Kids Are Heroes Ambassadors

Posted by Gabe on March 3, 2010 under Kids are Heroes | 14 Comments to Read

I saw a tweet by @TheLemonadeBoy this morning which read, “…dreams are seldom accomplished by an individual..being a one man army will lead only to defeat!”  Recently I have been using quotes such as these to encourage myself and others.  Although I did not believe the second part of this one it did make me think.  I know that I feel my passions will always trump my shortcomings, but I also realize that other people have a lot to offer and can help Kids Are Heroes in a way that I cannot.  A successful person always surrounds himself with people smarter than he.  So I came up with a way to involve others so they did not have to commit to too much time and/or energy, they can do it no matter where they live, and could still have a markedly positive effect on our growth.

This concept is in its infancy, so I reserve the right to change it as much as I need to.  As a matter of fact, I expect it to change when I get more input from others, meaning those who sign up for it, and hopefully that’s you.  The basic idea is to have Kids Are Heroes “ambassadors” who will offer any kind of expertise and help that they can and are willing to do.  For example, if you have a large user base and want to get the word out to them by tweeting, email, suggesting our fan page to your friends on Facebook, or all of the above, or whatever other method then that is what you will do.  If you are a PR person then you can help us develop press kits and sponsorship packages.  If you are a business coach then you can offer us your services.  We need people to help fund raise. Whatever you are good at and/or want to do for us is what you will do.  What we will offer in return is a listing on our Ambassadors web page that will have your name, Twitter ID, link, company, etc. and you will also list what you are doing to help Kids Are Heroes grow.  I will of course be promoting this program to all of our followers by tweeting about this page, so you would reap the rewards there.  You can network with each other knowing you all have in common the desire to promote what kids are capable of.  You will get a badge like the one below to put on your web site.  Unfortunately I have no monetary rewards to give and that is one of the reasons why I seek out true fans of what we do.  Another reason is that if you share our passion then it will show in the things you do for us.

I am both excited and proud to announce that we already have our first ambassador on board.  Her name is Jeanne (@TheRubyBooks) and we connected today over the phone. She has something very like minded going on over on her web site: http://realizewhatmatters.org/.  She is also inspiring kids to give back through her literary efforts.  Ruby, the star of her book series, will be starting Kids Are Heroes related discussions in some of the  upcoming chapters.  We are really looking forward to that.

So I am very thrilled to get this started.  I do not have the web page created yet, that is what I will do after I get a few of you ambassadors on board.  I do have a more detailed web page for ambassadors and what to expect which you can see here.  So if you are interested, please email me directly and we can get started.  Make no mistake about it — you will be part of something world changing. I look forward to working with you.