Marcus Johnson-Smith

I'm a seasoned professional with over 5 years of experience working directly with community based nonprofits and philanthropic institutions in Greater Boston. In my experience, I've developed a rich understanding of the relationship between regional community based nonprofits and their philanthropic supporters and how the complex nature of these relationships impact civic life in multicultural Greater Boston.

Additionally, over the past 2 years I've successfully launched a clothing apparel brand and marketing company focused on strategic marketing solutions for small businesses. My role within these enterprises consists of overseeing new business development and our communications strategies with a special emphasis on content development and leveraging popular online social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. I write a monthly lifestyle article for The Next Great Generation blog and also self-published a memoir titled "Coming Into Adulthood in Today's America." My next book titled, "Visionary to Actionary" is scheduled to be released Spring 2012.

I'm passionate about the relationship forprofit and nonprofit community based organizations have on the collective health of a particular community. I'm also equally passionate about how the convergence of arts and business impact economic development in multicultural communities.

Read my articles here http://bit.ly/xPG4Vs

Read my book here http://amzn.to/wimpbT