Newsletter: BDPA Washington DC (January 2014)

BDPA Washington DC chapter published its 32-page newsletter - bdpatoday - again this month. Great articles and insights that would be of interest to any BDPA stakeholder. Please check it out!

Newsletter: BDPA Washington DC (Jan 2014) from BDPA Education and Technology Foundation

Which article did you like best this month?

Call for Presenters: 2014 National BDPA Technology Conference

BDPA seeks dynamic, engaging, and knowledgeable presenters for the 2014 National BDPA Technology Conference. Read or download the Call for Presenters.

Call for Presenters: 2014 BDPA Technology Conference from BDPA Education and Technology Foundation

Program Meeting: 'Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery' (BDPA New York, April 2013)

Brian Gray is responsible for disaster recovery at the United Nations. Think on what that means. BDPA New York was blessed to have Brian as a guest speaker at its April 2013 program meeting to discuss 'Towards Organizational Resilience - Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery'.

Brian shared his 14-page presentation deck with us for posterity.

Presentation - UN BC - BDPA Meeting - 18 April 2013 from Brian Gray

BDPA Corporate Sales Presentation: Detroit (2013)

BDPA Detroit chapter president Beverly Moore and the National BDPA Corporate Sales director Wayne Hicks are scheduled to have a conference call in a few days with some executives from General Motors. The focus of the discussion will be on ways that General Motors can become a BDPA corporate sponsor.

Beverly put together this 23-page .ppt deck to describe ways that any corporation can invest in her chapter. It is a comprehensive document and may serve as a 'best practice' for other chapters seeking to improve their revenue stream from corporate sales.

BDPA Corporate Sales: Detroit (2013) from Wayne Hicks

What do you think? Is this an effective presentation? If not, what would you like to see added, deleted or revised?

BDPA Corporate Sales Presentation: Detroit (2013)

BDPA Detroit chapter recently made a sales presentation to a large corporation. I thought that the presentation deck used by the chapter was one of the best that I've seen. As such, I'm sharing it with you for your consideration:

BDPA Corporate Sales Presentation: Detroit (2013) from Wayne Hicks

What do you think?

BDPA Computer Camp: Los Angeles (2013)

BDPA Los Angeles chapter won the bronze medal at the national High School Computer Competition (HSCC) championship last year. They are not satisfied. They want to win the whole thing this year ... and they are beginning right away!

BDPA Computer Camp: Los Angeles (2013) from Wayne Hicks

BDPA Los Angeles chapter used this presentation package to recruit 7th thru 12th grade students for participation in their 2013 computer camp leading up to the selection of a team to participate in this year's national High School Computer Competition (HSCC) championship to be held later this year in Washington DC.

Contact BDPA Los Angeles chapter (hsccla@yahoo.com) if you have questions or wish to discuss further.

BDPA Computer Camp (Washington DC)

We are recruiting high school students for meaningful STEM experiences in the greater Washington DC area. See the following flyer for details ... and please share with any of your DC-based associates.

BDPA Computer Camp: Washington DC (2013) from Wayne Hicks

BDPA Corporate Sponsors (November 2012)

There are 98 corporations ... large and small ... who have invested in BDPA on a local or national level in the past year! We are very proud of the growing number of corporations that have discovered a powerful return on investment in the areas of:

1. Recruitment of diverse American-born IT talent
2. Retention of current diverse IT talent
3. Community outreach
4. Supplier Diversity access to qualified minority business enterprises
5. Increased Market Share and brand awareness

Check out the list of our corporate sponsors:

BDPA Corporate Sponsors (Nov 2012) from Wayne Hicks

Who is missing from this list? What corporations would you like to see BDPA approach about sponsorship in the coming weeks and months?

Overview - BDPA Washington DC (2012)

BDPA Washington DC chapter president Perry Carter is understandably proud of the community outreach initiatives put in place this year. He shared a 20-page deck that I thought would be of interest to many of our blog-readers.

Overview - BDPA Washington DC (2012) from Wayne Hicks

This is the type of publication we would love to see created to document successes and progress for BDPA all around the nation. What did you think about this BDPA Washington DC community outreach overview?

Year In Review: Monsanto and BDPA St. Louis (2012)

2012 was a remarkable year in the partnership with Monsanto and BDPA St. Louis chapter. A dedicated group of Monsanto volunteers made significant progress and recorded successes in many areas. BDPA St. Louis chapter took a moment to document the successes in this document.

Year In Review: Monsanto & BDPA (2012) from Wayne Hicks