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Why Parents should Not Support School Vouchers: an Economic Analysis
As part of my Economics class for my Master’s of Public Policy program at Johns Hopkins University, I was to write a one-page blog post responding directly to another post. The goal was to use economic...
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I’ve been selected as one of Google’s Project Glass Explorers
Breaking news! I’ve been selected as one of Google’s Project Glass Explorers. What does that mean? I will be allowed to purchase google glass before the general public and help launch the product in...
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Roundtable Discussion about Personal Branding
Today I lead a round-table discussion hosted by Baltimore AmeriCorps Alums. It was wonderful to connect with local alums and other nonprofiteers in Baltimore. I love sharing my thoughts and knowledge...
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Tweets from my Roundtable Discussion about Personal Branding
The discussion was informal and small, so I didn’t use a twitter hashtag for the conversation, but I couldn’t stop some participants from tweeting (including me)! Here are a few tweets from my personal...
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Change in Blog’s name
No you aren’t seeing double… I think. Here’s a screen grab of my old blog title: Year + One Quick update and a little personal history: I’ve decided to change the name of my blog to “If I knew that in...
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The Strength of Branding
Reblogged from Volunteer Maryland: Yesterday, I got to hear a great presentation from an AmeriCorps alum, Dara Goldberg, on personal branding. While “personal branding” is a hot buzzword that a...
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Personal Branding: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
I got a tweet from one of the participants in my personal branding workshop last week. She ordered her first set of personal business cards from moo.com. Love when my participants follow their action...
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The Three C’s of Personal Branding
The Three C’s of Personal Branding A simple way tocraft a strong personal brand is to use the three C’s of personal branding. This concept was first coined by William Arruda and Kirsten Dixson in their...
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My Application for Public Allies
Everyone Leads! Recently when I decided to change the name of my blog, I began thinking about how I started this journey. July 7, 2009 22 year old me applied to Public Allies New York and was rejected....
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What is a Career Launching Resume and why should you use one?
Recently during a roundtable discussion about personal branding I was asked: “What should I do if my experience isn’t exactly linear or it’s not obvious that I have the skills necessary for the job?”...
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Transition Announcement: Graduated from Hopkins, Working at National Summer...
Greetings, Though some may already be aware, I’m writing to let you know that after two wonderful and challenging years I’ve graduated from The Institute of Health and Social Policy at Johns Hopkins...
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Using Instagram to Grow Your Blog or Personal Brand
Dara:Thinking a lot about how to use instagram to build my personal brand, this post is great! Originally posted on The Daily Post: Some of you may not use Instagram as actively as others, but even if...
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Personal Branding 101 – The 2014 Update
Today I presented the 2014 update to my original Personal Branding 101 workshop. The interactive workshop is set for two hours and involves participants completing a workbook filled with materials and...
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Live Tweeting: Art With a Story, a Just Kids Partnership project
Last night I had the great pleasure to live tweet an event at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore, MD. The event, Art with a Story, was a multimedia fundraising event featuring visual and performance...
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Live Tweeting: Day 2 of the School’s Out Washington Bridge Conference
Today I had the great pleasure of attending and presenting at the 14th annual School’s Out Washington Bridge Conference. The people I met were passionate about working with young people and were...
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Wes Moore on the Importance of Summer Learning in NSLA interview
The following interview is quoted in its entirety from the most recent Summer Times: Your Resource for Making the Most of Summer (a publication by the National Summer Learning Association). But first,...
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Live Tweeting: The Summer Changes Everything National Conference on Summer...
I have been fortunate to work for the National Summer Learning Association since January, 2014. It is a wonderful organization not just in its mission and vision, but also in all my hardworking and...
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Apply for the 2015 Excellence in Summer Learning Awards
Do you run a high-quality summer learning program that should be recognized nationally? The National Summer Learning Association’s (NSLA) Excellence in Summer Learning Award and the new Founder’s Award...
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Stemming the Slide: How Summer Presents Unique Challenges and Opportunities...
Below is a shortened version (you know I would never do a presentation without icebreakers, but I didn’t want to spoil it for any potential participants!) of a presentation I am giving at the National...
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#KeepKidsLearning this Summer by Joining NSLA’s Thunderclap!
Research shows that summers without quality learning opportunities put our nation’s youth at risk for falling behind – year after year – in core subjects like math and reading. The math and reading...
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