The Power of a Tweet!

Social media is prevalent in our society. It is the way we communicate, engage and interact with friends, colleagues and strangers. It's a networking tool for recent graduates and business professionals.

The simple use of a hashtag can be a lead to specific jobs in a particular field. For example,  #HAPPO stands for Helping A PR Professional Out. Hashtags are used for different chats ranging from TV shows, movies, music, marketing and events. People tweet throughout the day; while they eat, sleep, drink - and drive. That's scary but it's true.

I don't think I need to explain the basics of Twitter further. We all have been there and tweeted that.

I want to discuss the power of a tweet. Tweets have tremendous power and influence. Think about about the latest news article you read because of a simple tweet. Most of the time, Twitter plays a major influence on the new information we learn about different individuals, organizations, and companies. I learned about the Jacksonville Public Education Fund (@JaxPEF) from a simple tweet. That tweet lead to my current internship. The power of a tweet. Of course, I emailed the right person of contact and was scheduled an interview.

Even politicians such as Mayor Alvin Brown of Jacksonville, Florida understands and knows the power of a tweet. I checked into the Jacksonville Children's Commission via Foursquare and shouted "Mentor Training!" If you don't know about Foursquare, you deserve a badge of shame. #Imjustsaying. An hour or so later... @MayorAlvinBrown responds stating "Thanks for mentoring! That's awesome!" Once again, the power of a tweet.

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Follow me @AletaTurner 
Most of the times, I'm tweeting about everything under the sun in 140 characters or less.

Be happy. Tweet happy. 

Nonprofits: One on One

I'm currently interning with a local nonprofit organization called the Jacksonville Public Education Fund! I am working on the ONE by ONE campaign. Visit www.onebyonejax.org for more information. I'm learning about nonprofit organizations on a daily basis as an intern and academically.

I've enrolled in a graduate online certificate program for nonprofit management with the University of Central Florida. I'm currently reading about nonprofit boards, their roles and responsibilities. If you go look at any nonprofit organization's board, you will more than likely find someone else who is involved with another nonprofit organization. It's all about forming networks, collaborations, partnerships, exchanging information and sharing resources.

My long-term goal is to continue my graduate work, get involved with various organizations and network in the Jacksonville community. I hope to begin a career in the nonprofit sector.