March 26th, 2010 | by mykl | published in events
This week I’ve been auctioning off my services to support Cheerful Givers, a Minnesota nonprofit organization that provides toy-filled birthday gift bags to food shelves and shelters so that parents living in poverty can give their child a birthday gift. The gift bags are distributed to a food shelf or shelter, and placed in the [...]
March 25th, 2010 | by mykl | published in events
I’m auctioning off my services to support Cheerful Givers, a Minnesota nonprofit organization that provides toy-filled birthday gift bags to food shelves and shelters so that parents living in poverty can give their child a birthday gift. The gift bags are distributed to a food shelf or shelter, and placed in the hands of children [...]
March 24th, 2010 | by mykl | published in events
Cheerful Givers is a Minnesota nonprofit organization I have the privilege of being a part of. I sit on the board of directors and offer design and social media assistance. Cheerful Givers provides toy-filled birthday gift bags to food shelves and shelters so that parents living in poverty can give their child a birthday gift. They [...]
December 19th, 2009 | by mykl | published in events
What would the holidays be without cheesy holiday specials? Thankfully, we don’t have to find out. The December Social Media Breakfast – Minneapolis/St. Paul (SMBMSP) podcast is both special and cheesy with an added dose of holiday cheer. This month, Rick Mahn, Brad Bellaver and myself are joined by special guest Lindsi Gish (Communications Manager [...]
December 1st, 2009 | by mykl | published in events
I’ve been meaning to post this for a while now. I had the opportunity to chat with Wendy Meadley at the MIMA Summit in October. These interviews were the result. Mykl Roventine chats with SocialWendy at MIMA09 from Gage Group on Vimeo.
November 17th, 2009 | by mykl | published in events
The latest Social Media Breakfast – Minneapolis/St. Paul (SMBMSP) podcast is up and jam packed to overflowing with thankfulness. Rick Mahn, Brad Bellaver and myself are joined by special guest, Amy Bryant. Here’s Amy’s blog post that inspired the theme. We also touched on details about the next two events, the ongoing podcast theme song [...]
November 13th, 2009 | by mykl | published in events
Some fun quotes of mine were included in a Pioneer Press article by Julio Ojeda-Zapata about last week’s PowerPoint Karaoke event. I provided a little background, having tried my hand at UnSummit3 last month. Some friends were included as well — Meg Canada, Don Ball and fellow Social Media Breakfast – Minneapolis/St. Paul coordinator, Rick Mahn [...]
October 15th, 2009 | by mykl | published in design, events
Today is Blog Action Day. This annual event that unites bloggers across the globe in the shared act of posting about the same issue on the same day. The goal is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion. Last year’s issue was poverty (my post from BAD 2008). This year the focus is on [...]
October 10th, 2009 | by mykl | published in events
My work coordinating the recent UnSummit3 un-conference took an unexpected turn when one of our sponsors asked for an interpretive dance in trade for a substantial donation of notebooks. This is not just any notebook, mind you. These notebooks are known for their hipness (they even have their own Facebook fan group) and are prized [...]
October 5th, 2009 | by mykl | published in communication, events
Personal Branding Bootcamp Here’s the slide deck for a presentation I gave today at the MIMA Summit. Thanks to the folks at MIMA for having me and all the great participants who attended my session. Working on getting a video up soon.
Hi there. I'm Mykl Roventine. I design things like web sites, WordPress blogs and social media strategies. This is my personal blog (not affiliated with any employer or client) where I write about the social web, typography and coffee. More →
