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MONTHLY PROGRAMMING Ongoing programming TIG's Online Community programming builds upon partner campaigns and movements across civil society to engage and inform our members in addressing local and global challenges. Themes and activities for each month are selected through input from our members, volunteer teams, and the Member Advisory Committee along with guidance from our partner networks. Throughout the year, we facilitated dynamic programming for our members to interact with. These inclusive initiatives allow for deeper interaction with our members, allowing them to contribute to the TIG community while gaining new insights and personal growth in the process. Member Advisory Committee National High Five day — April 2012 http://petitions.tigweb.org/Hi5 In support of International High Five Day, we petitioned the United Nations to officially recognize a day in honour of the High Five - a simple way to break down superficial barriers such as gender, age, education levels and socioeonomic status. TakingITGlobal held monthly meetings for this group of advisors engaging their input into the project revamp for YouthMovements, a membership growth strategy, the upcoming profiles revamp, their ability to potentially represent TIG at conferences, and local engagement paths. OC Volunteer Program Acts of Kindness — July 2012 http://volunteers.tigweb.org http://commit.tigweb.org/be-kind-help-others In July, we initiated discussions about the power of kindness in shaping the lives of others and promoted an online commitment to pay kindness forward. In 2012, new training and recruitment materials were developed to help the OC Volunteer program become more efficient than ever before! As a result, the Online Community and Multilingual Volunteer teams have benefited, resulting in better efficiency and greater access to capacity building experiences for volunteers. TIG does Movember — November 2012 http://commit.tigweb.org/no-to-gender-inequality In November, we explored the topic of gender issues through a live chat with our members, a global contest to discover the best moustache in the world, several discussion board conversations on these issues and a commitment to stand up to gender inequality. "Thanks to this online experience, I had the opportunity to establish connections with other passionate youth and I am sure I will continue to be part of the TIG online community as a result." — Paolo Ricciardelli, Online Volunteer Panorama Zine http://www.tigweb.org/youth-media/panorama Panorama Zine is a multilingual online publication of opinions, interviews, short stories, poetry and experiences submitted by our global membership and curated by our editorial team of 14 multicultural volunteers. The themes for Panorama are selected based on the relevant interests of our members, such as Global Health and Environmental Sustainability. Throughout the year, eight issues of Panorama were published. Dispatch http://www.tigweb.org/community/newsletters 9,132,842 Total page views 12 Member Advisors News and updates from across our network and programs are compiled and sent to our members several times a year. Throughout 2012, seven issues of the Dispatch were sent out focusing on issues including The Occupy Movement, wrapping up and building momentum from The International Year of Youth, The Rio+20 conference, and more. TakingITGlobal Annual Report 2012 13