When thank-you just doesn't feel enough
For 12 months I had the privilege of being the Boardroom Apprentice for Libraries NI.?I got to attend their board meetings and committee meetings.?I had a great induction into the organisation by the Chief Executive and his senior leadership team and I had a great boardroom buddy in Deirdre Kenny.?To say I was made to feel welcome was an understatement.?Their professionalism and their drive to ensure I felt included was second to none.?How do I say thank you to a group of people who gave me the courage to go for my first board position??No face-to-face meetings, so the traditional thank-you with tray bakes was not really an option.?Instead, I thought that I would use what I had to hand, my skills and ArcGIS to create a storymap for them and with them.?The storymap gives the viewer a walk through the historic and beautiful city of Derry and showcases some of the amazing artefacts that the library holds.
Click here to take a look: Take a walk around the Historic City of Derry
The vision of Libraries NI is “a visible, accessible and inclusive library service at the heart of communities, changing lives and valued by all.”
And I would encourage you all to discover or re-discover your love for this amazing resource.?Sign up to your local library, take a look at all that they offer, books yes, but so so much more!
Once again thank you to everyone at Libraries NI and to Eileen Mullan for the opportunity to be part of the Boardroom Apprentice Class of 2020!!
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3 年Congratulations Rachel on this new role and you are so right about thank you. Boardroom Apprentice is an amazing initiative and so worth the time and lapearnigs. And as a fellow GIS grad, maps are more than just maps, love it.
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3 年Excellent mapping and a lovely article
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3 年My pleasure Rachel. Bringing motivation and passion together to provide this opportunity for you and your colleagues to learn about board life and how you can play your part. Congratulations on your new #Board role with Alpha Housing #getonboard you did.
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3 年Rachel this is class! Maybe next year I will be lucky enough to secure a spot on this programme. It's brilliant. I reallt love what you've done collating all the information I've Many fond memories particularly of time spent at the Guildhall for Feis Doire. Arlene O'Connor remember our Action Songs?!
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3 年as a Derry girl I love the map Rachel! It makes me want to be a tourist in my own city