Joining The Capital Networking Group Listserv
Joining the Capital Networking Group (CNG) is easy, just click on the link below, fill out the form, let me know that you’d like to become a member and then once approved, you will be added to the Group and be able to begin using the Listerv. You can also go to the CONTACT US tab on this website and the form is there too. Either way, you will receive a welcome email once your membership is approved which will have instructions on how to post emails and use the group.
It is important to read the Guidelines below about how to post on the Listserv. Please note that all emails are moderated initially.
I look forward to having you be part of this wonderful group.
Susan Berlin, CNG Founder & Listserv Moderator
Capital Networking Group Listserv Guidelines:
Email: Capitalnetworkinggroup@groups.io
- SUBJECT LINE GUIDELINES: A Good subject line facilitates a great response!
Think: WHAT-WHEN-WHERE-WHO!!!!! In that order please!ALWAYS put the City AND State in the subject line of all emails that relate to anything geographical. This is a National Listerv, this geographic information is essential to help communicate with folks the “where” of things so that folks can know if it pertains to them or not.ALWAYS make sure subject line CLEAR AND CONCISE. Give us as much information in the subject line as you can so that we can decide whether the email is relevant to us.
YOU MUST TELL US: If your event or Offering is virtual or In-person. IF YOUR EVENT or Offering IS VIRTUAL, Put that in the subject line. If it is IN PERSON, please write that. If it is BOTH, write that and please put the the STATE at the very least, if in-person it must include the City too.
If this is an event, PUT THE DATE. If you are telling us about a program, please include the geography of program and what it specializes in. Please include the NAME of your PROGRAM or company or practice at the END of the subject line only. If you need to use insurance, put that in the subject line with the insurance company name. INN-stands for In-Network
If it is self-pay that you are looking for, please put self-pay.
If you are looking for treatment/therapy etc and the case is particular, or complicated, put those issues in the subject line: Ie: ISO: Inpatient for Alco. or Sex Addiction, or Depression & Self regulation….etc.
ISO and OON and INN; What do they mean?
ISO: In Search Of: Please use this when you are LOOKING FOR something, ie: ISO: Therapist DC, ISO: Inpatient txt: Sex Addiction, anywhere in Country.
OON: Out of Network
INN: In-Network
- To REPLY ALL or NOT:……the answer is ALWAYS NOT. Please make sure that if you are replying to an email on the ListServ, that you Reply ONLY to the person sending the email and NOT to the entire ListServ, this cuts down dramatically on the extraneous emails for all of us. If you accidentally Reply ALL, the email will not get distributed.
- THE BODY OF THE EMAIL:
Do not only have an attachment as the body of the email– YOU MUST write text in the body of the email with the information and then you can offer the attachment to register etc. DO NOT make people have to work to get the information that you are offering, make it EASY for them.
- SIGNATURE REQUIRED on ALL EMAILS:
Always include your name (first and last). Please have an appropriate signature with website and phone number. WE NEED TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE!
- CONFIDENTIALITY:
When writing about a particular case, and looking for therapy/treatment etc, DO NOT INCLUDE ANY DETAILS THAT COULD POSSIBLY IDENTIFY THE PERSON.
- JUDGEMENT FREE ZONE:
Postings should NEVER include judgmental comments about any individual or facility. All such commentary should be done offline. If you are looking for feedback about a program please ask folks to backchannel you and NEVER EVER REPLY ALL.
- ADVERTISING POLICY:
- Any member may post notices about services for clients or professionals, but should be done judiciously, as this is not an advertising forum. If someone is looking for a program for their client, facility representatives should reply only to the person who made the inquiry.
- CNG Members looking for jobs, office space, etc. may post queries. Responses, however, should be made only to the sender and not to the entire listserv.
- POSTINGS of Office Space/Jobs/Positions: These are permitted and You MUST INCLUDE: CITY and STATE, What the JOB IS FOR, the PROGRAM that is looking or the PRACTICE that is looking. WHAT=Office space for rent OR Hiring Therapist, WHERE=City and state of the office or practice/program,
- Blogs and articles of interest may be posted, a random title with no explanation of what it is about will not be allowed, it must say: Title and then BLOG and then Authors name. ie: What to do about Alcohol abuse, Blog: Susan Berlin
- CE POSTINGS:
CE opportunities may be posted. Please include: the following information for CE offerings: Free or Cost, How many CE’s, Date, VIRTUAL or IN PERSON (if in person must have LOCATION=CITY AND STATE), Name of Program offering the CE’s, can be at the very end in parenthesis, and the WHAT is being offered.WHAT: 3 Free Virtual CE’s: more WHAT: Name of CE’s DATE/TIME if In-person MUST HAVE CITY AND STATE
Final Note: All emails come to me before they are released to the Listserv. If you do not follow these guidelines, then I will respond to you and ask you to make the changes necessary to meet the guidelines of our group. Please save me time and work hard to follow these guidelines. The sole purpose is to have comprehensive, easy to understand and concise subject lines so that folks can easily discern if the email pertains to them or not.
