Seeking 10 New Ypulse Youth Advisory Board Members
Posted by meredith on 10-06-2009It's hard to believe it's been more than a year now since Ypulse announced the inaugural members of the Youth Advisory Board and only slightly less time since I started working with them personally. Needless to say, we feel pretty lucky to have found such a remarkable group of teens and twentysomethings, and luckier still that so many of them have agreed to stay on the board for a second term! Be sure to check out the Advisory Board About page for updated bios PLUS the addition of our two newest members: Bryan Spencer, Ypulse Insights intern and Kansas University student, and André Perez, a 19-year-old university student from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We're very excited to welcome both Bryan and Andre to the Youth Advisory Board!
And in the spirit of encouraging more new voices to join the mix…for the 2009/2010 term we're opening up 10 more slots to youth between the ages of 13 and 24. We're looking for diversity in age, race, geography and experience, but most importantly strong opinions about youth culture that will inform and challenge the ongoing discussion around media and marketing here on Ypulse.
This time around with the help of our new extended Ypulse Insights family we'll be able to offer quarterly incentives, along with, of course, the opportunity to publish on Ypulse (building a body of published work and having your photo/bio on the site), network with other advisory board members, and the potential for college or career references and recommendations from Anastasia and myself. There may also be opportunities to attend conferences or other events as "press."
The board meets on a virtual platform once a month and regularly corresponds over email to discuss editorial ideas, multimedia projects and other contributions. To qualify as a full member and receive those aforementioned incentives, we ask members meet a few eligibility requirements (5 editorial and/or multimedia contributions per year-long term and a maximum of 3 missed meetings, unless there are extenuating circumstances). Nothing too unreasonable since we know most are students and/or working.
If you are between the ages of 13 and 24 or if you know a great candidate (especially younger teens as we're looking to balance out the under 18s with the over 18s) , please send them this post, and have them fill out this short application.
Deadline for the 2009/10 Youth Advisory Board applications is Friday, October 30 by 5 p.m. PST.
Categorized under: Youth Advisory Board
October 7th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
This sounds like a pretty interesting new way for me to voice my opinions and give a little wisdom for today's teens.
October 8th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
This sounds like an interesting place for budding activists to share their views and give varying opinions.
November 13th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Oh, I'm sad I didn't find out about this earlier. Well, maybe I'll be able to apply next year. Sounds like a great program!