This month our community theme is all about the tools of the trade. In an homage to the 90s sitcom, you could say, “it’s tool time!”

What are you using to get the job done? What are your options? What is everybody else using? We're going to explore all of these questions and more! Check this out:

• Toolsday is a brand new weekly (as much as possible) session where vendors in the IC space will come to showcase and show off their platforms. It's a quick 30 minutes for members, who will be able to ask questions in a no-stress environment. Recordings will be stored in ICology and our goal is to develop a library of resources from our industry partners. Our first Toolsday is Feb. 1 with Vennly! If you’re interested in hosting your very own Toolsday, click here.

• Our Meeting of the Minds monthly networking chat is on Thursday, Feb. 10 (1pm ET) and will be centered around who is using what and what's working well.

• Our first "open to all" event is happening this month!!! "ICology Presents: Mistakes were made." will be Feb. 25. It's a livestream conversation on failure and it features members Erica Goodwin, Gabriel Galdamez, and Zaheed Bardai.

• ICology's first birthday party is Feb. 22 so of course we’re hosting a party for members. (Ok this has nothing to do with software tools but it's just as important imo.)

We're growing so much already this year and my brain is buzzing with cool new ideas. Thank you everyone for your enthusiasm and love for our community. Let's gear up and grow together!

~ Kristin