Some of the members of the Soroptimist International of Jamestown in attendance at a Developmental Retreat at Discovery Bay, St. James.
NISE CEO: Embrace technology
Mon, 08/22/2016 - 12:00am
It allows persons who will not have had the time and the opportunity, to still get involved.
Embrace technology in the various activities of your service organisation.
This is one of the pieces of advice that the CEO of the National Initiative of Service Excellence (NISE), Kim Tudor, is sending out to persons who are involved in one of these organisations.
Speaking to The Barbados Advocate after the Soroptimist International of Jamestown Developmental Retreat yesterday at Discovery Bay, St. James. She said, that one of the ways that members of service organisations can embrace technology is through the form of virtual meetings, which will enable them to attract younger members since young people are interested in technology.
“You have to embrace technology and the whole notion of virtual. So young people meet on virtual sites and what some organisations do is to recognise virtual clubs, and they meet at set times and they function just like a club that meets physically. They can embrace those things. They certainly have to embrace the new modes of communication, with you know snapchat, and Instagram and certainly with email. It is easier now for you to get your newsletter developed and to get into contact with not only your members, but also other interested persons.”
Having virtual meetings also saves time since members do not have to get in a car and spend a long time waiting in traffic before they can get to their destination. It therefore allows persons to be able to attend meetings more frequently since they can do it from a location that is convenient to them at the time, whether this be their home, office or any other place.
“It allows persons who will not have had the time and the opportunity, to still get involved. What we want is to develop a sense of paying it forward, a sense of giving back to your community. It is our goal to facilitate that and if the virtual club saves persons time in terms of the administration – it allows them to plan projects and to execute projects – then we are all for that. It is just to facilitate giving back and certainly the virtual clubs will allow you to have forums where you can talk about paying
forward.” (PJT)