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January 2008 - Posts

Sunday, January 27, 2008 3:23 PM

Finding a job for Nate

If you want your SPJ Garden to grow, you have to start planting the seeds now. And then you have to cultivate.   Case in point: Nate Taylor sent me an e-mail recently. Nate is a journalism student in his senior year at the University of Northern
posted by JohnEnsslin | 1 Comments
Sunday, January 20, 2008 10:26 PM

Mixing up the mixer

Dear Gardener,   Our chapter has been doing a monthly mixer for over a year, but lately, it’s dying on the vine.   It started out so well. We had a good, diverse group of journalists. We even picked up a few new members.   But now
posted by JohnEnsslin | 2 Comments
Sunday, January 13, 2008 11:18 PM

Carrots and Cultivation

Frequently when we discuss growing SPJ membership, the emphasis tends to be on recruiting new members. Not as much attention is paid to retaining members.   This is unfortunate. In many ways, keeping a member should be easier than finding a new
posted by JohnEnsslin | 1 Comments
Sunday, January 06, 2008 10:14 PM

Old Redwoods and Green Saplings

A few weeks ago, the gardener recommended assigning the youngest member of your chapter write a profile of one of the oldest members. In Colorado, that translated to a meeting between Aaron Hedge, a journalism student at Colorado State University and
posted by JohnEnsslin | 4 Comments