A Little Help from Our Friends

June 10, 2010 in Advertising, blogging, Event Marketing, Iowa, Marketing, Non-Profit, Social Media
Tags: Bill Cosby, blog, Bob Montgomery, facebook, Iowa, johnston green days, Jomarie Tucci, Leslie Malcolm, Lessing-Flynn, Light the Night for Sight, MediaCom, Moriah Lutz-Tveite, OnMedia, passion, prevent blindness iowa, pro bono, Professional Video, ProVidInc., PSA, Public Service Announcement, Rod Dougherty, Social Media, Tim Bloomquist, twitter, Webby Awards, youtube

When you’re passionate about something, people can sense it. Passion seems to bring the best out of others. It certainly brings out the best in me. I could list all of the personal reasons I am passionate about what Prevent Blindness Iowa does for our community- but I’d like you to find out for yourself through [...]

Des Moines Social Club Gets Love from Dwolla

May 19, 2010 in Advertising, Des Moines, Iowa, Marketing, Non-Profit
Tags: Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, Daniel Pink, Des Moines, des moines social club, Dwolla, Envy Corps, highlight midwest, Papajohn Sculpture Park, Subjective Circus

Des Moines start-up, Dwolla has found a way to market themselves which will increase their number of customers while supporting one of Des Moines’ gems, the Des Moines Social Club. If you aren’t familiar, Dwolla is a peer-to peer payment platform which allows any user to send and receive money from any other user. This [...]

“Ag-Vocates” organize for Agchat.org

May 12, 2010 in 1, Agriculture, Non-Profit, Public Relations
Tags: @AgChat, admavericks, ag-vocates, Agriculture, agvocates, Bellana Putz, cattle, crops, farmers, healthy food, horses, HSUS, Jeff Fowle, livestock, Michele Payn-Knoper, Peta, rancher, Social Media, social media network, twitter

Whether or not you are involved in agriculture, you’ve probably heard in one form or another anti-agricultural groups such as PETA or HSUS attacking agriculturalists for one reason or another. These groups attack farmers and ranchers for administering medicines for routine herd health, for halter-breaking cattle and horses, and for producing healthy food in an [...]

Finnegans: The Beer That Gives Back

March 17, 2010 in Advertising, Marketing, Non-Profit, Social Media, That's Kinda Cool
Tags: charity, Finnegans, Finnegans Beer, Finnegans Irish Amber, Minneapolis, Minnesota beer, St. Paul, Twin Cities

Have you ever heard of Finnegans Irish Amber? If you haven’t, I couldn’t think of a more fitting day to tell their story.  While it’s not sold in Iowa, it may be worth the trip north if you’re looking to enjoy a beer from a brewery that gives 100% of their profits to local charities. Finnegans [...]

Dylan’s Smile

February 24, 2010 in Non-Profit, Social Media, That's Kinda Cool
Tags: Bear Hug Shirts, Beary Brave program, birth defect, charity, cleft lip and palate, Daphne Christensen, Dylan's Smile, Iowa, Non-Profit, Norwalk, Social Media, twitter

One of the best things for me about working and playing on social media platforms are the random gems I uncover from time to time. Twitter is the best place to uncover wonderful things happening in your own backyard. People are making a difference everywhere you look. You simply, well, have to look! I don’t [...]