Local Nonprofit Spreads Message of Empowerment Through Social Media, Website and Employees
Our Monday Maine Maven today is Darryl Wood, the executive director of Life Enrichment Advancing People, Inc., better known locally as LEAP.
LEAP is a nonprofit agency providing a variety of residential type supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The support required for individuals is based on functional needs and is developed through Person Centered Planning.
Providing individualized support to people in Central and Western Maine, LEAP works to empower persons to lead joyful lives with dignity, independence, and autonomy.
Darryl has a medical background in nursing. He is interested in leadership and best practices for nonprofits, as well as supporting people with IDD.
On a personal level, Darryl loves to spend time with his family and in the outdoors. An avid sportsman and woodlands wanderer, he maintains a Maine Guides license, in hopes that someday there is part of a living in that.
MPBN’s Rooks Discusses the Difference Between Hosting and Reporting
Today’s Maine Maven is MPBN on-air personality Jennifer Rooks. Jennifer joined MPBN in June of 2007 after spending more than13 years at WCSH-TV in Portland and its sister station, WLBZ-TV in Bangor, where she worked as a general assignment reporter and weekend news anchor.
Since 1994, Jennifer has covered a broad number of Maine issues in every corner of the state.
She has twice won an Edward R. Murrow award: In 1998, for coverage of Maine National Guard and Reserve soldiers deployed in Bosnia and Hungary, and in 2003, for the documentary “Citizen King,” about independent Governor (and former Maine Watch host) Angus King.
Jennifer grew up outside Atlanta, Georgia. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia, and her master’s in journalism from the University of California at Berkeley.
Jennifer worked at television stations in San Francisco and Monterey, California, before coming to Maine. She and her husband Mike have two children.
1.) Jennifer, you have been an on-air television personality on a network station, WCSH, and on a PBS station, MPBN. What are the differences between the topics you cover?
At MPBN, I host Maine Watch – a half-hour public affairs program. I focus much less on the breaking news each day than I did at WCSH, and much more on the broader issues affecting the state.
For example, last week, we focused the entire Maine Watch program on the idea of creating an East-West highway in Maine.
If I were reporting daily news, I would have covered the topic differently… I might have attended the public hearing about the East-West highway bill and produced a 2-minute story for the 6:00 news.
Another obvious difference is that I no longer stand outside in cruddy weather for StormCenter! ;-)
Social Media Boot Camps April 4
In this era of rapid change in the way we communicate both personally and professionally, it is important to learn new skills and techniques every day.
To encourage social media engagement, we are hosting two Social Media Boot Camps on Wednesday, April 4 at the Senator Inn & Spa in Augusta for businesses and organizations looking to increase their social media presence.
There will be two boot camps designed for different levels of expertise.
1.) The beginners’ session from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. is intended for people with a general social media understanding and who are currently using one or more social media networks.
2.) Those attending the advanced session from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. must have a thorough knowledge of Facebook and have already created an active presence on one or more other social media websites.
Both sessions’ attendees are invited for a complimentary lunch from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. at the Senator.
Pre-registration is required by Friday, March 23.
To register, visit bootcamp.marshallpr.com/register. Each session is limited to 30 attendees on a first come, first served basis.
In the spirit of capitalizing on social media as a tool to engage and share, I encourage you to use the event’s Twitter hashtag #NMCsmbc to discuss the boot camps before, during, and after April 4.
This Social Media Boot Camp will help keep you on the cutting edge!
Waterville Nonprofit Featured at Maine Mall
Happy Friday! Here is a picture of the kiosk that Nancy Marshall Communications branded for The Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers. It features a representation of art therapy projects created by students from the agency’s Teen Parent School Program.
The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers' kiosk on display at the Maine Mall through March 2012
The display will be at the Maine Mall in Portland through the end of March.
In addition to the art, the kiosk features posters, banners, how to sign up for the organization’s e-newsletter and business cards from the wonderful staff of the Waterville based nonprofit.
To learn more about The Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers, visit www.mainechildrenshome.
You can also learn more about agency’s Executive Director Sharon Abrams who was featured as a Monday Maine Maven.
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