We are honored to have had each of your participation in this Social Edge inaugural event. A very special thank you to our Hosts, Jeff Skoll and Sally Osberg, and to the powerful founding members of Social Edge. This week, hundreds of high-quality messages have been posted about many topics. We've learned what attracts members to Social Edge, what will keep us coming back and what could discourage us from doing so. We've explored many ways to measure the success of this online community, and we've already heard of powerful new organizations and special new connections between Social Edge members!

This officially marks the closing of this event, but you are welcome to post any closing remarks over the weekend before we freeze this forum on Monday. Over the next couple of weeks we'll be moving some of the messages from this event into the discussion threads that already exist in the main forums. Part of what we've learned as a community about navigation and content management is that it needs to be clear and simple. From tactical moves like these to longer-term design and measurement, your suggestions will influence the shape of the site.

As we go forward, we welcome all of your ideas, issues, learnings, discussions and online ways of connecting. This is your community, and my promise to you is that we will listen to you. Please continue visiting Social Edge, your online community that already reflects the vibrancy of the social sector! We invite you to join us for our next online event during the week of July 14th titled "Bridging the Cultural Gap: nonprofits and business." I look forward to learning and growing with each of you.

"Never doubt that a small group of people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead

K.L.SRIVASTAVA - Jun 28, 2003 6:59 am (#1 Total: 5)
Researcher and Consultant,Hyderabad,INDIA


Let me take this opportunity to thank social edge team and fellow participants for the interactions in this forum.

Let us work together as a team for building a strong and productive social edge' community!

sally osberg - Jun 28, 2003 8:52 am (#2 Total: 5)
CEO of Skoll Foundation


Who knew? We hoped, we worked hard, and we kept Jeff's vision for a truly empowered, self-organizing and authentic community at the center of all our efforts--but we still worried! What if we threw this party and no one came? what if everyone who did thought it was a dumb idea?

But here we are, just a few weeks into launch and at the end of our first on-line event, feeling almost giddy with excitement over having learned so much. You've told us what's working well, extended virtual hands of greeting to hundreds of new colleagues, and reminded us of what will make Social Edge matter as this community evolves: trust, relevant content, thoughtful organization, meaningful interactions and real outcomes.

Thanks for taking this leap of faith with Social Edge. Thanks to my remarkable colleagues Keely and Jeff for the inspiration of their commitment and for their matchless integrity. And for those of you who've been part of the Alice thread--thanks most of all for being one of those special people who can believe six impossible things before breakfast!

Sally

Jeff Skoll - Jun 28, 2003 1:30 pm (#3 Total: 5)
Founder of Skoll Foundation


Thanks to everyone for this most interesting week.

Special thanks to Keely for being the little engine that could...

We will all be part of the community ongoing, so we look forward to continuing these discussions!

Steve Rudolph - Jun 29, 2003 9:46 pm (#4 Total: 5)
Director, Jiva


Well the giddy feeling was infectious! It's been a long time since I've found such a compelling reason to keep logging into a site...again and again.

My hats off to ...Jeff for making SocialEdge a reality. ...Keely for her incessant support and attentiveness to users' suggestions. ...Sally for the spawning of the renegade "Alice" forum ...Lisa for her insightful comments and personal touch ...and the others from the Skoll Foundation and the SE community who made it a great week to be online.

Now the challenge is not to let the momentum die. But I'm sure you'll continue to find ways to make the site inviting and ever fresh. I look forward to participating in the discussions regularly, and to the special events as well.

All the Best, Steve

David Bornstein - Jun 30, 2003 10:32 am (#5 Total: 5)


Congratulations on a terrific launch! What a great response! I'm looking forward to participating in more discussions and events.

Very best wishes, David