Sometimes good things end. My time at Youth Organizing Urban Revitalization Systems was amazing, I learned so much, and had a great opportunity to work with an amazing program and a great group of people. But due in large part to the economy this job has ended, and this week, begins a new job hunt.
So I have spent today updating my resume, my LinkdIn Profile and working on figuring out what comes next. As always that is a complex question, because while i search for new jobs, i am also in a sense starting two new businesses. Really its one business with a for profit and a non-profit purpose that will likely merge into one or the other later, but for now its a balancing act.
Two new businesses? What are they?
The unifying theme is social media for youth and community organizations…The for profit business provides , consulting, and coaching to non-profits, schools, and community groups looking to develop social media strategies. The non-profit aspect trains young people (who then train other young people) to start their own social media campaign, strategies, sites, and businesses. In addition it will provide internet content that aims to utilize the power of the existing on the ground social networks and leverages them into an on line social network.
The goal of both is to empower organizations to more effectively use on-line tools for collaboration, resource sharing, organizing, advocacy, and communicating both internally and with the public.
Both the non profit and for profit provide employment opportunities for the youth that go through the training program, and both will use a peer to peer management structure.
Seeking a job..
I will definitely write more about all of this, but this post is about looking for jobs. Ideally I am looking for short term temporary work in the areas of social media, non-profit program development or management, argument and debate coaching, research, or event work. If you know of people who are looking for this kind of work please have them contact me.
I am also interested in permanent part time positions, in that realm i have really good office skills, and would be very interested in something like office manager, development assistant, program associate, etc.
I am in Baltimore, but the work does not have to be, telecommuting is easy as long as both ends have good phone and internet access.
My rates and salary expectations are very reasonable, if you have an idea or a question get in touch with me.
Soon this blog will be my personal blog, bmoreconnected will become the home of my tech and organization focused work and unsolicited advice will become my home for political commentary.
That is it tonight.
