The first week of my fellowship was a joyous occasion due to the celebrations and introductions. The second week can be summed up as diving in, referring to the work I will be doing for social media for the remainder of my time. The COO Mr. Mack gave me a thorough overview of all the programs conducted by Boys&Girls Clubs Central Ohio (BGCCO). A big emphasis on my social media plan will be People, Programs, and Places. He gave me a calendar of notable events in which he would like me to be present for content collection and exposure for social media.

I met with our Director of Site Leaders, Dr. Jermaine. He helped me distill misconceptions I had about the organization and how to positively portray our content to different audiences. He said, “Our programming is great for our children, my children, and all children.” That resonated with me, and I hope to portray BGCCO in a holistic light. I met with the previous individual responsible for social media Hailey. Hailey helped me log into the respective accounts, encouraged my creative brain, and gave me best practices and lessons learned to produce the best work possible for the organization. She was very positive and believes highly in my ability to leave a lasting impact on the organization.

I had a great learning session at the Columbus foundation this week. I found out one of the other fellows, Aaron is working in the neighborhood of Milo Grogan, I hope to collaborate with them in the future. I am super excited for future excursions with other fellows. This week I planned meetings on social media strategies with Amy at Boys & Girls Club of Boone County, Amanda at Boys & Girls Club of Newark, and Kyle from YOYCENOW Foundation. It was a pleasure speaking with these passionate and knowledgeable individuals. The highlight of my week is creating my first social media post for BGCCO. I was a little nervous yet happy to start. Please check our Instagram post on the Community Celebration.