The Sacramento Area Organization Development Network (SAOD Network) is a non-profit professional association of organization development professionals and students. SAODN is one of over forty regional OD networks across the United States and Canada. It is aligned in spirit and affiliation with the National Organization Development Network. SAOD Network provides a supportive learning community for OD practitioners to network with their peers and to engage in activities to enhance their professional development. Our members include internal and external consultants, executive coaches, facilitators, trainers, academics, human resource personnel, and other professionals interested in making organizations, teams, and individuals more effective. We work in a wide variety of environments including business, academic, public sector, and non-profit organizations.
Dear OD Friends and Colleagues,
Have you been wondering what happened to the Sacramento Area Organization Development Network (SAODN)? It's been eight years since a small group of O.D. professionals revived SAODN. Over time, the Network has grown into a lively and dynamic organization. Like many organizations, however, today we find ourselves at an auspicious crossroads - how to maintain the vibrant community we've created in a changing professional, economic, and technological environment? Our answer: sustain our connections and passion for O.D. through informal, "grass roots" gatherings and social media - and see where this takes us as a community. Essentially it’s going back to what it's always been - a place to engage with a community of folks who just “plain like each other” and love to talk O.D.
Here are some ways for you to remain connected:
1) Check out the SAODN Facebook page. Or, connect with us on the SAODN LinkedIn page. Join a conversation, start a conversation, and look for opportunities to engage with others in the community.
2) Join us for a periodic social gathering, which could be Saturday morning coffee, a lunchtime discussion, or an after work get-together which will vary depending on what the organizer decides. Our next gathering will be on Saturday, July 30th from 9AM-11AM at Whole Foods at Arden and Eastern. We will rotate the time and "ownership" of these gatherings, which we anticipate will occur every 6 weeks or so at varying locations, times, and days of the week.
3) Let me know if you're interested in remaining on the Sacramento Area OD Community email list to hear about -- or initiate -- a gathering.
Of course these changes to a less formal organizational structure mean that, for the time being, SAODN will no longer have membership dues or even a need for a Leadership Team. Instead, the focus will simply be on staying connected through our website, other social media, and, of course, in person! We hope to see you soon at one of these informal gatherings. Please feel free to forward this to other O.D. brethren.
Onward and upward!
Warmly, Eileen Jacobowitz
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