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July 6, 2021
Distribution: All Active Volunteers
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SCORE Middle Georgia – Recruiting Above & Beyond |
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With currently ~20 volunteers in the chapter and a high demand for SCORE services in the area, SCORE Middle Georgia has been running at 140% capacity! Chapter Chair, Matt McKenna, knew this could not be sustainable long-term. The chapter leadership called on their community and founding network to quickly increase their volunteer base to meet increasing demands.
What they’ve done:
- Active marketing and personal outreach to recruit more members
- Efforts made to have the volunteers in the chapter mirror the community
- Initiatives working with the local chambers, mayor, and other partnerships to help small minority businesses
- Target town of Macon for volunteers, which is about 40% of the chapter's client base, and also target the city of Warner Robins, which is another 40% of the chapter's client base.
SCORE Middle Georgia is building on and leveraging its recently developed legacy. The Chapter was founded in 2016 by Dr. Ulrica Jones, who recruited a diverse mix of volunteers from the start. Due to her efforts the chapter had a great starting foundation with ~40% women and ~%40 minority members. Additionally, SCORE Middle Georgia was previously a Branch of SCORE Atlanta for years and one of the mentors, Bryan Hayes of 12+ years, helped establish a positive brand reputation in the Macon, Georgia community. One of Bryan's own mentees from 8 years ago is very involved in the community and helped organize the annual Women's Entrepreneur event founded by Dr. Jones. The web continues to develop, as this mentee is now the Director of Small Business Affairs in the new mayor's office, and with her help, the leadership team at SCORE Middle Georgia was able to organize a meeting with Matt McKenna (Current Chapter Chair), the Chamber Chair, CEO, and the Mayor to discuss mutual goals for promoting small and minority businesses in 2021 and beyond.
As we all know, the success of SCORE and the small business community is interwoven. SCORE Middle Georgia is a shining example of what can be possible with the One SCORE mindset locally as well. Thank you to the amazing volunteer leaders who are transforming the Middle Georgia community! |
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SCORE’s FY2020 Annual Report |
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SCORE’s FY2020 Annual Report is now available online. Our theme this year was “Resilience.” Within these pages, you will find inspiring stories of entrepreneurs who overcame significant challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic with help from SCORE, as well as features on the programs and services we offer that help clients thrive in the new business climate.
This was also a year of adaptation and resilience among our dedicated volunteer corps, who banded together to support our clients when they needed it most. We hope you enjoy reading it.
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FY22 Code of Ethics Training Now Open |
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Training Module Must Be Completed By August 31
The Annual Code of Ethics helps our volunteers ensure the highest quality and standard in providing services to our clients. This module is required by all SCORE volunteers to be completed annually. It will be open for volunteers beginning July 1 and must be completed by August 31.
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WEBINAR & EVENT INFORMATION |
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Calling all Chapter Onboarding Coaches!
Meet, Share and Learn
You're invited to a peer-to-peer sharing and learning session. This 2-hour event mainly uses breakout rooms to allow you to meet volunteers from around the country, swap good practices and get your questions answered.
Join us on Tuesday, July 20th at 11 a.m. EDT.
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July Lifelong Learning Event |
This month's lifelong learning event is a follow-up from the recent release of the volunteer engagement data. Chapter leaders are encouraged to attend and learn new ideas of how to extract, analyze, and use the data to improve engagement at their chapter.
In this panel event, we will hear from Gary Salisbury (Washington, DC) and Michael Siegel (Savannah) as well as SCORE HQ.
Join us on Thursday, July 22nd at 12 p.m. EDT.
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Marketing and Webmaster Monthly Webinars |
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Wednesday, July 14 | 2:00 p.m. ET
Join us for insights on how to use marketing performance tracking to improve your results.
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Thursday, July 15 | 2:00 p.m. ET
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Website Navigation Updates |
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The marketing team is making updates to the navigation menu on www.score.org. These changes will provide more information about who we are, what we do, and will help new visitors find our major programs and initiatives.
New menu and navigation updates will soon be made to all chapter websites. These updates will provide more information about who we are, what we do, how end-users can get involved, and more prominently display our major programs and initiatives. If your chapter has customized menu options, these settings will stay the same.
In the Website Navigation Updates document, you can learn more about these upcoming changes and see an outline of the new menu options. |
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SCORE For All: Success Stories Needed |
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To prepare for Hispanic Heritage Month and to illustrate the support we can provide to the Hispanic and Latinx communities, we are collecting success stories to spotlight in our Client Journey Infographics. These infographics show how SCORE helps clients over time, highlighting different touchpoints and turning points in the entrepreneur’s journey where SCORE mentoring, workshops and resources have made a difference.
View an example of a client journey infographic here and contact campaigns@score.org if you have a successful Hispanic or Latinx client that you’d like featured in the next infographic that has demonstrated success over several years as a result of SCORE services. |
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Upcoming Live Webinars for Small Business Owners |
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SCORE FOUNDATION & PARTNER INFORMATION |
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MassMutual Annual Grant for Simple Steps to Exiting Your Business
Grant details and eligibility requirements can be found on the Support Center.
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Herndon, VA 20170
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Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. |
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