1. Recommendations and Next Steps May 2013

2.  Social media represents a valuable opportunity  View it along with other comms tools  How to measure? How to define success?

3.  Wellman & Wilson – full day workshop  Each planning table to identify priorities  $1200/day /25 + 25 = 50 agencies @ $24 each  2 staff from each agency – mngmt and f-line @ $12 each  Conference call coaching - $600/mth – unlimited # on call – 3 mths minimum

4.  Consider it as baseline  Enhancement potential for ALL communications tools

5.  Consider a panel discussion (or two) at upcoming Planning Council mtg  A new slant on panels  Worthwhile regardless of sector

6.  Access free resources wherever possible  Share via live links – ensure on both Planning Council sites  Seek cost-effective methods of training – webinars, sharing between agencies, common place for resources

7.  Consider it homework to add to Planning Council knowledge capacity  Find blogs of interest to follow  Set up Twitter acct and follow someone or some agency of interest  Engage somehow to understand interactive capacity  Back for 15 minutes scheduled discussion – what was new to you/valuable/relevant?

8.  Squeaky wheel potential  Rationale as to how it will add to service delivery  MCYS?  Community Foundations?  Pooling resources? Neighbouring communities?

9.  Planning Council annual prioritizing? Strength in numbers  Pie chart on pp 15-16  Strategy development/comms planning – facilitator that could work with large group and sub-groups?  Or at least tools to start discussion