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January
2010 marked NAPO’s 6th annual industry-wide Get Organized event.
GO Month is aimed at raising awareness about the benefits of
being organized at home and in the workplace.
More than
a dozen professional organizers who are members of the National
Association of Professionals - New England Chapter (NAPO-NE)
donated organizing services to Family Ties of Massachusetts as
part of the chapter’s Get Organized Month (GO Month) initiative
in January 2010.
Family
TIES, an organization which offers parent to parent support for
Massachusetts families with children with special health care
needs.
The
organizing program consisted of three elements.
- In
November 2009, a professional organizer facilitated a
roundtable discussion at the “Joining Voices” Conference to
Support Families Raising Children and Youth with Special
Health Care Needs. The conference teaches parents advocacy
and leadership skills and provides a chance to network with
other parents and professionals. The roundtable discussion
covered organizing tips to help parents manage busy
schedules and gain some control over their lives.
- In
January 2010, about a dozen professional organizers worked
one-on-one with Family Ties staff in their offices in
Northampton, Canton, Boston, West Boylston and Tewksbury to
help maximize workspace and create new systems for
organization.
- In
addition, a professional organizer led a virtual training
session to teach staff how to use Excel to organize database
information to allow sharing of resources from one office to
another.
In
addition, The Container Store and Smead donated supplies to
assist with the office organizing effort.
According
to Mary Summers, Director of Family Ties, the staff was pleased
with the overall transformations in their office space. “For
those of us who include inspiration to others on the value of
being organized, we learned a number of good suggestions to
share with future workshop attendees. Truly, best of all was the
in-office organizational tips and assistance for many of the
staff.”
NAPO-NE is
currently planning its volunteer activities for Get Organized
Month (GO Month) for January 2011.
To view previous GO Month
information click on the any of the GO Month links to
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