Help build the burn
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Twelve roles. Volunteer to start. The goal is that the brands who get behind this fund these roles as paid work for mothers. This is step one.
Mother of the Cut.
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01 / Video editor.
You'll- Cut Monday's Burn from Megan's phone footage into a feed and a story version, captions on.
- Clip Thursday's Match taping into three to five shareable moments by Friday.
- Cut Sunday's one-minute recap.
You are: fast in CapCut, Premiere or similar. Phone-first. Captions, always.
Time: about 4 to 6 hours a week.
Mother of the Repost.
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02 / Community captain.
You'll- Run Tuesday and Saturday: post the repost caption, rally hosts and mothers, keep the thread alive.
- Make sure the brands are tagged in the community's reposts, every day, until they share.
- Flag the best comments for the wall.
You are: on Instagram daily. Warm, relentless, never cruel.
Time: about 3 to 5 hours a week.
Mother of the Scoreboard.
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03 / Tracker.
You'll- Track brand mentions, reposts and shares each week in one sheet.
- Keep the running count: brands that shared.
- Write the Friday scoreboard note that goes to every host.
You are: organized, comfortable in a spreadsheet, and you like a number.
Time: about 2 to 3 hours a week.
Mother of the Call-Out.
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04 / Brand research.
You'll- Propose three brands a week that sell to mothers and should be talking about the topic.
- Find the right handles and the person behind each one.
- Build the local brand list hosts can call out in their towns.
You are: a researcher and a shopper. You know what's in a mother's cart.
Time: about 2 to 4 hours a week.
Mother of the Wall.
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05 / Comments editor.
You'll- Read every comment on Monday's Burn and find the week's mother.
- Get her yes, first name and town, before anything is posted.
- Write Wednesday's post from her words, not ours.
You are: a careful reader, kind in a DM, obsessive about permission.
Time: about 2 to 3 hours a week.
Mother of The Match.
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06 / Producer.
You'll- Review guest applications and book the week's guest by Tuesday.
- Run the Thursday taping: sign-ups, link, tech check, run of show.
- Hand the recording to the Cut the same night.
You are: calm under a live clock. You've produced an event, a show or a meeting that mattered.
Time: about 4 to 6 hours a week.
Mother of the Posts.
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07 / Template operator.
You'll- Generate the seven feed and story posts each week from the Burn It Down templates.
- Make the local versions hosts drop their town's number into.
- Keep the files named, filed and findable.
You are: handy with templates and a detail person. Nothing ships with a typo.
Time: about 2 to 3 hours a week.
Mother of the Kit.
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08 / Host communications.
You'll- Assemble the Monday kit: script, call-out, captions, posts. Send it to every host by Monday morning.
- Send the Friday note with the scoreboard.
- Answer host replies within a day.
You are: a clear writer, comfortable with an email tool, reliable on Mondays.
Time: about 3 to 4 hours a week.
Mother of [your state].
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09 / Regional captain, one per state.
You'll- Be the point person for the hosts in your state and rally them each week.
- Build your local brand list and find your town's number for each burn.
- Send guests from your area to The Match.
You are: connected where you live. A past host is ideal.
Time: about 2 to 4 hours a week.
Mother of the Numbers.
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10 / Researcher and fact-checker.
You'll- Source one real number for every burn, with a source: what care costs, what leave pays, the pay gap.
- Check the local numbers hosts post.
- Keep the source list anyone can see.
You are: comfortable with reports and data. Allergic to a made-up number.
Time: about 2 to 3 hours a week.
Mother of Partnerships.
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11 / Brand partnerships.
You'll- Talk to the brands who want to do more than share.
- Build the offer and close partnerships that fund this work and these roles.
- Hold the line: a brand buys the room, never the mic.
You are: you've sold or bought sponsorships. Comfortable with a deck and a number.
Time: about 3 to 5 hours a week.
Mother of the Press.
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12 / Press and podcasts.
You'll- Pitch Burn It Down and The Match to press, podcasts and newsletters.
- Book Megan, and the hosts with the best stories.
- Keep the press list and the one-pager current.
You are: you've placed a story before, or you know exactly who to call.
Time: about 2 to 4 hours a week.