Kicking off the new eTap Seminar in the Big Apple

They say if it flies with a New York crowd then it will fly anywhere. If that is the case, then we are in for a great run with our new seminar format throughout the rest of 2009. By the way, here is a link to register if we are coming to a city near you. There is a good chance you may have a short commute to see what I am talking about. (See the list at the bottom of this post)

I am almost ashamed to say that all I did was present, which in my opinion is the fun part, especially when you get to spend a holiday weekend in such an outstanding city as New York.

The heaving lifting was done by three members of our new account sales team in their spare time. You see, they still were achieving their sales quota as they assembled the myriad of details, facts and examples for such a large presentation. Therefore, I salute Katie Rucker, Mike Kierce and Cate Schafer on a job well done. For those of you who have not had the pleasure of meeting any of the three, I have included a few pictures.

So much for our producers, let's return to the packed room on 8th Avenue in New York last Tuesday. We had quite the variety of non-profits. Present were large National NPO's, start-up NPOs, NPOs from various vertical niches, NPO consultants and someone wanting a Microsoft Vista training session! (Just joking about the last one...)

My favorite part is that this group was brimming with questions and numerous actual day to day stories regarding the various key technology tools we discussed. Their real life case studies truly added as much or more to the presentation as I did.

Here are a few key slides which should provide an overview/preview for anyone reading this post. Perhaps you will want to see and hear more after glancing at these...

I can guarantee anyone coming will leave with at least 3-4 new ideas which could have an immediate impact on your communications and fundraising success. Feel free to send me a note at jay.love@etapestry.com to let me know if you came away with at least three.

Here are the upcoming cities below, sort of the eTapestry rock and roll fall tour! I hope we see you there...

Sept 15 - Baltimore
Sept 15 - Boston
Sept 16 - Charlotte
Sept 16 - Dallas
Sept 16 - Cleveland
Sept 16 - Atlanta
Sept 16 - Seattle
Sept 17 - Portland
Sept 17 - Houston
Sept 21 - Chicago
Sept 23 - Milwaukee
Oct 5 - Tulsa
Oct 6 - Oklahoma City
Oct 6 - Cincinnati
Oct 6 - Jacksonville, FL
Oct 6 - Detroit
Oct 8 - Phoenix
Oct 8 - Minneapolis
Oct 13 - San Diego
Oct 13 - Richmond
Oct 13 - Memphis
Oct 14 - Tampa
Oct 14 - Newark, NJ
Oct 14 - Los Angeles
Oct 14 - Kansas City
Oct 15 - Madison
Oct 21 - Birmingham
Oct 22 - Charleston
Oct 28 - Denver
Nov 4 - Louisville