Clients come and go, and it doesn’t help to dwell on losses, but analyzing how a loss occurred can lead to reassessment, adjustment and more business. In a new article for PR News, Momentum’s Jim Miller shares 5 mistakes that can lead to the loss of a client (Mistake #1:  Let it Slide), and 5…

The growing adoption of certified sustainable practices in the fishing industry has created an opportunity not only to protect the world’s seafood supply but also to create jobs, says the Marine Stewardship Council’s Kerry Coughlin in a guest column in the Seattle Times.

Today on National Teacher Appreciation Day we’d like to present our shiniest apples to the educators who shape our lives. We are proud to work with so many outstanding teachers through our client programs. We’re always amazed and humbled by their above-and-beyond commitment. One of them, Lindsay Wells, wrote an engaging op-ed today in The…

The Huffington Post Green Blog is running a series of enlightening articles by high school teachers on exemplary green learning practices in America’s classrooms. In the latest, Vermicomposting: “Lowly” Worms and School Lunch, Nicholas Waters writes about how recycling phosphorous-containing food could make school lunches more sustainable and provide students with the nutrition they need.

2013 kicked off to an exciting start for Momentum clients. In January, the grand prize winners of the 2012 Siemens Competition rang the closing bell at the NYSE.  The four high school students are Kensen Shi, who won the $100,000 individual prize for his research on robot navigation; and Jeremy Appelbaum, William Gil and Allen Shin, who won the $100,000…

In January, six of the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation alumni earned the prestigious certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). All six are young STEM educators who teach science and math in high schools in California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Washington.  The NPBTS Certification is the nation’s highest benchmark of teaching knowledge, skills…

The Momentum team was inspired by our experience at the Communications Network conference in Seattle this month to create a survey for nonprofit communicators on how they utilize communications agencies and consultants. Answer our 5-question survey and help us tailor our offering to best serve the philanthropic community and amplify the voices of foundations and nonprofits.…

Momentum traveled to Seattle in October for the annual Communications Network conference. It was a wonderful opportunity to network with fellow communications professionals in philanthropy and the nonprofit sector.  The conference kicked off with a reception at the magnificent Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  Plenary speakers included author Sherman Alexie, one of The New Yorker’s…