Education News: According to latest reports, U.S. students are graduating from high school at a higher rate than ever before. Retirement is taking on a new meaning. New study finds that nearly three of every five working retirees say retirement was an opportunity to shift to a different line of work. “Fact vs. Threat.” As more parents refuse…

Education News Is the college application process a thing of the past? 49 students were admitted to Goucher College after sending two-minute videos about themselves. The Washington Post Skipping homework? Stop that! New study shows students who do homework more frequently tend to do better on tests. Education Week As the spring standardized testing season continues, the opt-out…

Nonprofit Half of U.S. nonprofits plan on creating new positions this year, even outpacing the private sector, according to a recent Nonprofit HR report. The nonprofit industry will continue to grow as charitable giving rises and the economy recovers. The Huffington Post The new Blackbaud report shows significant increases in digital philanthropy, compared to traditional donation…

To nobody’s surprise, the 2015 Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks averaged 114.4 million viewers per minute, becoming the most watched event in American TV history. The real surprise came from the commercials. During the Super Bowl, one expects to laugh at funny advertisements for beer, sports cars, and Doritos. While…

Last week, I attended my first career fair…as an employer. On behalf of Momentum, I shared a table with our sister agency Colangelo & Partners at the Barnard College Spring 2015 Job and Internship Career Fair. As someone who attended career fairs as a student, I recognized the usefulness of these events and wanted to…

1)      Twitter– The “internet’s cocktail party” as Gary Vaynerchuk has noted, is a key tool for listening and engaging with your audience. It’s easy to use the Twitter search feature to join conversations and find useful hashtags. While there are about 300 million tweets published each day, it’s fairly easy to make personal connections using…

Health Perch has created a great article on how to Age Proof Your Brain. See the infographic below:

The 2015 Pearlfinders Global Index is out, identifying potential areas of opportunity in marketing services based on interviews with 10,000 marketing decision-makers spanning all industries. Three results caught my attention: 1. Education is one of 5 sectors where marketers are increasingly targeting female audiences, up 4.7% from the previous year 2. Financial services comes in at #5 in the Top 5 Sectors for PR…