How to get Involved with Menses Today

Menses Today provides information about menarche, menses, and personal hygiene products, and we encourage open communication between girls, young woman, and their parents concerning these areas.


If you have a story you would like to share than consider Menses Today as your avenue towards getting published. We accept content on an open door bases. This means you can submit your articles, poetry, or reviews as often and as quickly as you are able to write them and e-mail them to use. And, we have open volunteer positions.


About volunteering for Menses Today


Employers are always looking for well-rounded individuals who have good teamwork, goal setting, and planning skills. Volunteering is the perfect avenue in which to develop new skills and discover talents.


Benefits of volunteering for Menses Today:
  • Gain exposure
  • Demonstrate commitment to a cause or belief
  • Develop marketable job skills
  • Fosters creativity
  • Enhances credibility
Benefits of being online:
  • Better for the environment
  • More viewings available through the World Wide Web
  • Embedded links to your active site
Current available positions:
Bloggers
Writers
Director of Ad Sales


Blogger. A blogger is self-motivated, and able to meet deadlines. This person is able to write two entries a week, topics include: menarche experiences, tips for being prepared for the first period, product/book reviews, and information about menarche celebrations. All content must be original and error free. *Menses Today will own the copyrights for one(1) year, after a year the rights will return to you.


This person must:
  • have Internet and e-mail, and be able to respond to e-mail within twenty-four hours
  • be a creative writer
  • write two entries a week, 100-300 words long
  • have good communication skills
  • have good grammar and punctuation
Writer. This position will be filled by someone who is a self-motivator, someone with good communication skills, who is able to meet deadlines, and has Internet and e-mail, and responds to e-mail within twenty-four hours. Content must be original and error free. *Menses Today will hold the copyrights for one(1) year, after a year the rights will return to you.


This person must:
  • be able to write two articles a month, 300-800 words each.
  • have good communication skills
  • have good grammar and punctuation
  • be able to research in books and online
  • be able to write informative content, no filling of unnecessary words
  • be able to interview professionals within the field of menarache and newmoon celebrations for informative articles
  • be a creative writer
Director of Ad Sales. A self-motivator and people person, who is able to work with deadlines. Must have internet and e-mail, and respond to e-mail within twenty-four hours.


This person must:
  • be creative
  • have effective presentation skills
  • have good communication skills
  • have good written expression
  • be able to work well with people
  • know how to use Microsoft Word and Microsoft Publisher
  • be able to design advertisements
*All Menses Today volunteers must be able to actively promote Menses Today within their networks, including Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Similarly, they must also become a public follower of the blog.


Application process:
  • E-mail samples, and/or links to samples to Michelle Schnaars at MensesToday@comcast.net, include your name, a working e-mail address, and phone number. *All samples must be originals that you own the rights to.