Newbie. Schmoobie.

March 8th, 2010 by admin

By Gail Glasser, President/CEO, YMCA of Central Kentucky

Are you going to be a “newbie” at this year’s conference? Shhhhh, don’t tell anyone but here are a couple ways to gain the most out of the event and look like a veteran!

First, offer to volunteer. As a totally volunteer-created and run conference, you can jump right in helping with registration, introducing a speaker, collecting evaluations or greeting others. Take on a shift, you will automatically be linked to a volunteer team, know the inside scoop and ta-da, you are technically not the newbie anymore. That was easy, huh?

Second, map out your conference session plan pre-conference. Check out the web site for on-going session updates and circle the ones that fit your unique needs. Coming with a team of folks from your YMCA? Live on the edge…. split up to maximize the territory.

And third, look for the nugget. Walk into each session, each keynote, every meal and even the breaks on a mission to find just one take-away. Now, you are going to find a bunch more, but that’s the bonus.

We’re glad you chose NAYDO this year and relax… there are no newbie initiations, no secret handshakes, no pledge paddles awaiting you – just authentic philanthropic resources and a bunch of new friends.