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Pay It Forward Week! April 26 through April 30, 2010

The “NetWeaving” concept is a process that takes the art of business and community networking to the next level, by providing a selfless platform for connecting like-minded professionals together in a direct relationship-building environment. . . In fact, our team continually integrates the concept into their action plans and execution of business goals.— Bruce Seigel, Ritz Carlton Hotels

I read with great interest that this event is going on in Atlanta, GA this year and wanted to “do my part” to help promote the Pay It Forward Foundation.  Atlanta folks are joining with Junior Achievement to celebrate this week and Junior Achievement will be the organization that benefits from any proceeds received.

Paying it Forward does NOT have to be limited to any one specific geographic location, and can be accomplished in your local home town.  You can select any charity you would like to associate with this event, or you can simply just focus on “paying it forward” to connect your friends and business connections.

The following information was taken from the actual post about Pay It Forward Week.  Please read the rest of the article and check out the attachments.  NetWeaving is an amazing concept and one that will deepen the relationships you make simply because you cared about someone else before thinking about yourself!

Business and Personal Connections and Introductions

All across the Atlanta Metro area, in restaurants, coffee shops, business and country clubs,  or any place conducive to a meeting, NetWeavers will be hosting meetings to introduce two people to each other Then, during the meeting, the NetWeaver host will ask each of the two people she or he has brought together to ‘pay it forward‘ and commit to hosting a subsequent meeting for two others.

Within Companies, Organizations, Non-Profits – Cross-Department and Cross-Functional Introductions and Connections

At the same time these outside business introductions and connections are being made in restaurants and other business locations, with the help and support of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) inside Companies across all industries and within Non-Profits and Organizations of all kinds, executives, managers, employees at all levels, and members within organizations, will be getting together – just  to get to know someone she or he doesn’t already know – especially in another department or in another area of the company or within the organization.  It might be just a cup of coffee, or breakfast or lunch, or maybe even an adult beverage after work.

Those who are familiar with the power of NetWeaving, already know that one major outcome will be an ‘economic ripple effect’ as a result of that week – not only from the business introductions and connections made which will eventually result in business deals and new business relationships created, but from the two parties who agree to ‘Pay it Forward’ and subsequently host another meeting for two others.

A second outcome to be derived from NetWeaving-PIF Week will be generated inside companies, non-profits, and organizations where people just get to meet someone they don’t already know within the company or organization and get to know him or her better, creating a more collaborative and cooperative environment, especially as people get an increased appreciation for other person’s roles with which they may not be familiar.

A final outcome will be the benefits to both those who get to experience the joy and benefits of NetWeaving first-hand, and begin to learn this important ’life-skill’ for building trusted relationships, as well as to the Executives and Entrepreneurs who get to see the powerful difference thatthat Junior Achievement is making in building these groups of future leaders and entrepreneurs.

Pay It Forward Foundation
The Pay It Forward Foundation was established in September 2000 by “Pay It Forward” author Catherine Ryan Hyde and others to educate and inspire students to realize that they can change the world, and provide them with opportunities to do so. The Foundation’s mission is to inspire random acts of kindness and favors, especially those involving children and those with a multiplier effect in which one favor creates an ongoing ripple impact going forward. Another function of the Foundation is to fund mini-grants to school-age children who create projects which are consistent with the meaning and spirit of the ‘Pay it Forward’ movement.

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