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Resource: Building An Organization's Online Influence. Culled from presentation conducted for Tucson Festival of Books.
Resource: Using Social Media for Job Hunting. Culled from Career Development lecture conducted for Art Institute of Tucson students.
View my Tucson Social Media Leadership Resources List. Culled from "Spheres of Social Media Influence" presentation, made at the YWCA 12th Annual Women's Leadership Conference.
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Category Archives: Tucson
El Dia de San Juan, Praying for Monsoons in Tucson
It’s June 24 — and that means today we pray for the monsoons. El Dia de San Juan is a holiday begun from legends. In 1540 on this day, Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez Coronado prayed for rain while gazing out … Continue reading
Remembering Jessica the Fabulous
(I re-post this every year. Jessica died June 24, 2005. Miss you, Jess!) Fred called tonight to remind us that it was Jessica’s birthday. Would she have been 36 today? I can’t remember. All I can remember is that a … Continue reading
Random Tucson
I pick up my iPhone more than my pen these days. I see stories everywhere and snap the image I hope conveys the story I see. An old motor court stirring again, a vehicle so joyful in its colors and … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Desert Environment, iPhone pix, Tucson
Tagged barrio, desert, iPhone pix, motor courts, Tucson
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World Water Day in the Tucson Desert
Water: A word that’s so important today. It conjures up images of and unstoppable tsunami….and in Tucson water is an issue that binds our community together in the desert. This week, the 2nd Annual Tucson Synergistic Water Festival will find … Continue reading
Posted in Desert Environment, Sustainability, Tucson
Tagged sustainability, Tucson, water, world water day
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Social Media Influence & Tucson Festival of Books
Conversations about books and the digital universe go hand-in-hand at the country’s fourth largest book festival. Nooks, Kindles, iPads and mobile devices are everywhere in the tapestry of authors tents and books. Is there any doubt that communication, reading and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Business Marketing, Communications, Local Small Business, Marketing, Social Media, Tucson
Tagged books, marketing, Social Media, Tucson
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Beading Lore, Tucson Gem & Mineral Show
Hand-made. Hand-painted. Historic. Traded. Hand-strung. There is a romance to beads that was celebrated in Tucson this month. Bead enthusiasts including dealers, buyers, artists and historians joined in a celebration of gems and minerals and other assorted wonders including beads. … Continue reading
National Day of Service: The Challenge & Commitment in Tucson
Across America, on Martin Luther King Day and our National Day of Service, we sit together at our community’s family table, facilitating and inspiring at the most local level the compassion for and belief in our fellow man. Particularly in … Continue reading
Posted in Service, Tucson
Tagged MLK Day, National Day of Service, Sustainable Communities, Tucson, Volunteerism
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A Tucson Locavore Tale: In Thanks for Local Food and Business
We choose local foods and businesses as part of a more sustainable lifestyle. In this all-American week of pilgrims and thanks I am pleased that the go-local movement is growing. Going local is about business, food and a way of … Continue reading
Students: Don’t Forget Social Media When Envisioning Career Development
Recently I spoke with a group of Art Institute of Tucson students about using social media for job hunting. Too many don’t keep their ear to the ground and don’t use social networking platforms to help them envision their career … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Business Marketing, Communications, Social Media, Tucson
Tagged Art Institute, career development, job hunting, Social Media, Tucson
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A Most Honored Tucson Procession
The Tucson All Souls Procession — begun in 1990 by an artist who wanted to tie in with the region’s lovely Dia De Los Muertos traditions and at the same time remember her dad who had just died — is … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Tucson
Tagged arts, festival, folklife, sustainable community, Tucson
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