Help Me Support Make-A-Wish Foundation

It’s that time of year again when the panels for SXSW go up for vote, and it’s always a struggle. I don’t love the voting system, if I’m honest, because it turns social networks into a big, noisy shouting match of “vote for me!”, and I often don’t see the larger win at the end.

So, this year, Jay Baer and I submitted a panel to cover and discuss the concepts in our upcoming book, The Now Revolution. And we believe the content is solid, but more importantly, we wanted to do something of value with the voting process. We’re hoping for the opportunity to deliver some really good information to you and the SXSW crowd, but we figure we might be able to make a small difference along the way.

So, if you vote for our panel and drop a Tweet with #TheNowRevolution hashtag and @makeawish, Jay and I will donate $1 per vote from our book proceeds to the Make-A-Wish Foundation® and help kids with life-threatening medical conditions get to experience something special.

Try something like: “I voted for #TheNowRevolution for SXSW, to support @makeawish: http://bit.ly/SXSWTNR”

If you’re not on Twitter, just drop me an email or leave a comment on this post and let us know you voted so we can count you in the tally.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation is actually a cause close to my heart, because worked with both Make-A-Wish® kids and other seriously ill children while I led fundraising for the Midwest chapter of the Starlight Foundation. The strength, resolve, and courage of these kids is utterly inspiring. And I’m a mom. So it hits home, and I’m glad to be able to help in some small way.

To vote, for the panel, head here: The Now Revolution Panel (You’ll have to register to be able to vote, but it really just takes a few seconds).

And don’t worry, Jay’s on the docket, his name will be added very soon!

Meanwhile, we’re very close to submitting the final manuscript for the book, which should be out in February with pre-sale information to come. We’re feeling good about it, and are hoping that it’s a super useful book on not how to “do” social media, but the impact and implications of the social web on our businesses and how we function. We can’t wait to share it with you.

Thanks to all who have offered ideas, support, input, encouragement, and the like. Jay and I will be on the road in the coming months to talk about the book, including BlogWorld Expo coming up in October. A glimpse at what we’ll talk about is below, as presented recently at Social Fresh Charlotte.

Want to talk about having us come and present The Now Revolution to your company or group? Drop a line.

And in the meantime, please give that SXSW panel a “thumbs up”, and help us not only contribute some good content at the conference, but help some very special kids experience some joy. Thanks, as always, for your support for us and The Make-A-Wish Foundation.

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