Hello to The Connectory Exchange (TCE) Community Coordination group, JANUARY METRICS Things to note: * Programs and opportunities continue to climb with active opportunities breaking the 7,000 mark. * States with highest increases in opportunities: CO (10+), NY (20+), NC (50+), PA (20+), TN (20+), and WA (90+) * Significant increase in pageviews (+72%) and users (+57%) * Volunteer Listings is #5 on both entry and exit pages. Most likely due to promotion of National Mentoring Month in January. * New Top 10 Referring domains: * #7 nationalmentoringresourcecenter.org<http://www.nationalmentoringresourcecenter.org/index.php/nmrc-blog/202-stem-mentoring-helping-youth-build-stem-literacy-through-supportive-relationships.html> (From Oct 2016 blog post that lists The Connectory as a resource for STEM mentoring programs) * #10 monell.org<http://www.monell.org/education_training/science_apprenticeship_program/frequently_asked_questions> (Lists The Connectory as a resource for students seeking to enhance their STEM education) NEXT MEETING is on Thursday, March 1, 2017 at 10:30 AM Pacific (11:30 AM Mountain, 12:30 PM Central, 1:30 PM Eastern). Please send along agenda items. We are meeting via Adobe Connect here: 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 SOCIAL MEDIA The Connectory is happy to help promote your organizations important news items and events via our social media channels. Feel free to send your notices directly to kthomas@ngcproject.org<mailto:kthomas@ngcproject.org>. Also, we encourage you to share/retweet The Connectory's social media posts as appropriate. * https://www.facebook.com/connectory/ * https://twitter.com/the_connectory Enjoy your weekend! Kathy Thomas The Connectory Program Manager Pronouns: she/her National Girls Collaborative Project<https://ngcproject.org/> | The Connectory<https://theconnectory.org/> | FabFems<https://fabfems.org/>