Communications and Social Media

Hello there,

As you are reading this, either you visited my blog, this post was e-mailed to you, or you subscribed to my blog. This is part of my effort to communicate inclusively and be open to feedback.

With so many communication options available, it's important to let you choose how you tune in. I've heard from people feeling they may be missing important bits not being on facebook, but choosing not to join, which I understand. They asked would I please continue sending notices via e-mail.

Our major notices do go out via e-mail lists, and I still use e-mail a lot myself. Admittedly though, there is a lot of dialog happening on facebook. I am also broadcasting and direct messaging on twitter.

Here's the way I look at it. I'm not going to shout in a field to invite you to my wedding -- you'll get an invite in your mail box. So expect e-mails for important notices. Still, you might want to consider wandering out into the field, we are having some excellent conversations there, and your voice would be valued. And you might just get the scoop on the after party. ; )

Bellartsfactory.org is an excellent resource. We have some work to do in clarifying how the different parts of our organization fit together. We can refine and tune our web and print strategies. Yet from say a year ago, we have made enormous progress.

The term Social Media may or may not carry meaning for you. The idea is that opening up the conversation to more voices creates value. I am experiencing this as true. I remain committed to an open, inclusive frame of mind myself, and to an open and inclusive process. Social media suits that.

I look forward to our productive dialog. Chime in on whatever channel suits you, and share and add to the tasty stew we are creating. Talk to one another. Open up the conversation.

Please comment on this blog, I am happy to hear from you here. Or, as you wish:

Facebook: http://profile.to/joshua_addison/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/Joshua_Addison/

E-mail: josh@bellartsfactory.org

I deeply appreciate your many generous contributions of time, energy and treasure to Bell Arts Factory. You are making our project work and grow. And without you, it really is just another building.

Joshua Addison