Family Groupsite Success Story
Posted by Shaun Callahan Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:37:00 GMT
When people see my title, CIO, they think I am responsible for overseeing all technology at CollectiveX and assume I know how it all works. Wrong.
I don’t care “how” it works. CIO stands for Chief Involvement Officer. I care about “why” it works. And that means I care about why people choose to share, communicate and network through Groupsites powered by CollectiveX compared to everything else they could be doing with their time.
Starting today, each Wednesday we will let someone from one of our Groupsites powered by CollectiveX share how we are helping their group work.
On Mondays, I will share a quick thought on how a manager of a Groupsite can help increase the amount of engagement they are seeing from members of their groups.
On Fridays, I will share a tip for Groupsite users on how they can increase their personal involvement.
Since this Wednesday, here is what Eric Levenson from Maryland shared about how one of his groups works;
“Nearly six weeks ago I setup a “virtual meeting room” using CollectiveX by sending out invitations to my immediate family,—- basically my late grandparents 4 daughters, their children and grand children, nearly 20 of us total.
CollectiveX has given us a place to share ideas, links, family photos (new and old), and to keep in touch with each other at all hours of the day—- since we span from coast to coast. We especially like the calendar feature. We have posted over 100 special events (mostly birthdays and anniversaries) and we all find ourselves checking the upcoming events to see what special days are on the horizon. Cousins that I spoke to a few times a year, I now connect with on a weekly basis! After thanksgiving, our first family event since we setup the website, people posted pictures from the day. It was expecially nice for those who were not able to attend, but felt “in the loop” by reviewing our highlights from the day.”
Want to share a Wednesday story about how your groups work? Drop me a line at shaun@collectivex.com.