Welcome to MiB, new active ❤️

It's wonderful that you have come along to do meaningful and developing volunteer work for the benefit of all career mothers! At MiB, we want our active members to be the happiest in the world. We immediately offer you orientation and meaningful activities at the beginning of your active career.

Have you participated in an onboarding session?
MiB International organizes onboarding sessions in English on a regular basis. Local chapters and task-specific teams may also have their own onboarding available. The onboarding sessions are announced here on the actives’ info bank or you can email hello@mib.fi to find out when’s the next one.

Organize a MiB event
The best and most fruitful way to learn about MiB activities is to get involved yourself and organize an event! You can develop your own idea or help someone else with their event. Organizing a MiB event is easy, especially if you team up with a more experienced active.
Tips to start your career as a MiB active
Get to know other actives at MiB International or your local chapter. You can meet them in the communication channel that the chapter is using, during your onboarding you receive this information. The tool all MiB actives use to communicate internally with each other and the office is Slack. The actives also have their own Facebook group.
At the beginning of your active career, you will hear a lot of new words, the meaning of which you may not know. Check the glossary and you'll know what we're talking about!

MiB glossary (Finnish term in brackets)

Active (aktiivi) = MiB volunteers are called ‘actives’
Actives’ infobank (aktiivin tietopankki) = A place on our website to find all kinds of useful information about MiB.
Local chapter (paikallisjaosto) = How MiB’s volunteers are organized locally at over ten different localities in Finland. Actives organize MiB activities in their own region.
Membook= MiB’s member register. Through Membook all registered members can change their own preferences regarding event invitations, emails etc.
Google Drive = The place where we virtually store our content - both actives and MiB staff. You need Drive rights to access the files. When you start as a MiB active, the HR contact gives you these rights. A section of the Drive is for public files that are open for anyone to see.
Newsletter (uutiskirje) = An email letter that is sent to all our members who have indicated they wish to receive it. The English version of the newsletter is also published on the MiB International web pages.
Actives’ letter (aktiivikirje) = A regular email letter sent to all our actives. It includes current news and tips related to our volunteer activities. The letter is prepared by MiB staff.

MiB event glossary

Live= Live event held in a certain location, a recording may also be made and shared afterwards.
Webinar or virtual event (webinaari, virtuaalitapahtuma)= The event is held virtually, a recording may also be made and shared afterwards.
Hybrid= You can participate in the event either live on-site or virtually at the same time.
Streaming (striimaus)= A live event that is also shared through video or later on as a recording.
Nation-wide event (valtakunnallinen tapahtuma) = An event open to all MiB members, not tied to a certain locality.
Event calendar/sheet (tapahtumataulukko) = A sheet where a MiB event organizer writes down all the information about their event. Includes an event description document where event descriptions are all gathered.
Event concept (tapahtumakonsepti) = MiB events are categorized under different concept according to which the events are named, such as Career or Mingle.
Virtual tools, e.g. Zoom and Meet (virtuaalityökalut)= The platform where a virtual event is held.
Lyyti = The event management system used at MiB, where the event information is added, for example to create a registration form for participants. Event feedback forms and surveys can also be created with Lyyti.

MiB Slack channels glossary

Trying to find your way through the jungle of MiB’s Slack channels? Worry not, this glossary will help you find the right people, and join the channels that interest you the most! Here are some of the most important ones:

#international - the main channel for discussing MiB activities in English.
#international_events - for discussions concerning the organization for MiB events in English
#international_communication - for discussions concerning MiB communications in English
#international_englishcontent - Channel for all things related to MiB in English. Ask here if you need content translation, creation, proofreading...
#kysy_työntekijältä - ask a MiB employee
#viestintä - joint channel for MiB communications. You can post here in English too!
#yhteiset - joint channel for everyone at MiB. Used (sparingly) for things that are important for everyone to know.

The rest is up to you ❤️

Your skills, interests and willingness to learn new things are the driving force on your MiB career.