German Information America (GIA) is an online organization that went live just a few months ago with the goal of supporting businesses and organizations that promote the Germanic culture of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. In just a short time they have harnessed the strength of social media to gain …
Understanding The German-American Generation Gap
Anyone who has been involved in a German-American club or organization has probably heard the question come up on what can be done to get younger members involved. Some find a way to make it happen but most do not. I’m sure we all have our ideas as to what …
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Chicago Meetup Group Targets the Younger Germanic Crowd
Meetup.com is a great website for people with common interests to gather as a group on a local community level, and we’ve been seeing a growth in German themed groups cropping up all around the United States. So many of them seem to get stuck, not knowing what to do, …
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Envisioning A Better Tomorrow
Working alone has become a common comfort in today’s society. Your children’s social life is on Facebook, you text your friends rather than calling them, you send e-cards rather than writing, and your social events are sent out with a tweet. Most of todays students, when given the options, would …
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Is Your Organization Ready for the Facebook Timeline?
If you manage your German club’s Facebook page did you know that your page is about to undergo a major design change on March 30th? Personal Facebook profiles recently saw the Timeline design appear on their page and it is now making its way to business and organization fan pages. …
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Communication Is One of the Most Crucial Parts to Growing Your Organization
This post is geared towards the many, but slowly diminishing, German-American clubs here in the states. But don’t stop reading if you don’t run a club as I’m sure you can get something out of this post as well. Communication seems like an obvious part of working with a team, …