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Linda Sarsour is a working woman, community activist, and mother of three. Ambitious, outspoken and independent, Linda shatters stereotypes of Muslim women while also treasuring her religious and ethnic heritage. A Palestinian Muslim American and a born-and-raised New Yorker, she is currently the executive director of the Arab American Association of New York.

Elizabeth Gore is the first ever Resident Entrepreneur at the UN Foundation and chairs the Global Entrepreneurs Council. Ms. Gore founded grassroots efforts such as Nothing But Nets, Girl Up, and the Shot@Life global vaccines campaign. In 2010 she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for the global clean water crisis. We love a woman who proves a point.

Caine Monroy was 9 years old when he created “Caine’s Arcade.” With a good amount of cardboard and a soaring imagination, Caine changed the way we look at creativity. Nirvan Mullick made a film about Caine's arcade that received over 7 million views. Since then, Caine has inspired more than 100 schools in 9 different countries to create their own cardboard arcades.

Griffin
 Matthews is
 a 
writer, 
director, 
actor,
 and 
philanthropist. He 
graduated
 with 
a 
BFA 
in 
musical
 theater 
from
 Carnegie
 Mellon
 University and co-wrote the  musical "Witness Uganda" with Matt Gould. Witness
 Uganda
 documents 
the
 story
 of
 a
 man 
battling 
to
 find
 his 
place
 in
 a 
world 
full 
of 
injustice
 and
 inhumanity. We love a story of self-discovery almost as much as we love musicals.

Jonnie, Ben, Duncan and Dave started The Buried Life in their parents' garage. They made a list of "100 things to do before you die" and for every item they accomplished, they helped a stranger do something on their list. Since that day, they've crossed off "Make a TV Show (MTV)," "Write a #1 NYT Bestselling Book," and "Play Ball with Obama." We admire both their methods and their madness.

Sophia Bush is one of our three favorite actresses. In addition to her years of unfailing support of Invisible Children, she also supports Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust (preserves biodiversity in East Africa) and Art of Elysium (brings together artists and seriously ill children), and Pencils of Promise. We're in love with her.

Adam Braun is the Founder & CEO of Pencils of Promise. The organization was founded with $25 in October 2008 using what Braun describes as a "For-Purpose" approach to blending nonprofit idealism with for-profit business principles. The organization has now delivered over 5 million educational hours to children around the world.

Jon M. Chu is a feature film writer, director, and producer. Since graduating from USC School of Cinematic Arts, he has direct Step Up 2: The Streets, Step Up 3D, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and is the writer and creator of Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (LXD) and DS2DIO. He has been among the most faithful IC supporters since the very beginning and in our make-believe world, he's on staff.

Noah Gundersen is a folk singer not of this time. He stands as a voice of truth and introspection in an industry determined to avoid those two things. The Seattle singer-songwriter is one of our favorite musicians, and his dedication to causes like Invisible Children and To Write Love On Her Arms is all the more admirable.

Dan Pallotta is a philanthropist, activist, author, president of Advertising for Humanity, founder of the Charity defense Council, and creator of the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Days, and the multi-day charity fundraising industry to boot. His TED Talk alone is a huge reason why we get out of bed in the morning.

Today Jay Naidoo chairs the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), a global foundation fighting malnutrition and hunger. In the 1990s he was an anti-apartheid activist and a minister in Nelson Mandela's cabinet. And in the 1980s he was a leader in the South African trade union movement. Obviously, Mr. Naidoo is the social activist of our dreams.

New York-based DJ duo Jen Mozenter and Claire Schlissel are the Jane Doze. With a couple of million YouTube views & Soundcloud plays, and countless artistic endorsements for their upbeat fusion of a dynamic and eclectic hodgepodge of artists, from Katy Perry to Marvin Gaye, from Big Sean to Gotye.

Kathy Eldon is the Co-Founder & Chairman of Creative Visions Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting creative activists. She has worked as a teacher, journalist, author, and film and television producer in England, Africa, and the United States. She is the author of seventeen books, including "In the Heart of Life," coming out in the fall of 2013.

Jamie is the Founder and Creative Director of TWLOHA, an interfaith, non-profit organization which aims to present hope for people struggling with addiction, depression, self injury, and thoughts of suicide while also investing directly into treatment and recovery.

Matt Gould co-wrote Witness Uganda, a musical about one man's search for his place in an unjust world. Matt is an actor, singer, writer, director, and composer. Suffice to say, he's creative.

Dale Partridge is the CEO and Founder of Sevenly.org, a social good company based out of Orange County, CA. Each week Sevenly partners with one nonprofit to sell products designed for that charity's cause, with seven dollars from each product sale going to the charity. In two years, Sevenly has given over $2.5 million in $7 donations to charities across the globe. Dale also writes, speaks, and grows a fine beard. Obviously.

Amy Eldon Turteltaub is the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of Creative Visions Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting creative activists. She is the author of four books, the producer of several documentaries, and the producer of two children. She is the wife of Jon Turteltaub and the sister of our hero, the late Dan Eldon. She wins.

Jedidiah has a talent for eloquence and uses it to articulate Invisible Children's mission, casting the vision for the better world that this generation is building. In this role he may be leading trips to Uganda, debriefing interns, drafting partnership contracts or investing in donors. Always a paradox, Jedidiah is both a lawyer and a poet.

The first officially-appointed Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (June 2003- June 2012), he conducted investigations of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide allegedly committed by 32 leaders from seven different countries. He was a visiting Professor at Stanford University and Harvard University and is now in private practice in New York.

Jason is a co-founder of Invisible Children and the Chief Creative Officer. He wholeheartedly believes that if you want to change the world, you have to be crazy enough to believe you can. He does, has, was, and still is.

Kristen Bell attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and went on to become a television, film, and theater actress. Her philanthropy is as impressive as her resume. She is a faithful advocate of Invisible Children, charity: water, and Do Something, and loves her rescue dogs, new daughter, and sloths. But not in that order.

Rachel Bilson is an American Actress known for her work on the television shows "Hart of Dixie" and "The OC". She traveled with Invisible Children to Uganda and Rwanda in 2010.

Ben is the Executive Director and CEO of Invisible Children, Inc. He embraces the impossible and plots the course of Invisible Children's innovative programs.