A few weeks ago someone who introduced me to peer support groups while my family was homeless asked me to attend an upcoming meeting of theirs. It's not out of the ordinary for people to seek me out to support different things they're advocating, but there was something interesting that was asked in conjunction.
For me to bring my laptop.
Wondering if I was going to be asked to join a Board for the sake of handling recording of minutes, I was blunt. Turns out my friend wants to introduce his peers in his company to Facebook.com.
While individuals who are home PC savvy are familiar with social websites and portals, most companies don't have a Web 2.0 pressence in Jacksonville. They usually have a gratuitous website, but generally it's pretty lacking in connecting to people and losing out on a lot of potential.
It'll be interesting to see firsthand reactions of people without Facebook experience being asked to participate on a local non profit level. On one hand they'll be able to network with peers nationally. On the other...they can always make connections when the bottom falls out on their agency not being able to afford them in these financially harsh times on service providers.
Homeless with time at the library? Check out some franchise opportunities!
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