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Setting up a schedule for the week can really help you keep the board moving. By a schedule, I mean really more of a plan.
If you and your board members know that on Mondays you will ask them a news related question of the day, it really helps
all involved. You know what you will be posting. They know what to expect and will come to read your question.
Your
plan can and should include a variety of question types, games, and sharing times.
Introduce these SLOWLY. Try one
and wait a week or two before adding the next.
Some Ideas For Days
Monday Moans or Wednesday Woes Invite your members to share the things that arent going right in their lives whether
those things are missing socks from the laundry or a marriage that is falling apart. Even though the board community is always
there for these sorts of things, having a day for it encourages even quite shy members to share what often can be big deal
things.
The flip side of a woe/vent day is a day to share joys and blessings. I do this on Thursday, since my boards
do Wednesday Woes. The members are ready to share some happiness.
The famous Friday Five-A question with 5 answers
(5 favorite books for example) 5 questions, some light, some heavy, a nice way to wrap up the week
Plans for the week-A
nice Monday way to touch base with members
Superlative Days-Post of the week, longest post, sweetest post, funniest
post, most thought provoking. These can be tricky and should be handled with care in case you have some members who just dont
post the sort of posts that can win and who will be hurt by not winning sometimes.
Share what you are reading day
News topic day-link to a news article applicable to the board and have a discussion about it
Field trip day-link
them to somewhere in iVillage and send them on a field trip
Tip day-set a topic and ask for tips.
Forward
day: give them a day to share all those great things that are forwarded to them. This can save your email box from being flooded
as well!
Trivia day-the person getting the question right asks the next one and so on
More Days Of The Week...
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