Hello to The Connectory Exchange (TCE) Community Coordination group, We hope you are all staying safe and healthy. AUGUST METRICS Things to note (see attachment): * Programs and active opportunities continue to increase, albeit at a slower rate due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and fewer in person events. * Opportunities, states with highest increases: MI (+32), OH (+226), PA (+14) - all other states either no increases or none more than 1-5. Ohio large boost came via a bulk upload for opportunities happening next year in 2021. * North Carolina took another slight dip this month in active opportunities. August = 2,054 in comparison to July = 2,156 * Pageviews and Time on Site are up. Users down by -5.7% MEETING TOMORROW: Our next TCE Community meeting is tomorrow September 23, 2020, 10:00 AM Pacific/1:00 PM Eastern (90 min). We are meeting via Adobe Connect: http://connectpro35337274.adobeconnect.com/tcexchange. You will also need a phone line to participate: US (Toll): 1-719-387-8317, US (Toll Free): 1-866-642-1665 Participant Code: 596741 Agenda: * Introductions * Community announcements and updates * STARportal updates * The Connectory updates * Emerging Issues: Follow up on May discussion and address any new concerns. Please send along any last minute agenda items. Looking forward to catching up with you all tomorrow, Kathy Thomas Director of The Connectory and Community Services Pronouns: she/her National Girls Collaborative Project<https://ngcproject.org/> | The Connectory<https://theconnectory.org/> | FabFems<https://fabfems.org/>