‘Casual Friday’ and Give Us Your Thoughts

May 21, 2021 Editor Event

CFG members, please join the CFG Board of Directors for another online 'Casual Friday' mixer on May 28 at 4:00 EDT.

Part of the chat will be about the Board's upcoming Strategic Planning Session. We'd love to hear your thoughts as we form strategy for the CFG over the next year.

Agenda:

- Welcome from Organizer Don Genova - Update on New Membership Management System - Next Webinars Planned - Errors and Omissions and Professional Liability Insurance - Strategic Planning - How You Plan to Spend Your Summer!

These casual sessions are always your chance to tell us what you'd like to see on the menu in the coming weeks and months. Whether you can attend next Friday or not, you can offer your thoughts in advance by filling out a short survey -- members can find a link to that survey in the invitation email that went out this week.

You can RSVP for the mixer here, or check your email for the invitation.

Your link to the Zoom session will be e-mailed to you around half an hour before the start time on Friday. Check your junk or spam mail folders if it's not in your inbox!

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