[C4C-announce] This Week at Computers for Communities: April 5, 2013

*This Week at C4C* This week at C4C is a weekly(ish) update on various things going on with Computers for Communities. In time we hope this becomes a regular addition to our other communications. If you have an idea for something to add to the weekly update lets us know. This weeks update has the following sections 1. Become a director 2. Volunteering 3. C4C Newsletter 4. Events 5. Fundraising 6. Recent blog posts 7. Follow us on Social Channels Become a Director ------------------------------ All non-profit organizations are lead by a dedicated group of volunteers that site on the board of directors. Directors sit for terms of 2 or 3 years in key leadership roles. C4C is in the need for dedicated mature and professional volunteers to fill these key roles. You can apply online at our Volunteer Ottawa Listing <http://bit.ly/c4c-VolunteerOpportunities>;. We are looking for directors in the following positions * Director of Partnerships * Director of Administration * Director of Business Development * Director of Communications * Director of Information Technology and Management * Director of Programs * Director of Volunteers Stay tuned for other director positions in the coming weeks Volunteering ----------------------------- All volunteer opportunities are posted at Volunteer Ottawa <http://bit.ly/c4c-VolunteerOpportunities> including some of these critical positions we are looking to fill: * Fundraising and Grant Coordinator * Computer Transportation and Setup * Partnership Coordinator * Computer Refurbishing Team Coordinator C4C Newsletter ------------------------- We are looking for new content for the newsletter. Deadline for submissions is May1, 2013. Please submit your proposed contributions to communications(a)computersforcommunities.ca Events ------------------------ All upcoming events are listed at http://bit.ly/c4c-EventCalendar including: April - Volunteer Work Day -------------------------------------- This is coming up next weekend April 13, Click here to RSVP <http://computersforcommunities.ca/c4c/en/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&i... The goal of these Volunteer Work Days (VWD) is to get the volunteers of C4C together for some face to face interaction. Our current lack of physical location can cause difficulties in communication and relationship building. As we create and hold these VWDs on a regular basis, we hope that these hardships will be overcome. May - Annual General Meeting -------------------------------------------- Please register for this event so we can plan. How many timbits should we bring Click here <http://bit.ly/c4c-AGM2013> to Register for our 2013 AGM or manually at http://bit.ly/c4c-AGM2013 Other upcoming events -------------------------------------- 1. May Volunteer Work Day Click here to RSVP <http://computersforcommunities.ca/c4c/en/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&i... Fundraising -------------------------- Our 2013 Fundraising is now online through our home page <http://bit.ly/c4c-2013Campaign> or directly at http://bit.ly/c4c-2013Campaign. Computers for Communities (C4C) relies on individual donations as a means to raise funds to run our programs. Our goal is to rely mostly on the support and generosity of our constituents as part of our sustainability and growth plans. * **Our target for 2013 is to raise* *$20,000* *Current amount raised in 2013:* *$500* Please help us achieve the rest of our target. Recent Blog posts ------------------------------- The C4C Blog <http://computersforcommunities.ca/c4c/blog> is regularly posting new content. Connect with Us ------------------------------ You can also follow us on social media Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/computersforcommunities Chat with us through Twitter: http://twitter.com/comp4comm Cheers -- Dave Sampson Executive Director Computers for Communities, Canada Tel: 1-613-800-3082 E-mail: execdir_at_computersforcommunities.ca Website: http://computersforcommunities.ca/ FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/computersforcommunities Twitter: http://twitter.com/comp4comm Mailing Lists: http://bit.ly/c4c-mailinglists Volunteer Events: http://bit.ly/c4c-EventCalendar Newsletter: http://bit.ly/c4c-newsletters Please consider the environment before printing this message