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Hello!
Greetings from Anabaptist Communicators (AC)! We are so excited to announce that we have 66 members registered for 2021. Thank you again for your continued support of this organization! (If you haven't registered, there is still time. Sign-up today!)
Below you'll find several exciting updates for members and some events coming up in the next few months for both members and nonmembers. We hope you will take advantage of all that membership in AC has to offer!
Also, thank you to those who volunteered to help us out with some special projects this year. If you haven't heard from us yet, stay tuned.
Again, thanks for being a part of Anabaptist Communicators!
2021 Board Members
- John Longhurst, Chair, Mennonite Disaster Service
- Diana Voth, Vice Chair, MCC East Coast
- Mike Strathdee, Secretary, MEDA
- Annette Brill Bergstresser, Treasurer, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
- Jen Steiner, MCC Great Lakes
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Talking Heads LIVE
Meet-up with fellow communicators at our Talking Heads LIVE webinars! Every month, we’ll discuss topics that impact your work as we hear from AC members and friends.
These gatherings are scheduled for the fourth Friday of the month at 12:00 p.m. EST and are open to anyone, not just AC members. However, due to Zoom capacity, these events are limited to the first 100 people who register.
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Join us for our first Talking Heads LIVE for 2021 on Friday, February 26, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. EST!
As the gig economy grows in the U.S. and Canada, freelance communicators and creatives are looking for ways to earn a sustainable income. In this interactive Zoom session, explore how collaborating benefits freelancers at all stages of their careers. Discover how joining forces enables freelancers to concentrate on their specialties, subcontract to professionals with complementary skills, and secure higher-value projects that provide complete solutions for clients. Also find out how in-house communication teams can partner with freelancers to amplify their results.
Presenter Sandra Reimer has collaborated with other independent professionals and in-house communication teams throughout her 16-year career as a freelance communication strategist. In August 2020, she launched CoLaborNation—an online community that gathers Canadian freelance communicators and creatives to focus, grow and collaborate so they can increase their income and impact.
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Members – if you can’t make it, check the Membership Portal for a recording after the event! |
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Save the date for these upcoming Talking Heads LIVE webinars:
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Friday, March 26, 12-1 p.m. EST – “Behind-the-Scenes of the Voices Together Hymnal” with Darryl Neustaedter Barg
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Friday, April 23, 12-1 p.m. EST – “Tending your Social Media: Lessons from the Garden” with Renata Buhler and Anna Yoder
Watch for sign-up links to these and other upcoming webinars on Facebook or LinkedIn.
Have something you'd like to share at an upcoming Talking Heads LIVE? Contact us!
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AC on LinkedIn
Are you on LinkedIn? So are we! We’d encourage you to engage with our two pages as we seek to offer another virtual networking platform.
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Virtual affinity groups are starting
Virtual affinity groups are beginning for 2021. We hope you'll engage with one or more of the following groups that will be meeting over Zoom (some may be combined due to interest):
- Artists & Photographers
- Broadcasters
- Editors & Publishers
- Educators & Administrators
- Event Planners
- Freelancers & Consultants
- Graphic Designers & Web Developers
- Videographers & Filmmakers
- Social Media Specialists
- Writers & Journalists
- “I do it all” Communications & Marketing Professionals
If you didn't initially sign up or you would like information on joining an additional group, let us know! You can check which groups you are signed up for on the Membership Portal.
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Highlight your work on our AC blog
Members, we would love to highlight your writing, photography, artwork, etc. on our AC blog! Many of you noted when you signed up for membership that you have a blog or you regularly write for your organization's website. And from what we see on Facebook, we know that several of you are skilled in the arts!
We would include your byline and bio on anything we share and post a link to it on our social media pages. Potential blogs will be vetted by the AC board to make sure they comply with our mission and values.
To submit a blog for consideration, email us!
A few prompts to consider ...
- What do you wish you would have known when you started working in Anabaptist communications?
- Share about an experience that has formed you as an Anabaptist communicator.
- What's a topic you wish you would hear more about in Anabaptist communications channels, and why is it important to you?
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Catch up with all things AC on our Membership Portal
AC members can access recordings of Talking Heads LIVE events and presentations from past conferences through the Membership Portal on the AC website. If you haven't yet set up your password to access the portal, this would be a great time to do it!
New AC members received emails with a personalized link; the emails came from no-reply@editmysite.com and were titled "Welcome to www.anabaptistcomm.org!" — just in case yours ended up in your spam folder. Members who renewed should still be able to access your account from last year.
If you have any questions or need assistance, reach out!
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