Nexus Maine - It's Squash SZN
Nexus Maine - It's Squash SZN
But we're not talking about the veggie
We hope you’ve all had a great last two weeks getting back into your non-summer routines. September has been exciting! Not only is the event calendar filling up quickly, but Nexus members have been actively sharing and referring members to keep building this community. A sincere shoutout to everyone making this community vibrant and helpful, we’re stoked to now have over 600 email subscribers and over 450 people in the slack!
We have two Nexus-hosted events coming up. First, mark your calendars for our monthly happy hour in Portland on September 26 at Batson River. Second, sign up for our webinar featuring Barrett Takesian, founder of Portland Community Squash. You can register here!
Lastly, as always, if you know anyone great for this group, please make sure to send them this invite link.
Pixar-like version of Baxter the moose playing squash, with expressive features and a vibrant, playful style!
What’s in this newsletter
Webinar: Building a Non-Profit in Maine
Event Highlights
Jobs & Talent
Member Spotlight: Barrett Takesian
Webinar:
Meet the non-profit founder who built the busiest squash program in America! (Yes, actually the busiest in America, that’s not a typo!) We are sitting down virtually with our very own Barrett Takesian to talk all things non-profits, Maine, and squash.
We’ll cover:
How to start a non-profit in Maine
How to scale your non-profit from fundraising to community impact
How to build and retain an amazing workforce
How he built the busiest squash program in America
Event highlights
September 18: CleanTech Catalyst Bootcamp
September 18: Start Summit: Ideate
September 19: Northern New England Tableau User Group
September 26: Nexus Maine Monthly Happy Hour (Batson River, Portland)
Join us for unstructured networking and fun. No registration needed.
September 27: Nexus Maine Webinar: Building a Non-Profit in Maine.
September 27-29: Changemakers Gathering
October 9-10: The 10th Annual Agents of Change Digital Marketing Conference
Nexus members get a special $25 discount with code “Nexus”
October 23: Women & AI: How to Use Your Skills as a Supercommunicator to Leverage the Power of AI for Business Success
October 29, 2024: MTI 25th Anniversary Mixer 4-7pm at USM Abromson Hall
Check out our Events Calendar Link in Notion for more. Are you an event owner? Submit your event here to be added to the calendar!
Nexus Jobs & Talent
Hiring:
If you are interested, reach out to @Erik Fitz in slack
Looking:
If you’re looking to add amazing talent to your company then check out our page in notion to get connected. Members open to new opportunities
Member Spotlight: Barrett Takesian
Career/Bio overview
I grew up near Acadia National Park and started playing squash in the Boston area. After graduating from Bowdoin in 2012, I decided to leave the private sector to pursue my dream of working in youth development. Starting with small youth clinics at the YMCA, I rallied the community to open Portland Community Squash - a multigenerational community center on Noyes Street.
PCS concludes a $7,000,000 facility and program expansion in November this year. I also serve as past chair of Portland's Out of School Time Workgroup, former Afterschool Ambassador for Maine, and Senior Advisor for Community Squash at US Squash.
Why Maine?
Less traffic and happy families.
Away from the keyboard
Salsa dancing, fly fishing, golf, baseball, bad sax player, spending time with families all over the city
Let’s talk
You can find me at Portland Community Squash
Thank you for making this community special, everyone! See you on Slack.
George & Jimmy