Congratulations to members of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) and the CAB-hosted Microsites Working Group (MWG) – there are now NINETY-FOUR published NARFE-hosted MICROSITES! Many thanks to the hard-working webmasters and mentors that have made this accomplishment possible. Training for new webmasters will begin in March 2026, and on-going training is available as-needed. Contact MWG. Working together, SUCCESS!
Microsites Video Playlists
Microsite trainees from 2024 and 2025 (Group02-Group06) may notice that playlists on the CAB YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@narfecab) for the microsite training videos have been re-titled. The playlists of videos created in February and March of 2024 have now been identified as “Microsites 2024” and “Microsite Training 2024”. This is in preparation for the new updated training for Group07 that begins September 05, 2025.
Microsites Mentoring 2.0 in May
The CAB-hosted Microsites Working Group has invited over 60 past trainees to return for a new session of trainings. Microsites Mentoring 2.0 will be held May 2-20, 2025, with one-hour training sessions on Fridays and a one-hour mentoring workshop on Tuesdays, both at 1 pm ET. Webmasters have been invited to learn about adding images to Albums, using the FAQs template, and discovering the power of posts.
Videos Added to XTRAS
The NARFE Configuration Advisory Board (CAB) has a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@narfecab for tutorials and playlists – SUBSCRIBE! Recently CAB converted a tab on its Microsite to showcase CAB videos. This tab, called “XTRAS”, has a link to the CAB YouTube channel and today added a link to the 2022 video on Using Excel with the AMS.
Add Album Content Using Excerpts
NARFE microsite webmasters have created tutorials showing us how to make stunning album pages. Visit the Microsite Tutorials page to find the latest tutorial on how to Add Album Content using Excerpts.
58 NARFE-hosted Microsites!
NARFE-hosted microsites have grown from 10 in 2023 to 58 published sites in 2024. The CAB-hosted Microsites Working Group (MWG) has trained over 100 NARFE members in how to develop and maintain microsites.
Microsites List UPDATED
The Configuration Advisory Board (CAB) of NARFE announces that the list of published NARFE-hosted microsites has grown to 51 – 32 for chapters and 19 for federations. The filtered list, with links to each site, is available for download.
Microsites Report to the NEB
On June 30, 2024 the CAB-hosted Microsites Working Group (MWG) of NARFE sent a report to the National Executive Board (NEB) detailing the creation of 37 published microsites within one year. “The story of this project shows that the process for implementing microsites can be used as a template for future technology implementations, with CAB oversight and active participation of representative volunteers from the field.” Members will find the 06/30/2024 Report to the NEB on the Configuration Advisory Board’s “Important Links” page.
One More Microsite!
NARFE-hosted microsites now number 43. The KS Federation site joins 16 federation and 26 chapter microsites in the effort to increase the outreach of NARFE to new members and to keep current members informed.
FIVE New Microsites Published
NARFE now has 42 published microsites available for federal employees and retirees – 26 chapter sites and 16 federation sites. These microsites are all available to the public – we invite you to share the links and explore the sites!! Click post link to see all 42 sites…