Soroptimist is an international organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world.Click the pic for "Live Your Dream" Art contest: k-12 girls draw a picture about a women who inspires themAlmost 95,000 Soroptimists in about 120 countries and territories contribute time and financial support to community–based and international...
I was given a journal at graduation (back in 2004, lol) and I just re-opened it today. It starts with one of my favorite quotes."Your thoughts have great power when you put them into writing. Writing is a way of making a commitment to the desires of your heart. If you haven't committed yourself to a purpose, it's easy to become distracted and...
So I was reading an article here: County Commissioners Shuffle Funds to Pay Bill and I saw a random term that I've heard in the past, bed tax. I don't know about you but I didn't know what it meant so here you go, random definition of the day.bed tax . A levy imposed by a local government on hotel stays within its...
Nicole of Chestnut Orange fame tagged me to share so here goes...1. My biggest pet peeves are people who drag their feet, chew with their mouths open (yuck) and add "S" where it doesn't belong. Ex. 1 Bison: a herd of Bison -- there is no such thing as "Bisons" people!2. I wanted to have 7 kids when I was in high school,...
As I reflect on the past year and everything I am thankful for, I came across this: What Social Entrepreneurs are Thankful For. Read and be delighted.My favorite quote on the page? Glad you asked!Josh Levy, Change.org"I'm thankful that I'm in a position to spend my days helping to bring people together, to get them more involved in the issues of our time....
A little laugh for Monday.And I am at 10% of my Fundraising Goal! See My Chip In Page. Thank you so much to all who have contributed! I wish I could take you with me to Bangladesh. Don't worry, I'll take plenty pictures! ...
shAgatom [Read: Welcome] Click to hear the Bengali word spokenSo I am ELATED because in a little over a month I will be in BANGLADESH! The map actually shows 3 cities we will be visiting.Not only are my friends excited with me but they are totally behind me and have donated their money to help me get there (Thanks Ash, Thanks Whit!).I promise...
So every now and again I see something and think, "Man, I wish I had thought of that." Instead of keeping it to myself I will share these great business ideas/inventions with all of you from time to time.Enter Dolls Like Me.Dolls, games, toys and books for the multicultural audience or those who just want to expose their kids to more. Games that...
Let's see if I can make this a regular feature. Men who make a difference...I love it."We tend to want to start our history with slavery and not understanding that we were free before slavery and that makes a big difference in people's mentality…We had our own identities, we had our own cultures. You didn't come from nothing, you came from something great."...
As many of you know, I have been chosen to participate in the "Microfinance in Bangladesh" Program withCase Western Reserve University ,Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and the Independent University of Bangladesh .Not only will I learn about microfinance and visit a number of NGO's (non-governmental organizations) but I will meet Nobel Prize Winner and creator of the world changing Grameen Bank, Mohammad Yunus! I...
I am beginning to realize my ideal career would involve surfing the internet for random things and connecting people.It would involve:and thisNot that I work out now but I want to start again (a woman can hope) AND I come up with great ideas when I do actually work out/slow down.and I wouldand the peopleI'd be the idea woman, other people would carry...
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Just starting off the "people who made/make a difference you probably never heard of" section, lol. Ok, thats just the working title. Leave me a few suggestions.;-) M.RIP: Nancy Maynard, trailblazer and former Oakland Tribune owner by Sean Mayer, Mercury News Nancy Maynard, a prominent Bay Area journalist and the first African-American woman to own a major daily newspaper in America, died Sunday...
Hello All,I'm still excited and preparing for my trip to Bangladesh. Just a few updates:I am accepting donations via PayPal. See link below and at upper right hand corner of my page.I want to hear your fundraising ideas. I've already gotten a suggestion to do a pollado, like a fish fry but with pollo, but thats it so far!I'm going to start a...
I cannot wait until I go to Bangladesh this December 27, 2008 - January 11, 2009! I've told some of my family and friends and they've just excited me more. I still don't know about the money situation but I know things will work out.Hey, comment on here with your fundraising ideas. --Nothing is too big or too small. Thanks in advance for...
So, I love to travel. It's a new craze in my life but I love seeing how people live and famous sites. I want to go all over. In 2007, I studied abroad in Sydney, AU for 5 months and took a few pics.See me in front of the Sydney Opera House:And me petting 'roo at zoo:And here on my 1st day:So, I've...
Why I'm getting on the good foot...1. When Obama becomes president, I won't just be an onlooker, I'll be a part of the change. Your fanbase always multiplies after you win and all the Looky Lou's decided to get behind you because they were too scared to make a choice before. Uh uh, not me.2. I have to put others before me. My...
So as I think about the campaign so far and my involvement, or really, my lack thereof, I began to realize why I haven't been very involved. I made a few donations but I have yet to give of myself and I realized why. If Obama were to not win, I would be devastated and when you work for something or believe in...
I heart this organization. Well, by now you know I like nonprofits and organizations whose mission is to fill a void, connect people or serve an honorable purpose.Its back to school time and Donors Choose is doing it once again. A single organization that connects teachers and educators with great ideas for learning projects with people in the public who can fund them....
Ohio's first African American Congresswomen and my mentor, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, passed away of a brain aneurysm yesterday. I interned for her Cleveland office during the summer following my freshman year in college and though that work is unpaid, I gained an invaluable experience. When I continued in the fall at Howard U, I'd see the Congresswoman on occasion at events and she'd...
I have 2 young nephews, one budding genius that will be start kindergarten next fall and a smaller on with talent yet unknown. As I searched the internet today for things they can do on the internet and in my neighborhood to stimulate their minds, I stumbled across Starfall, my site of the day.I'm obviously a kid at heart because I browsed through...
Most creative site of the day: Freecycle."The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,566 groups with 5,605,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills."So, you sign up with the group in your city and...
"The intimate link between school failure and incarceration is clear at the bottom of the education ladder where 60 percent of black, male high school dropouts will go to prison before age thirty-five."Did you read that carefully? 60% of Black, male high dropouts will go to prison before turning 35 years old.We all know there's a correlation between education level and your salary,...
I haven’t always felt gorgeous. Shocking, I know, but throughout my life there have always been women I thought of as unbelievably beautiful reassuring me of my intelligence and great I am. I don’t really know how I would have turned out without those positive reinforcements. I mean I got the usual undying support from my mom but in elementary & middle school...
Ok, I feel like I have good ideas and good intentions like most people, but I feel as though I am not living up to my potential. But why? That Marianne Williamson quote comes to mind:That is definitely the case for me. I've been meeting with people all summer talking about grad school, nonprofits, working in Cleveland, etc. My mentor/boss-person gave me the...
So, I was surfing BlackGivesBack and came across this video by Jennifer Witter, PR Expert for Inc.com and founder/president of her own PR company.She has a short video (2 mins) on ways to get the media interested in your org, business or cause. Very interesting and helpful if you are involved in any of these. If not, you may be able to use...
So, my room is a mess.Partly because I do several things concurrently, partly because I hate to clean it up. Like now, I have a pile of college brochures on the floor. You may be thinking, "M, you’ve already graduated from college and you’ll be starting grad school this month, why do you need college brochures?"Great question. Quick answer, I don’t. But somebody...
