereas the Pre[K]Now focuses on how “State lawmakers play a major role in advancing the quality of Americans’ lives, from helping to protect the air we breathe and water we drink, to educating our children.” (Pre[K]Now).Although they seem similar they are going to give me new perspectives on how to help parents be aware how to help children have a health start in life and help child and parents who may have not.