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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=060403922-03112002>Hi all!
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=060403922-03112002>As always, o<FONT
size=2>ur meeting are held at Stella's Coffee Shop, 1476 South Pearl Street,
Denver, CO Telephone: (303)-777-1031 on the FIRST and THIRD Mondays of each
month, from 6:30-8:00 (6:30-7 is social time!). You'll find us in the meeting
room! <SPAN class=060403922-03112002><SPAN class=060403922-03112002>Please
feel free to sign up to the IT Samaritans yahoogroup, which is <A
href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/itsamaritans">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/itsamaritans</A>.
Our website is <A href="http://www.itsamaritans.org/">www.itsamaritans.org</A>;
and is currently in it's fledgling state, but being truly re-vamped behind the
scenes. </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=060403922-03112002><SPAN
class=060403922-03112002>Again, please pass along word to any 501(C)3 Non-Profit
organization that we exist, and we are ready to jump in! Our limited scope
donated labor program is designed to provide highly-qualified volunteer IT
Labor to Non-Profits so that IT expedites their ability to help their
constituency; making that donor dollar go further -- more
efficiently. We all know that IT is a different operational paradigm, and
that Non-Profit organizations trying to shift into need to be led by people who
have the experience levels to envision all of the pitfalls that fluid technology
presents. As we all painfully have learned in industry, only the years of
real-world "under-fire" IT experience allow you to see many of the potholes
before you hit them-and you're lucky to see them all even
then! </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=060403922-03112002><SPAN
class=060403922-03112002>Please forward this email to anyone who may need help,
and we'll do our best to find a volunteer staff to get their project done.
All we are asking in return for our limited donation program, is that they do
their best to refer the volunteers to potential employers! Our goal is to
come in and impress you with our skills. Once we do that, any
referrals-whether it's their friends, relatives, or guy down the block; we
really need the contacts to help our volunteers get work. We've come into
existence to help non-profits move up to par. In doing so, we hope they
will "do the right thing" for those volunteers who are looking for work by
giving them realistic and honest networking referrals. Since we've not
actively sought funding or money, we need help just like what we offer! We
fully believe that the best way to get the personal "inside track" referral to
any of the few jobs out there is to volunteer to help someone and show
by our hard work and dedication to the short project that we're someone you
should help in time of need! </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=060403922-03112002><SPAN
class=060403922-03112002>Another thing I'd like to ask the IT Samaritans
audience to do is to post job leads on our yahoogroup. I've known of
several job openings over time, but none were good for me. I've started
posting them on the board, and have gotten several volunteers onto the top of
the list at several of my personal contacts. If you're aware of an
opening, and are willing to refer a fellow IT Samaritan to it, please post the
opening on the yahoogroup and take the emails! Now on the flip side, we
have got to be judicious on how we use our IT Sams contact, of course! If
you're not very well qualified for an opening posted, don't ask your fellow IT
Samaritan to refer you to something not perfectly suited for you; doing so only
reduces the credibility of the referral for those who are
qualified!</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=060403922-03112002>We've had more
project activity in the last few weeks! We've now got several
projects that are just starting up, and several just winding down.
Overall, things are going quite well! We'll be having the project managers
from several of the projects there talking about their projects, and what needs
they have for volunteers. As usual, I'll be there to tell the new members
how we go about doing our business. We'll also go over the update on our
press campaign. At this time, we need a project manager who can implement
the project charter. I suppose that they also should be
comfortable with writing and with the idea that they may show up in the
newspaper, since they likely will have a lot of high profile contact.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=060403922-03112002>It's a great time to
get involved with our volunteer programs, as we're coming up on the Holiday
Season! While it's especially true in an economic downturn, it's generally
true that people prefer to hire others who they or someone they trust already
knows and can give a reference about. Right now, fear factor is real in
hiring managers. With this in mind; come volunteer, get references and use
these networking opportunities to alleviate that fear when you speak to a
hiring manager! Why do I note the holidays? Well, these
Non-Profits generally have Holiday Parties! While parties are
fun in general, they're GREAT ways to network into a new and better
job. Come out and showcase your interpersonal skills, and impress
people by doing a short gig and getting in and out as fast as possible in
volunteer time!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=060403922-03112002>In Denver, some of
the upcoming skills we are going to need include the following, which will be
addressed in semi-detail at the meeting. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=060403922-03112002>network engineering
a (24 workstation network) in Greeley</SPAN></FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=060403922-03112002>web page redesign
of an existing site</SPAN></FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=060403922-03112002>some work melding
an access database to a web interface</SPAN></FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=060403922-03112002>another network
redesign</SPAN></FONT></LI></UL>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=060403922-03112002><SPAN
class=060403922-03112002>In other news, w</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=060403922-03112002><SPAN class=060403922-03112002>e've
started our Colorado Springs branch of IT Samaritans, Directed by Richard
Byrd. Richard currently has several projects that he is just starting to
staff, so if you are in Colorado Springs and are interested, keep your eyes open
for his meeting notices. He's still in the midst of finding the best early
evening location and weekly meeting time! </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael J. Mikelson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=060403922-03112002>Founder,
IT Samaritans</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Denver CO</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:MJMikelson@yahoo.com">MJMikelson@yahoo.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>303-388-8555</FONT></DIV>
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