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Must see movie: Waiting for "Superman"
September 21, 2010 By View Comments
Waiting For “Superman”
In Select Theaters In Los Angeles & New York This Friday
For each ticket purchased online receive a $15 gift code to give to a classroom of your choice on DonorsChoose.org (Good for up to 4 tickets per purchase.)
For more information about the movie, or to buy tickets visit
http://www.WaitingForSuperman.com
To join the conversation visit Facebook at
http://www.Facebook.com/WaitingForSuperman
What does your school need? Tweet #MySchoolNeeds at http://www.Twitter.com/WaitingSuperman
Social Media Panel – Links
August 25, 2010 By View Comments
Thanks to everyone who attended the social media panel yesterday at the DMA New York Nonprofit Conference. Jann (@jannschultz) did a great job of moderating and the case studies from Jay and Brenna (@LemonadeJay @bfholmes) were enlightening. (Just wish we had more time. Sorry that we did not have time for Q&As!).
I know we talked about a lot of different websites and it’s tough to write everything down! All of my social media related links are located on delicious here. If there is a link missing or you have a question post it in the comments below.
The Twitter activity at this conference has not been strong, in part due to no wireless access in the conference rooms besides mobile phones. I’m also used to going to tech conferences where you’d have a riot if there was no internet. At any rate, those who are tweeting have been posting some great thoughts and updates. I’d recommend that you search for the tag #nynpconf.
DMA New York Nonprofit Conference
August 23, 2010 By View Comments
Tomorrow I’ll be speaking on a panel at the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) New York Nonprofit Conference. It’s called The Skinny on Independent & Integrated Social Media. The only downside to participating in this panel is that I will miss hearing Katya Andresen, COO of Network for Good and the others in the Blogging panel, which is sadly in the same time slot.
Whether you are going or not, you can follow along on Twitter by searching for the tags #nynpconf and for my session #SMskinny. I’ll be live tweeting from @sandrasims. I also recommend following the other presenters for this session: @LemonadeJay @bfholmes and @jannschultz
Supporting a family on a minimum wage job?
June 1, 2010 By View Comments
Minimum wage jobs are great for high school and college students. Not for adults trying to support themselves and other family members.
For a single person under the age of 65, the poverty threshold is an annual income of $10,836. In the state of California, a person who works full-time at a minimum wage job will make just over $15,000. That’s before taxes.
Read more Ten Things You Should Know About Poverty In America
