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11.01.11 Youth Advisory Board Deadline Extended

Posted under: Community Involvement, Contests Posted by: Will.i.x

Hope you all had a happy and safe Halloween and didn’t get attacked by any zombies or vampires!
I wanted to let everyone know that we have extended the deadline to apply for the Georgia’s Own Youth Advisory Board to December 31, 2011 and the first meeting will be in Jan. 2012. This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to make a difference in the lives of Georgia’s Youth! Not to mention, it’s a great résumé booster! So be sure to get your applications in and pass along to your friends and family. Check out all the information and apply by clicking this link.

-Will

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10.18.11 Leaders of Tomorrow: Preparing the Next Generation

Posted under: Community Involvement, Feature Post 3 Posted by: Will.i.x

Here is an article from the latest Ne[x]t Magazine featuring Leaders of Tomorrow. Take a read…

i[x] – What is Leaders of Tomorrow?
LOT – A premiere youth development and leadership program that provides high school students with diverse opportunities to recognize their potential to become tomorrow’s leaders. LOT offers a comprehensive slate of programs and activities that prepare students to go from the classroom to the board room. Students benefit from educational curriculum and cultural experiences designed to help them develop into successful professionals and productive citizens.

i[x] – When was Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) founded?
LOT – In 2002, local National Black MBA (NBMBAA) chapters in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Houston and Dallas established the Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) Student Case Competition to increase student participation in LOT Program activities; improve the student’s analytical and presentation skills; and increase interaction with other students in LOT Programs across the country. The four chapters also wanted to provide an alternative resource for corporate sponsors and higher education institutions to recruit high school talent, while helping to support the goals of the LOT Program and the organization.

i[x] – What is the mission and goals of LOT?
LOT – The mission of LOT is to develop positive, socially aware, teenage professionals entering college and diverse career tracks. Our goal is to assist students in their path to success. LOT helps students understand what it takes to get into college by helping to refine their skills to ensure they are more competitive by demonstrating excellence on standardized tests and academic performance. We also assist with bridging the resource gap by providing mentors and coaches, as well as college scholarships.

i[x] – What are the five key components in the LOT program?
LOT – Saturday Leadership Training Symposiums, National Leadership Conference, SAT/ACT Academy with Kaplan, Mentor-Mentee experiences, and Community Service projects

i[x] – Who is the target audience for the LOT program?
LOT – Any student residing in the metro Atlanta area and surrounding counties, between the ages of 14-18, committed to fully participate in the program.

i[x] – What are the qualifications for students interested in the LOT program?
LOT – Students residing in metro Atlanta and surrounding counties, age 14 to 18 with minimum GPA of 2.0. Students must submit completed LOT application before the deadline and adhere to LOT policy.

i[x] – What accomplishments has LOT had over the past year?
LOT – Increased LOT student membership 100% year over year; Established partnership with Kaplan to administer the ACT/SAT Prep Academy; Awarded more than $2500 in scholarships to LOT alumni; Provided opportunity for select LOT students to travel and participate in Case Competition, National Conference and College Tours; received more than $30,000 in corporate support.

i[x] – How much does the LOT program cost?
LOT – LOT program is FREE

i[x] – What are the demographics of the LOT students?
LOT – Currently 85 students are registered in LOT program representing 11 counties with 68% female/32% male and average GPA of 3.45 (23%-Freshmen, 22%-Sophomores, 18%-Juniors, and 18%- Seniors)

i[x] – When, where, and time of the LOT meetings?
LOT – LOT students meet the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10am to 2pm at Georgia-Pacific building, 133 Peachtree Street, NE, training center room #5, Atlanta, GA 30303. LOT schedule aligns with the school year, so no meeting in July and August.

i[x] – Is there a dress code for LOT meetings?
LOT – Yes, as future business leaders, entrepreneurs, business professionals; we encourage LOT students to dress business professional for monthly symposiums, no t-shirts or jeans are accepted unless notified in advance.

i[x] – How do I apply?
LOT – You may apply in 1 of 3 ways; 1) download the 2011-12 application from www.atlbmba.org/education/lot, and email to lot@atlbmba.org 2) mail completed application in to NBMBAA, Atlanta Chapter, ATTN LOT 2011-12, P.O. Box 54656, Atlanta, GA 30303, or 3) you may submit in person at our Kick Off Symposium, on Saturday, September 17, 2011 @ 9am.

i[x] – When is the deadline to apply for 2011-12 academic school year?
LOT Online: Send completed applications only to lot@atlbmba.org, or Mail: P.O. Box 54656, Atlanta GA 30308 or Onsite: Bring to Kick-Off Symposium, on Saturday, September 17th @ 9am.

i[x] – What if I want more information about LOT program?
LOT – Email lot@atlbmba.org

i[x] – Who is the LOT Leadership Team?
LOT – NBMBAA Atlanta Chapter President: Charmaine Ward
Leaders of Tomorrow Director: Taticasejuana N. Stevens
Leaders of Tomorrow Co-Chair: Diana Adoma
Scholarship Chair: BJ Webb
Case Competition Chair: Bridgette Drake
Membership Chair: Sonja Harrison
Social Chair: Tracy Moss

i[x] – How do I volunteer with LOT?
LOT – We are always seeking subject matter experts and engaged business professionals to volunteer to share their insight and time, as well as serve as mentors and case competition coaches. Expect to invest about 4 hours a month and a background check is required. Send your volunteer request to lot@atlbmba.org

i[x] – How can I donate to LOT Atlanta Chapter?
LOT – Cash and In-Kind support is welcome for LOT monthly symposiums, the annual national conference, Leaders of Tomorrow National Business Case Competition, and Scholarships to LOT alumni.

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10.14.11 i[give] Contest

Posted under: Community Involvement, Contests Posted by: Will.i.x

Hey friends! Hope you all have been enjoying this great Fall weather so far! It truly is an awesome time to be living in Georgia with football and fall festivals every weekend.

Now on to business…

We are looking for our next i[give] partner for the start of the new year and we want your help! If you aren’t familiar with i[give], it is an initiative we started to help out and give back to the Atlanta community. Each quarter we feature a cause or non-profit from the area and find ways to get involved with that organization. For 2012, we want YOU to be more involved so we want to know which cause you think we should support. Nominate your cause, non-profit, or organization by emailing will@doyouix.com with the name and a brief description. Once we collect all submissions, we will allow everyone to vote on who will be our next i[give] partner. So spread the word and send in your nominations and let’s do something good for Georgia!

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08.26.11 Youth Advisory Board

Posted under: Community Involvement, Contests Posted by: Will.i.x

Do you:
•   Have an OPINION about how to reach today’s youth?
•   Need experience in an Out of the ordinary volunteer position?
•   Have the Commitment necessary to make a difference?
If you answered “Yes!” to all of these questions, please apply to join the Youth Advisory Board at Georgia’s Own Credit Union.

What is Georgia’s Own Credit Union’s Youth Advisory Board?
The Youth Advisory Board meets twice a quarter with our Youth Marketing Coordinator to plan events, youth communication and other projects at Georgia’s Own Credit Union. They will be responsible for the creation and implementation of these tasks at the credit union.

What are the benefits of participating in the Youth Advisory Board?
Board members gain valuable experience as part of a team in business, public relations and personal finance. Future employers, colleges and scholarship committees value this type of experience, and members will be eligible for a unique scholarship at the end of their term of service.

What is the time commitment?
Board members will meet at Georgia’s Own Credit Union (1155 Peachtree St.) twice each quarter, beginning January 2012 through June 2012.

What are the requirements?
- Must be or become a member of Georgia’s Own Credit Union.
- Between the ages of 14-25
- Be organized, dependable, professional and have solid communication skills.

Click Here to Apply

Or, download the application and mail it to:
Will Miller
Georgia’s Own Credit Union
1155 Peachtree St.
Atlanta, GA 30309
wjmiller@georgiasown.org

Applications must be received by December 31, 2011

If you have any questions or need additional applications, please call 404-874-1166 ext. 7031 or e-mail wjmiller@georgiasown.org.

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04.25.11 Spring/Summer Events

Posted under: Community Involvement Posted by: Will.i.x

Hope you all had a happy Easter weekend! I’m sure most of you are preparing for finals and the end of the school year (The only thing I don’t miss about school). If you’re not in school, hopefully you are enjoying the spring! The i[x] team is currently setting up our late spring/summer schedule and we want to see you guys! We want to be out and about in Atlanta and the surrounding communities, but we need your help. If you know of an event you think we should attend, please share with us in the comments! Concerts, festivals, sporting events and everything in between. Just let us know when and where and we will be sure to consider it while planning out the summer. Thanks for your help!

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04.12.11 Volunteer with i[x]

Posted under: Community Involvement, i[give] Posted by: Will.i.x

Hey friends! Earth Day is just around the corner and I have an awesome opportunity for you guys to volunteer and give back to the Atlanta community.Join me on Saturday, April 16 (9am-12pm) to help the Georgia State University Student Government Association clean-up around downtown Atlanta with the Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association.

There will be free munchies and a tailgating after the clean-up. We’ll be meeting on the parking lot operated by Parking Co. of America on John Wesley Dobbs Ave.

If you want to help out you can sign up here or email me at will@doyouix.com and let me know if you plan on helping. Please spread the word!

*Instructions for Volunteering: Meet us in the parking lot at the corner of John Wesley Dobbs Ave and Peachtree Center Ave. betweet 8:00 am and 9:00 am on Saturday, April 16. If you’re taking MARTA, take the south exit at Peachtree Center Station and walk east on J.W. Dobbs Ave, between the Candler Building and the Georgia-Pacific Building.

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02.28.11 Guest Blog – GCADV

Posted under: Community Involvement, i[give] Posted by: Will.i.x

As part of this quarter’s i[give] with the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (GCADV), we have a special blog post:

1 in 3 teenagers experiences relationship abuse. Relationship abuse crosses all racial, economic and cultural backgrounds. Unfortunately, I know a bit about this sort of abuse, and I want to let you know that you are not alone if you are someone that is being abused. That’s important. It can be hard letting anyone know about the “real” relationship you and your boyfriend have because the abuse can get even worse. Economic abuse, or abuse with money, can cause a lot of issues in a relationship, even if you’re a teen. Here’s my story…

Okay, so I started hanging out with this guy when I was 14. He was 15, hot, a grade older than me, had a job, and was very popular. Dating him was great because when I started my freshman year at the same high school as him, he was a sophomore and already well-known. Plus, people thought I was older than I was because I was always hanging around him and his friends. It all started great but moved pretty quickly.

Once we had been together for about 6 weeks, he gave me $500 for my birthday. For our first anniversary, he bought me a huge sapphire ring. He would tell EVERYONE that he got me the jewelry and make sure that anyone we came into contact with knew that I was his. He took me shopping and picked out clothes for me. I didn’t even realize how much I started changing. In the back of my mind, I always felt like I owed him something because he had given me so much. My parents always told me that we were getting too serious, but I didn’t feel that way. I didn’t realize that his behavior was how he started controlling me.

When I turned 16, I started thinking about getting a part-time job so I could get a car and pay for my own phone. He was always angry at my parents for making me get off the phone because they were getting overages on their bill. He told me that getting a job was stupid idea because he would never get to see me if we were both working. I told him that we could hang out at school or on the nights that we were both off since he had a car. He wasn’t happy, but I got a job anyway where all my friends worked. He came into my job constantly. He ended up getting me fired because my boss said that he was a distraction to me and my coworkers.

After I was fired, I couldn’t pay for my phone anymore so he got his parents to add me to their family plan. He agreed to pay for my unlimited minutes and texts. He would grab my phone out of my purse so he could see exactly who I had been texting. When I got mad at him, he’d say, “Well, you’re not paying for the phone anyway.” He’d text my friends back from my phone pretending to be me and saying things that I would never say. If I was talking to or texting guy friends, he’d call them and threaten them. Everyone I knew well starting saying that I had changed and that I was “all up him.” He’d text me all the time so that I couldn’t sleep. My grades started slipping so my parents were pissed at me. I couldn’t talk to them because they would tell me that they “told me so.” All my friends started talking about how they were afraid he would “go psycho” on them, so people started avoiding me since he was always somewhere nearby. Even though my Facebook showed this super-happy couple, I felt like I couldn’t talk to anyone. I felt isolated and alone. We finally broke up after a year and a half because I found out he had been cheating on me.

My story isn’t different from a lot of teens. This guy was my first serious boyfriend, and I didn’t know what was normal and what wasn’t for a relationship. Now I realize that there were so many things unequal in our relationship. He used his money, social status and technology to influence, monitor and control me. Over and over, he showed a pattern of being jealous and possessive, and he tried to put me down in front of others. Even though he would tell me that he loved me, his intentions were to make me do what he wanted me to do. I wish I could tell my friends now what would have helped me then. If you have a friend that is dealing with an abusive relationship, let them know you are concerned about them. So many people gossiped about me, but none of my friends actually asked me if I was okay. That would have helped me a lot. Need more advice? Call 1.800.334.2836 or http://www.loveisrespect.org.

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02.22.11 I Will Help Others

Posted under: Community Involvement, Lifestyle Posted by: Will.i.x

On my last post, I talked about the mission behind the new i[x] and focused on the first point (I Will Work Hard) in our three point mission:

1. I Will Work Hard
2. I Will Help Others
3. I Will Be Smart with My Money

Today, I want to look at the second pillar – I Will Help Others.

Life is about more than money and titles. You can work hard, make a lot of cash, but if you keep it all for yourself you’ll be unhappy. Well we wanted to give you all an avenue to be able to go out and help others, so we started the i[give] portion of i[x]. With i[give], we will be partnering with local non-profits each quarter throughout the year, to give our members the chance to serve and grow.

As I mentioned here, this quarter we are teaming with the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (GCADV) to help raise awareness about domestic violence by sponsoring a Cell Phone Drive. To help out and be a part of i[x], just bring your old phones with batteries to any Georgia’s Own branch.

The GCADV also wrote a guest article in the latest edition of Ne[x]t Magazine. The article focuses on technology and dating abuse and gives ways to protect yourself from being a victim. If you haven’t checked it out yet, be sure to grab your copy at any GOCU branch or you can find the pdf here. For more info on the GCADV check out gcadv.org.

If you have any organizations or local non-profits that you think should be featured in i[give], please share them in the comments.

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02.10.11 New and Improved i[x]

Posted under: Community Involvement Posted by: Will.i.x

The new and improved i[x] is beginning to take shape. In case you didn’t catch the latest edition of i[x] Magazine, it is now called Ne[x]t Magazine. Not much differnt than i[x] Magazine, but it goes along more with the new theme of what i[x] is. We are also in the process of updating doyouix.com. It will have a different look and feel.

As I mentioned in the previous post, we have a new mission and direction for the i[x] program.

The mission for i[x] was built around the concept of “next” with a focus on highlighting and building up the next generation (which is you guys). We want you to step up and be what’s next. So what does that mean? You all are the business owners, doctors, and non-profit directors of tomorrow and we want to help you get there. Regardless of your goal, we want to provide the resources and community to help you along your way.

To help define our mission, we’ve put together the 3 points that will guide i[x] as we continue to grow.
1. I Will Work Hard
2. I Will Help Others
3. I Will Be Smart with My Money

Today I want to focus on the first point “I Will Work Hard”. Not much happens in life without hard work. It takes effort, sweat and drive to achieve your goals. We’ll be offering you tips and resources on how to work harder and smarter on your path to success. As an i[x] member, we want you to take the pledge to always work hard and be the best you can be.

Next time we will take a look at the second point “I Will Help Others” – speaking of the second point, don’t forget about our current i[give] Cell Phone Drive benefiting the Georgia Coaltion Against Domestic Violence (GCADV). It is really simple and easy to help out this great cause – bring your old cell phones and batteries to any Georgia’s Own branch.

Until Ne[x]t time! ( <—See what I did there? Clever, I know!)

-Will.ix

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01.07.11 Cell Phone Drive Benefitting GCADV

Posted under: Community Involvement Posted by: Will.i.x

Hello everyone! Hope your 2011 is off to a great start! We are excited about what is coming in 2011 for i[x]. We recently sat down and came up with a new mission. The mission is built around 3 pillars:
1. I Will Work Hard
2. I Will Help Others
3. I Will Be Smart with My Money

We will go into more detail about the mission at a later date. However, as part of the 2nd pillar (I Will Help Others), we started i[give]. Each quarter, i[give] will focus on a local organization or charity to promote and assist their cause. We want this to be something that you as i[x]er’s can get involved with.

This quarter, we are teaming with the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (GCADV) to put on a Cell Phone Drive to help raise awareness about domestice violence. How can you help? Bring your old cell phones with batteries to your local branch. Some of these phones will go to victims of domestic abuse and will provide a life line for help.

Check out this month’s copy of Ne[x]t Magazine to read a little bit about the GCADV or visit gcadv.org .

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