To launch and maintain a Connect site, an organization must:

• Consist of localities outside the boundaries of an existing Connect site;
• Have a donor or institutional commitment to support the initiative for the first two to three years, including salary for coordinator, annual ConnectNetwork fee, and related program expenses;
• Hire and support a local coordinator who will be responsible for developing local content and fostering community relations;
• Have independent 501(c)(3) status, or an agreement with a fiscal agent with a 501(c)(3) to house or incubate the Connect program;
• Implement the ConnectNetwork model of service in its entirety within 12 months of membership, defined by:

• Maintaining at least one active Connect email list;
• Maintaining a local Connect Web site, to include any interactive tools (not duplicating local assets), such as a volunteer match, nonprofit job finder, nonprofit profiles, or calendar;
• Distributing the Connect Weekly Update e-newsletter;
• Use the Connect ‘City/Region’ name either in program name or overall organization name;
• Act in accordance with ConnectNetwork’s logo usage policy, including it on collateral materials and Web site;
• Meet the terms of ConnectNetwork’s minimum “Web site and Email List usage policies” (Example: email list and majority, if not all, services available free of charge to community);
• Submit ConnectNetwork “Quarterly and Annual Impact Report”;
• Have at least one staff member participate in ongoing training and coaching with ConnectNetwork staff during the first 12 months;
• Send at least one staff member to participate in one or more ConnectNetwork training or site exchanges annually following the initial launch year.

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