Article by Tim Colbert, public relations director at Shift Collaborative While every generation thinks they invented sex, I’m starting to worry that a lot of our younger marketing and PR peers feel that they’ve invented communication. I blame social media. Kids, I’ve got a message for you — social media is the latest but by […]
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Obviously Tomlin, a Charitable Project Never Launched
by Eric Sloss Sparked by Sarah’s recent appointment as a board member of Sojourner House, a faith-based rehabilitation facility for addicted women, we wanted to create an enjoyable fundraising project for this important nonprofit. So we created Obviously Tomlin as a way to engage the public in a charming charitable experience throughout the Steelers season. […]
Continue ReadingFood Psychology: Details can Alter Taste Perception
by Shift Fellow, Justina Eng When we enjoy a nice meal at a fancy restaurant, it isn’t just the food that makes it “fancy”— the candlelit ambience, crisp white linen, shiny silverware, thick ceramic plates, and elegant glassware not only enhance and heighten your restaurant experience, but also the taste of your dish. These seemingly […]
Continue ReadingBuilding a Children's Shelter in Bolivia
By Shift Marketing Fellow, Becca Burns It is the end of the second week in La Paz. It is raining outside and I am looking at five guards sitting down for lunch. A guard behind us slowly closes the heavy, paint-chipped door – shutting out the light and rain and I am in a dungeon. […]
Continue ReadingRenaissance City Winds Plays Schuller
by Matt Campbell The Renaissance City Winds, a versatile chamber music ensemble founded in Pittsburgh in 1975, performed a program of Americana at April 28 at Pro Bikes in Squirrel Hill, and at Oakland’s Carnegie Music Hall April 29. Hammer dulcimer player Bill Troxler joined the group for arrangements of folk tunes that evoked colonial […]
Continue ReadingSH/FT Fellow on a Mission to Help
by Becca Burns, SH/FT Collaborative Fellow In two days, I will be Bolivia bound, sipping on ginger ale 30,000 feet up in the sky. My vision was to travel after graduation. Peace corp, mission trip, or backpacking through Europe – it didn’t matter. Pursuing a passion to help others and experiencing something big, different and […]
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