Sprout is here to help you "Build Your Brand".
Helping you elevate your work and helping you link up with others is what the program is all about.
In this post, we'll outline all of the programming available to you over the next several weeks and clarify exactly how you can earn your badge. Participation is entirely at will, but it's designed for you to build your network, commit to your goals, and learn more about social along the way.
Not everyone will earn a badge, and that's ok! If you're hitting your goals and making strides, that's what's most important. The badge is a way for you to signify to others that you committed to your Year In Social goals this year. Badges will be closed at 3:00 PM Central time on April 1, 2022.
To earn a badge, you must qualify with all of the following criteria:
- You must have attended one of the Year In Social workshops.
- You must check-in on the Check-In posts that go out on Mondays 3 of the next 5 weeks (Feb 28 - Mar 28).
- You must participate in 4 of the 8 scheduled accountability activities to earn the badge.
How we developed the badge criteria and what you can expect next.
You have been invited to these groups because you attended a Year In Social workshop. We encourage this cohort to anyone that’s interested in building their brand, but badges are reserved to those that attended a workshop.
Every Monday, we kick off with our Welcome to the Week topic. In this topic, we ask for a weekly goal check-in and share some community happenings. The first weekly check-in was on a Tuesday and can be found here. These check-ins help you see how you're tracking and will be great for progress. You decide what to share during the check-ins.
Accountability activities scheduled:
- Buddy set-ups - Feb 23 [Topic]
- If you haven’t, please visit the Introductions & networking megathread for the Build your brand cohort. You can peruse other members for their goals and find someone that has a similar goal. You will check-in with your buddy on a cadence that works for you and them, but commenting on this linked thread will be what counts toward participation.
- Monthly check-in - Mar 2 [Topic]
- We’ll be helping you keep track of your goals by allowing you to review where you’re at based on the initial goal to which you’ve committed. Commenting on the thread will be what counts toward participation.
- Spotlight w/ community members - Mar 9 [Topic]
- We’ll be highlighting community members that want to shout themselves out for things they’ve done to make progress toward their goals. Think of this as a brag board and a way to share learnings with others. Commenting on the thread will be what counts toward participation.
- Ask me anything (AMA) w/ community member - Mar 16 [Topic]
- We’ll select a community member from the March 9th brag board and coordinate with them on running an Ask me anything right here in the group. Participating in the thread in any capacity will be what counts toward participation.
- Jam Session - Mar 23 [Zoom hangout]
- We’ll have a 45-minute session to work through challenges you’re facing together and talk with one another. Joe will create the Zoom link and share the event in the Group. This will be a time for you to talk live with one another. Attending the Zoom hangout will count toward participation.
- Ask me anything (AMA) w/ community member - Mar 30 [Topic]
- We’ll select a community member from the March 9th brag board and coordinate with them on running an Ask me anything right here in the group. Participating in the thread in any capacity will be what counts toward participation.
- Monthly check-in - April 1 [Topic]
- We’ll be helping you keep track of your goals by allowing you to review where you’re at based on the initial goal to which you’ve committed. Commenting on the thread will be what counts toward participation.
- Completing Learning Portal courses - On-going [Learning Portal]
- Throughout the program, we’ll share various Learning Portal content that Sprout offers. These courses will be relevant to brand building. Completing a Learning Portal Course will count toward participation.