Okay, I am a grammar fiend. It bugs me to NO END to see people butcher language – especially grown folks! I’ve decided to help my fellow humans and pay a tribute to the best 3rd grade teacher ever: Mrs. Joan Bernardino. She will forever be ingrained in my memory because she taught my class…
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Notes from Colette Releford: Strive Business Solutions
Grants 101 (stay tuned for .pdf file with details): nobody *gives* you money if ppl are giving you grants, they expect results in return the bottom line exists, but doesn’t always have a cash value sidebar: don’t be afraid to talk to your competition; you can learn from each other! nobody cares about your dreams…
ACT QUICKLY! – Women’s OpEd Writing Workshop 11/13
Sorry for the additional post today, but this is a time sensitive matter! The session this Saturday (tomorrow) is not full - there are 11 participants registered and we really try to get to 15 minimum, both because we’re a numbers-driven social solution (and the numbers compound over time, so this really matters in each seminar)…
¡JOBS GALORE!
With so much talk about how people can’t find jobs, I must admit I’m having a hard time grasping why. There is, of course, the obvious recession/depression, but even so, @StefRenee ALWAYS manages to send out copious numbers of job notices from @Idealist (and other resources) on an almost daily basis (sometimes 3 & 4 lists/day!). These…
Amanda Michelle Jones’ Top 5 Reasons for Tweeting All Day… And Night
Actually, I’m not gonna rank these in any particular order because, well, any of them could be number 1, depending on what I’m going for. Knowledge. Sure, we’ve all heard about how people on Twitter have beat traditional news outlets in sharing breaking news. But did you know that Twitter is a great, free forum…
Google, Twitter, & Facebook Are Your Friends
This is the outline of my ideas for a workshop I thought of as part of my #BlackEd service. Overview: Create three 1-hour informational workshops to provide introductions to the suite of Google tools, Twitter, and Facebook. Also post the slideshow/video to YouTube, blogs, etc.; also, send out via email. Online tutorials exist, however, they…
Covenant House | Academy-Award Winner Jamie Foxx Reaches Out to Homeless Kids
Covenant House | Academy-Award Winner Jamie Foxx Reaches Out to Homeless Kids I’m sure that this deal was in the works before Jamie Foxx went on a nasty rant about our beloved Hannah Montana, but for the President of Covenant House to still say that Jamie is a positive role model a week later is…
Rosetta Thurman » Who Moved My Values? Three Social Identities That Make Generation Y Nonprofit Leaders Really Uncomfortable
Rosetta Thurman » Who Moved My Values? Three Social Identities That Make Generation Y Nonprofit Leaders Really Uncomfortable Given that I’m an aspiring nonprofit leader, I recently signed up for Rosetta’s blog. I recommend that any young person out there who is interested in nonprofit leadership do the same. What impressed me most about today’s…
When Should Barack Use His Bad Boy Voice? / Jossip
When Should Barack Use His Bad Boy Voice? / Jossip. So there’s a lot going on today… I find our new POTUS wonderfully refreshing. I must admit, I’ve not yet read or listened to any of his books, but hearing these clips just reaffirms my joy over how human he’s allowing himself to be (this,…
BOOK IT!… Old School
BOOK IT!… Old School. I used to LOVE BOOK IT! when I was a kid. I do believe I always held the record for number of books read every year that I was able to participate. I remember, one year,(1st or 2nd grade), the class was ALL OVER the BOOK IT! program. So many of…