Webinar: Social Media Success
for Mission-Driven Organizations (8/10)
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August 10, 2021 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Virtual
Social media is an ever-changing landscape. New platforms, new features, new audiences - it is a lot for mission-driven organizations to keep track. Some media wields increasing influence over our culture and communities, and can be an excellent platform for organizations to foster relationships, increase brand awareness, and connect with their audience.
Identifying successful social media strategies that allow your organization to cut through the digital noise and build meaningful connections can feel like a moving target. Everyone is posting, tweeting, snapping, and streaming. Social media is a 24/7 platform that has the potential to entertain, educate, and empower. Organizations that effectively harness the potential of social media to further their mission can position themselves for sustainable growth and success.
In the webinar, “Social Media Success for Mission-Driven Organizations,” Becker Digital’s team of subject matter experts will discuss how mission-driven organizations can effectively utilize social media for communications and outreach. Additionally, the team will share how organizations can implement a customized social media approach that is positive, sustainable, and community-enriching.
Audience: Community Leaders, Government Employees, and Nonprofit Professionals
Topics discussed in the webinar include:
- Social Media’s Impact on Our Communities
- What is Social Media Success?
- Dispelling Popular Social Media Myths
- Effective Social Media Marketing Practices
- Developing a Customized Social Media Strategy
Registration deadline: August 9, 2021 at 8 AM ET
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Big Data and the Labor Market (8/17)
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August 17, 2021 | 11:45 am - 12:45 pm | Virtual
(Hampton Roads Innovation Collaborative)
[Passing on info for en event by our fellow tech council]
Does your organization use labor market data to make strategic, economic, organizational, or sub-par decisions? Are you still using “key words” for fuzzy semantic searches and shotgun matching on a job-by-job basis?
Welcome to the big labor data revolution! See how a state-of-the-art Context Learning Engine (AI/Big Data) can align job seekers with jobs they’re qualified for. Learn how companies can more easily find qualified employees for open positions with just a few profile inputs and minimal clicking on initial opportunities.
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Startup Shenandoah Valley (S2V)
Cohort Starts October 1
(App. deadline 8/27)
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Startup Shenandoah Valley (S2V) enables you to take your business to the next level. Learn to address the riskiest parts of your business model with flexible one-on-one coaching during S2V’s 8-week sprint. Gain valuable insight from our mentorship program and continue the learning and support by joining a diverse community of entrepreneurs and resource providers through our alumni network and ongoing programming.
Startup Shenandoah Valley is a hybrid program that combines the strengths of accelerator and incubator models. The program delivers online coaching to identify and address the riskiest parts of each entrepreneur’s business model. Participants will join a cohort with access to the best resource providers, mentors, and investors in and beyond the region. This powerful network and flexible online guidance are what make S2V unique. S2V is offered to participants at no charge and without equity requirements.
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Dark Reading: Technology Journalism (9/2) |
September 2, 2021 | 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Virtual
Dark Reading: Technology Journalism
with Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor
Register by September 1, 9:00 am
Dark Reading is one of the most widely-read cybersecurity news sites on the Web by thought-leading security researchers, CISOs, and technology specialists, along with thousands of other security professionals. Come listen to this presentation see how journalism and technology can be joined for an amazing career.
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InnoVault | September Pitch Night 2021 (9/10)
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September 10, 2021 | 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm
InnoVault, Winchester
Reserve your seat as an audience participant by getting one of the Attend tickets or apply to pitch by getting one of the Apply to Pitch Tickets.
If you would like to pitch your business idea please continue to read!
Do you have a business idea but you’re just not sure how or where to begin? Do you know there’s an opportunity to scale your current business but just need some expert advice or funding to get you there? Do you have questions about patents, intellectual property, manufacturing, distribution, marketing, getting investors? This is Your Opportunity to pitch your idea for a new Product, Service, Business OR your idea to scale your current business to a panel of business experts and investors!
Crystel Lynn Smith, Virginia's Most Sought Ager High-Performance Coach and Founder of Crystel Clear Business Strategies, and Innovault, Winchester's Idea LaunchPad, are once again launching Pitch Night 2021!
3 Selected entrepreneurs (and or people with cool or crazy ideas) will be provided with
- Live training, (via Zoom) with Alex Skinner, economic anthropologist, CFO of startup IP Haus, and Founder of InnoVault Coworking, through his proven Pitch Masterclass
- Alex’s step by step template to creating and perfecting your pitch
- Opportunity to Pitch to Investors, Entrepreneurs, Financial Gurus and other Business Experts
- Feedback from the experts
- Exposure on any of the following media platforms utilized for Pitch Night 2021
- Social Media
- Television
- Radio
- Newspaper
The winner of Pitch Night 2021 will receive:
- One-Month of business coaching with High-Performance Business Coach and Best-Selling Author, Crystel Lynn Smith ($1,200.00 value)
- One -Year Flex-Time Membership at Winchester’s sought after Innovault ($2,388 value)
- AND $1,000!
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Valley business Summit (9/21) |
September 21, 2021 | 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Plecker Center, Blue Ridge Community College
Join local business resources and state legislators to learn about the local business economy.
There will be a panel of business experts to cover various workforce topics as well as Q&A time with Delegates John Avoli, Ronnie Campbell, Chris Runion and Tony Wilt. Light morning refreshments will be provided.
Hosted by the Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Harrisonburg Rockingham Chamber of Commerce, Shenandoah Valley Technology Council, Shenandoah Valley Partnership, Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development Center, Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity, and Blue Ridge Community College.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Harrisonburg and Rockingham
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Harrisonburg and Rockingham (BGCHR) is celebrating 25 years of service to the community. We remain focused on providing out-of-school time programming and guidance for youth ages 5 to 18. We serve over 900 youth per year, and employ almost 50 people in our seven Clubs. BGCHR has the support and guidance of the national Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The national group provides training and development opportunities for staff, and nationally-approved programs for youth. Programs include workforce development and STEM as well as character building/citizenship, healthy lifestyles and academic success.
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Looking for 2021 STEM and tech summer activities? Then look no further! We know that both parents and kids are ready for some summer fun after a long year of staying at home, so we’ve gathered a listing of local tech activities for kids for the summer of 2021! Ranging from workshops to camps, this summer is full of technology and STEM activities. Browse the links below and/or share the list with others! See details below.
Summer Camps by JMU Professional & Continuing Education | In-Person
James Madison University, Harrisonburg
Summer Explorer Camps | In-Person
Explore More Discovery Museum, Harrisonburg
Summer Camps by Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum | In-Person
Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum, Winchester
Know of other techy summer camps in the Shen. Valley that are not on our list? Send them along! admin@svtc-va.org.
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Shenandoah Valley Open Tech Jobs |
- Several tech openings at Shogun including: Sr. Ruby Engineer, Sr. React Engineer, Customer Support Engineer, etc.
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Full-Stack Software Engineer | Sproutly | New Market
- 3D Developer - AR Support, The Scylla Group | Winchester
- Front End Developer, The Scylla Group | Winchester
GOT ADDITIONAL TECH JOBS THAT SHOULD BE PUBLICIZED?
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Shenandoah Valley Technology Council
800 S. Main Street
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Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
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