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February 23, 2022
Distribution: All Active Volunteers
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TOMORROW
2022 SCORE Chapter of the Year Awards
February 24 | 4pm ET
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SCORE invites ALL VOLUNTEERS to join us in celebrating at our 2nd Virtual Awards Celebration: The 2022 SCORE COTY Awards. Please join us on Thursday, February 24 at 4:00pm ET/ 1:00pm PT to recognize the dedicated efforts of our Volunteers. We will be announcing the District, Regional and National Chapters of the Year!
There is no registration for this event. Simply tune in to the SCORE Youtube Channel directly on February 24 or access the show via the COTY 2022 page on the Support Center.
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The Marketing Team hopes you had a
Happy Valentine's Day
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March is National Women's History Month & National Credit Education Month |
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Throughout March, SCORE HQ will emphasize content, campaigns, and earned media around women business owners and credit education.
Consider highlighting the SCORE for Women's Entrepreneurs landing page on your chapter's website. This page showcases tailored resources and success stories from women business owners. To feature this landing page on your chapter's website, use the following format: chaptername.score.org/women-entrepreneurs.
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A new monthly newsletter for SCORE volunteers serving as media spokespersons has launched. “Meghan’s Media Minute,” developed by Public Relations Specialist Meghan Dooley, provides media relations best practices, resources and successes. See the February edition here. To learn more about becoming a media spokesperson for SCORE or to be added to the newsletter distribution, please email meghan.dooley@score.org.
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SCORE is mentioned an average of 1,000 times per month in national and local media. Check out some of our latest media mentions: www.score.org/news.
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SCORE client Chelsea Kidd shared her insights with CNBC as just one of many entrepreneurs who quit during the ‘Great Resignation’ to start their own businesses. “I had the opportunity to go full-time and all in. I didn’t want to wait any longer,” she said. The article also cited the 30% increase in entrepreneurs seeking SCORE’s help last year. “Entrepreneurs are resilient and creative and when they see a need they are willing to step up and fill that gap,” explained SCORE CEO Bridget Weston. Read the full article here.
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In the NerdWallet article, “Prepare Your Business Finances Now in Case of a Natural Disaster,” SCORE mentor and Southeastern Connecticut chapter chair Frank LaMonaca shared important advice for small business owners. “Planning ahead reduces your stress as the owner and the one responsible for getting this business back up and running,” LaMonaca explained.
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This month’s Social Media Webinar for chapter volunteers on Feb. 16th was packed with great information and engaged participants. Many thanks to all who joined and specifically to our first-timers! The webinar included tips to optimize your chapter's Google Business Profile, how to recruit social media volunteer support for your chapter using free tools from SCORE, and a preview of the March social media content calendar. Optional paid turnkey ad options for Q3 were also shared, with five options to meet your chapter’s goals and budget. The deadline to opt-in to any of these paid ad options is March 18.
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Checks Being Delayed in the Mail
Avoid Delays - Sign up for Bill.com's Free ePayment
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While Accounts Payable processing is current, checks are being delayed up to four weeks due to U.S. Postal Service delays. We encourage all volunteers and vendors to sign up to be paid ACH directly into your bank account through Bill.com’s ePayment free account. This service is free UNLESS the volunteer checks the box to GET PAID FASTER, which has an additional cost.
How to Sign Up
Volunteers can send us a request at accounting@score.org and we will send an invite. Instructions for accepting the invite and setting up an account are on the Support Center here.
Chapters may request SCORE to send an invite to a vendor by requesting it in an email to accounting@score.org with the vendor’s email address, which is required even if the vendor provides their bank routing information.
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Top Resources on SCORE.org |
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The Top Resources on SCORE.org document lists the top 25 pages to date, top 25 monthly workshops and resources, and the top 100 organic and on-site keywords on the national website. This document is updated monthly, and we suggest bookmarking it for future reference.
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Lifelong Learning Event: Empathy Recharge!
February 23 | 12pm ET
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This month we have a very special guest joining us to lead a discussion on Empathy. SCORE Austin's client, Alicia Kae Miller, is the founder of Empathy Uprise and on a mission to inspire leaders to become empathy activists in their lives and work. In this event, Alicia will present on how we can all improve our active listening skills and enrich our relationships at SCORE and in our personal lives. This session will include breakout rooms to reflect on what you've learned. Hope you can join us on Wednesday, February 23 from 12 - 1:15pm ET. |
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FY21 Client Engagement Field Webinar
March 16 | 2pm ET
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Join us for the FY21 Client Engagement Field Webinar as we review our annual survey conducted by PwC.
In this webinar, we will:
- Review what our clients are telling us is important in our service to them
- Highlight the challenges and successes our clients have had in the past year
- Recognize our best performing chapters and individual mentors
- Go over the steps we will take moving forward to capitalize on our client feedback
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Wednesday, March 9 | 2:00pm ET
The Marketing Training Webinars are held the second Wednesday of every month at 2:00pm ET. Join us on Wednesday, March 9th to talk about content strategy and the upcoming content audit.
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Wednesday, March 9 | 3:30pm ET
The Webmaster Training Webinars are held the second Wednesday of every month at 3:30pm ET. These webinars will cover topics such as new website features, tutorials, chapter website best practices, and more.
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Wednesday, March 15 | 2:00pm ET
Join our Training Specialist in a live discussion of the key processes, tasks, and responsibilities of a Volunteer Intake Coordinator and a Chapter Manager.
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Wednesday, March 16 | 2:00pm ET
Join SCORE's Social Media team on the third Wednesday of every month at 2 pm ET to learn the latest program updates, best practices and tips to increase engagement. We welcome volunteers, chapter leadership or anyone seeking a better understanding of SCORE's Social Media chapter program.
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Wednesday, March 24 | 2:00pm ET
Join our Training Specialist in a live demonstration/discussion of the key processes, tasks, and responsibilities of a Client Intake Coordinator (CIC).
In this training course, we will be covering topics about the intake assignment process, adding a note to a request, transferring to another chapter.
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Wednesday, March 29 | 11:00am ET
Join our Training Specialist in a live demonstration/discussion of the key processes, tasks, and responsibilities of an active mentor. We will have a live question and answer session at the end of the demonstration.
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Upcoming Live Webinars for Small Business Owners |
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