Boston’s next Social media Breakfast is set for Wednesday, December 10, from 8:00-10:30am, at Ryles Jazz Club in Inman Square, Cambridge.
The theme for SMB 11 is social media for social change and features three of Boston’s most active social-media community leaders. From presentations on aiding women’s shelters in downtown Boston to raising money to support Cambodian orphans, SMB 11 will focus on the new ways social media can be used to make a difference in people’s lives.
The Presenters
- Gradon Tripp – social media and design aficionado, and founder of SM4SC
- Beth Kanter – world-recognized trainer, blogger and consultant to non-profits in effective uses of social media
- Frank Days – soccer dad, social media gadfly, and COO of Firstgiving.
Food Drive at SMB 11
Boston’s Social Media Breakfast 11 will include a food drive to support The Greater Boston Food Bank.
Attendees are encouraged to bring canned goods and non-perishable foods to the Wednesday morning breakfast. Here are the Greater Boston Food Bank’s donation guidelines and donation recommendations (PDF)
Sponsors
The breakfast is sponsored by FirstGiving and Marketwire.
FirstGiving is a leading social platform for fundraising for nonprofit causes, giving everyday people tools and resources to raise money for causes that matter to them. Since 2003, Firstgiving has helped 17,000 nonprofit organizations and 1.4 million donors and fundraisers raise over $77 million for their causes.
Marketwire is a leading newswire service offering press release distribution, media-contact management, multimedia, media monitoring services and other workflow solutions for public relations, investor relations, journalists and other communications professionals.
Registration waiting list
Please visit the SMB 11 registration page. At the time of this posting, SMB 11 is already sold out. To add your name to the waiting list, please e-mail Bob Collins at Bob – AT – SHIFTComm – DOT – com
Online resources
- Directions to the Ryles Jazz Club Free and metered parking is available. Nearest T stops: Central Square and Harvard Square on the Red Line.
- Social Media Breakfast FriendFeed room
Making media?
Please use the tag SMB11, or #SMB11 on Twitter.
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