New PR team

Hello, this is your new reluctantly titled Public Relations Director for the United States division speaking. My name is Priyanka Boghani and I am a complete stranger to most of you. I became involved in Sangam India through my really good friends, Nivedita and Sriram. Having completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology at Tufts, I then made the mistake of thinking there's a future in print journalism and just recently got my Masters degree from Boston University. This position at Sangam India for me will be 70% fumbling in the dark and 30% learning from those far wiser than me.

For now, I have set up a twitter account for Sangam India so that we can easily connect with other NGOs that have twitter. It is not the most efficient tool, but it does grab attention, and within one short week we have managed more than 100 followers. Our blog updates will automatically be posted on twitter, and I would love any "live" information from Chennai that I can update on the account. We also have the facebook group to connect with our supporters and we will be updating regularly with news of our progress with the website redesign. Our friend Tina from Tufts University is working on the site design right now.

In addition to getting the word out through twitter and facebook and our website itself, it is also important to network with other NGOs who have similar interests and websites that list non-profit organizations (i.e: idealist.org, change.org). Of course, we might have to wait until we get official registered status in India and 501(c) 3 status in the US to register for some of these sites, but if any of you come across such listings, please let one of us know.

If any of you would be interested in helping out in the Public Relations section, please let me, Nivedita or Sriram know. Looking forward to getting to know all of you and hope to hear your ideas soon!