July 7th: Join Me for a Live Twitter Chat for Young Nonprofit Professionals...
It’s that time again! Tomorrow is our fifth twitter chat for young nonprofit professionals. Although our usual cohost Rosetta Thurman wont be able to join us as she is off relaxing on the sunny beaches...
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Can Technology Solve the Texas Textbook Controversy?
Beginning in the fall of this year, Texas State Board of Education will implement major changes to its school textbooks including “watering down” the rationale for the separation of church and state,...
View ArticleRecap #ynpchat: Professional Development for Young Nonprofit Professionals
On Wednesday YNPN Twin Cities joined me in hosting the fifth #ynpchat this year (Rosetta couldn’t join us this time as she was soaking up some sun in Jamaica!). The topic was professional development:...
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Zilch: A Lesson on Supporting Employees and Developing Talent when You Dont...
A few months ago I got a copy of Zilch: The Power of Zero in Business by Nancy Lublin, CEO of DoSomething.org. The book is a fast and engaging read, set around nine themes of what nonprofits can teach...
View ArticleFive Common Challenges in Blogging and How to Overcome Them
I just got home from a presentation on blogging and personal branding to fellows and alumni from National Urban Fellows, a leadership development organization that works to support and develop people...
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Stopping Unemployment in Rural Ohio and Starting a Movement for Rural America
A few months ago I attended the DoSomething.org awards show at the Apollo and was surprised to learn that Mark Rembert, a fellow graduate of my alma mater Haverford College, was a finalist for a...
View ArticleWant to put your passion for social change into practice? Join YNPN-NYC July...
On Monday July 19th 630pm-8pm YNPN-NYC will welcome Maritza Martinez, former Senior Associate of Fellows and Alumni at Echoing Green, a nonprofit that provides seed money to people with bold innovative...
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Is social media making it harder for employers to select the right candidates?
Psychology Today recently highlighted a study by the University of Illinois that demonstrates the impact of social media on hiring practice (I cant find the article online so you may have to pick...
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Three fellowships for young social change makers in NYC
I love it when my inbox is full of exciting opportunities for young people to become stronger leaders for social change! The We Are All Brooklyn Fellowship is a year long leadership development...
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Five questions every social entrepreneur should ask before launching
Last week the New York City chapter of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (of which I am a board member) hosted a workshop on social entrepreneurship with Maritza Martinez, former Senior...
View ArticleAugust 4th: Join Me for a Live Twitter Chat for Young Nonprofit Professionals...
We’re back! This month Rosetta and I will be co hosting our sixth twitter chat for young nonprofit professionals with the Denver chapter of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network. The topic: how...
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Four Ways Young Nonprofit Professionals Can Build Their Networks on Twitter
In today’s #ynpchat on networking I really enjoyed hearing the various ways people grew their networks. Social media was brought up and I personally have found twitter to be wonderful in connecting...
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Recap #ynpchat: networking for young nonprofit professionals
On Wednesday Rosetta and I, along with special guest the Denver chapter of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network hosted our sixth twitter chat for young nonprofit professionals. The topic was:...
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Beyond Blog Traffic: Four Ways to Track Your Growth as a Blogger
This past weekend I attended the BlogHer annual conference. Not only did I have a chance to meet fabulous bloggers and influencers such as Gina of What About Our Daughters, Britt Bravo of Have Fun...
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How can colleges prepare students to change the world?
Last week, Holden Thorp, chancellor of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Buck Goldstein economics professor at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill wrote on Forbes.com that in light...
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How does being an extrovert or introvert affect your blogging style?
I attended a panel discussion at BlogHer a few weeks ago about how you can use a blog to make yourself a better writer. The moderator of the panel, Dianne Jacob, mentioned how the writing processes...
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How to finish writing a blog post when you’re stuck
In my last post, several bloggers shared how being an introvert blogger often presents an enormous challenge: constantly getting stuck. When you need to think an entire post through before even...
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Misconceptions about the nonprofit sector-what can we do about them?
Robert Egger, President of DC Central Kitchen, recently posted a video response to Rush Limbaugh’s assertion that nonprofits, “siphon contributions as their salaries and so forth and think of...
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Want to meet millennials who blog about non-profits? Check out...
One thing I have learned in my almost three years (!!!) of blogging about young people and non-profit work is that there are so many of us out there! So many of us who want to commit ourselves to...
View ArticleSeptember 8th: Join Me for a Live Twitter Chat for Young Nonprofit...
It’s that time again! This month Rosetta and I will be co hosting our seventh twitter chat for young nonprofit professionals. The topic: how to find a nonprofit job. What: Twitter Chat for Young...
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