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Last month I was fortunate enough to attend NTEN's 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco. This was my first time attending the NTC, as well as my first visit to the Bay Area. This was also my second conference in a month and a half, and I guess my body couldn't handle the travel or something because I got sick and had to miss the first day.

One MMT geek's review of NTEN's 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC), which is aimed primarily at the nonprofits and their technology needs.

It might not feel like the beginning of a new year to most of you, but here at Meyer Memorial Trust we celebrate the beginning of our fiscal year on April 1. And for some reason, it always feels a bit like an opportunity to start over. Not as in Groundhog Day, more like another chance to get it right, be the best we can be.

Hello from MMT Communication and Learning land. I can’t believe I’ve been at MMT for 9 months and this is my first blog post. Hello world!

…and, in a nice symmetry, this post is about another first for me: my first GEO (Grantmakers for Effective Organizations) conference.

Adrienne Livingston, executive director of Black United Fund, wrote this guest blog post after she joined Program Officer Sally Yee in a TWST commuity meeting in northeast Portland. Here's her report:

On March 2nd I had the pleasure of joining Sally Yee on a Two-Way-Street Tour (TWST). The meeting was a collaboration between MMT and the Black United Fund of Oregon and was hosted at Portland Housing Center’s offices in Northeast Portland. (See the photo below of Michelle Puggarana, PHC’s Director of Homeownership Programs, standing in front of their fabulous mural.) 

On the road again… to Tualatin Public Library! This time it was just Sally and me. Just as rainy as the day before, the highway trip to Tualatin gave us the slightest bit of sunshine that actually made us put down our visors…

Hi! This time, it's Sophia Aguinaga, Administrative Assistant with MMT, reporting about our Two Way Street Tour. Shortly after Brian and Sally's return from Forest Grove, Aaron Nelson, Technical Operations Manager, and I braved the rain and headed to meet Sally in Beaverton. Aaron and I weren't sure what to expect when we arrived. This was our first time accompanying Sally on a tour stop, and it was really exciting!

Brian Molony here, Administrative Assistant at MMT, coming to you from Pacific University in Forest Grove. As a relatively new employee at Meyer Memorial Trust, I was excited to take part in my first Two Way Street Tour (TWST)

We will be holding three Two-Way Street Tour (TWST) community meetings in Washington County on Tuesday, February 28, and Wednesday, February 29, to provide advice about seeking grants from Meyer Memorial Trust and to collect information about the needs of nonprofits and communities in Washington County.