Want to Replace Us?
myImpact.org needs two new associates to replace us after this summer is over! (And to keep Chris Golden company) We have both loved our time at myImpact.org, but now it’s time to get jobs… we hope. So, we are on the hunt for fellow social media lovers who can also help myImpact.org prepare itself for the official launching in 2012.
(Thien-Y and I on our way to volunteer at Bright Beginnings)
If you’re interested in one of the two associate positions (and possess dazzling wit), please see the descriptions and application process here:
Communications/Partnership Associate
Help support Covenant House through shopping! You can sign up as an advocate, shop at your favorite stores (Macy’s, Old Navy, Bloomingdale’s,etc.) and a part of your spending will be donated to homeless youth!
Shopping while donating! Awesome.
The myImpact Interns Volunteer!
All of us interns (and our bosses) on our office building floor hope we contributed to some Bright Beginnings for homeless children in DC yesterday.
We have been planning a service project since the beginning of the summer and all agreed we wanted to work with children. Bright Beginnings seemed like the perfect choice. Interns and supervisors from myImpact.org (obviously!) NCoC, Points of Light and Mobilize.org spent five hours playing with children, cleanings toys, helping with lunch, setting up for nap time and numerous other duties.
(One of the myImpact interns, Thien-Y, hard at work on the slide, as well as others from the non-profits on our floor)
(“Cleaning” playground equipment.)
The children were the best part of the experience! They were climbing all over us, touching our hair, holding our hands and genuinely making us feel more welcome than I typically do at family gatherings. They were all so energetic and happy, it was hard to imagine them as not having a stable home. It was very rewarding to be a part of their lives - even if it was just for the day.
(Just a couple of the great kids we had the opportunity to play with)
The staff and volunteers at Bright Beginnings were very accommodating and helpful. I would definitely recommend this organization if you are considering a group volunteer outing! The experience was very rewarding, and it’s nice to know we helped make the day a little easier for the children at Bright Beginnings.
Bright Beginnings is a child and family development center that offers a “bright start” for homeless infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families. It serves children whose families are living in crisis shelters or transitional housing. The program prepares these children for kindergarten and stabilizes their families, according to the Bright Beginnings website.
The heart of a volunteer is never measured in size, but the depth of commitment to make change in the lives of others.
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Throughout college, I was publicist for an organization on campus focused on community outreach called IMPACT. My senior year, the leadership decided to re-vamp the organization and designing a new identity for IMPACT was at the top of the list. I was called upon to design a new logo. These are the final three designs.
We ended up going with the first one because it had a symbol that could stand on its own.
We love the different designs of “IMPACT!”
