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Young Professionals Network
We Aren’t Done With You, 2020!
By: Derek Patti, Realtor® NextHome Excellence, 2020 YPN Chair
To the year of 2020, we are not done with you yet! What a halfyear it has been! As we all know, 2020 has been the most unconventional and challenging year that many (or rather all) of us have ever encountered.
CHALLENGING TIMES
Being in such unfamiliar territory, it has challenged our YPN Committee to put on our thinking hats to come up with new ways to engage with our membership. This hasn’t been the easiest process, though. We encounter the same issues of other committees in terms of keeping topics relevant, time and date concerns, high attendance rate, type of overall event, etc. On the other hand, the YPN always strives to the best we can be, so these are always concerns of ours, with or without COVID-19.
But, what COVID-19 has done is forced our group to drill down on every aspect of our schedule and determine what is most important, what is essential and what is not. We’ve had to focus on what is going to have the most engagement, and most importantly, what events and/or ideas will be safe for our membership.
MEMBER ENGAGEMENT
The YPN’s goal every year is to empower and engage our Realtor® community with education, services, and experiences that elevate member success and professionalism through these vehicles. We have tried to do just that amid the national lockdown we all witnessed through various Zoom events regarding the SBA’s PPP Program, changes in Lending and Closing processes, as well as how to market during the lockdown.
We have also recently implemented a “YPNLovesLocal” campaign that features a local small business that we promote to our membership and personal sphere in hopes of showing support for our important community partners.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Although many of us are ready to do so, YPN is not giving up on 2020. We have a 2nd half schedule that we plan to execute, even if it requires a little reconfiguring. A few of the things we have in the pipeline:
July 23: “Legends & Rookies” Agent Panel (via
Zoom) August 5: “Coffee Talk” August 20: “Trolley Tour” August date TBD: 6th Anniversary Party Celebration 2020 has forced us all to grow, and it’s done so in ways we didn’t think of before. Now it’s time to push forward and finish this year off on a positive note, and we look forward to you participating with us along the way! •
