TED Talk Tuesdays // The talk Beyonce wants you to watch
Last week, Beyonce gave us the (best) shock of 2013 when she dropped her self-titled new album completely unannounced. And as if she wasn’t already fierce enough, Beyonce’s new song “***Flawless” features Nigerian writer, feminist, and TED Talk star Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Not to brag or anything, but clearly Beyonce and I are on the same […]
Play Therapy Kits for rescued child soldiers
Children that have been subject to extreme physical and psychological violence at such a young age need special care to overcome their trauma. So this holiday season, we’re celebrating a new kind of gift: Play Therapy Kits for children recovering from the trauma of LRA violence and abduction. It is a huge victory every time […]
TED Talk Wednesdays // The danger of a single story
We believe in the power of stories to change the world. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a writer from Nigeria, shows just how true that belief is in her TED talk, “The danger of a single story.” As a child reading Western literature, and later as an African adult living in America, Adichie has been both a […]
Infographic : The future of social activism
For those that often criticize the millennial generation for being informed but inactive, this infographic* offers a different perspective. According to these statistics, not only are the majority of young adults active in their social justice efforts, but they are more concerned than ever about the overlap between activism and the corporate world. Check out […]
The ripple effect of education // A Legacy Scholar’s work with children affected by Nodding Syndrome
Education has long been considered the universal pathway to a better future, and that has never been more evident than with our Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP). The program, funded by Invisible Children supporters, grants merit-based educational scholarships to secondary and university students. 62% of LSP alumni are using their education to give back to their communities […]
Surprise winner of the 5th #zeroLRA Uganda trip giveaway
Today is #GivingTuesday, and we are giving away our 5th free trip to Uganda to the highest #zeroLRA fundraiser of the past two weeks. Leading the pack with $10,598 fundraised is Meredith Hoffman — an all-star fundraiser who is so pumped on fundraising that she and her team already won two Uganda trips. In the […]
TED Talk Tuesdays // 100 TED Talk lessons in 5 minutes
In the 20+ years since TED was formed, the talks have given us hundreds of inspiring, life-changing videos on just about every important topic under the sun: identity, purpose, human connection, technology, and the world. TED presentations run anywhere between 5 to 25 minutes, and each one is brilliant. The problem? There’s simply too much […]
A day of giving: #GivingTuesday
On December 3, 2013, the nation will be celebrating its second annual day of giving. #GivingTuesday is a movement started by the United Nations Foundation to kick off the holiday season in the right spirit by encouraging and celebrating nonprofit organizations. Following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday is a day for communities to […]
10 things we can all be thankful for this year
‘Tis the season to count your blessings. 1) Selfie, twerk, srsly, and FOMO were officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Along with jorts, buzzworthy, and food baby. 2) Parks and Recreation star Nick Offerman published his first book. Finally, we can learn the art of manliness from the manliest of mustached men. 3) And […]
Hunting Joseph Kony – the Cliff Notes version
There is a barrage of misinformation swirling around the Internet about Joseph Kony and the LRA conflict. As an issue that appears more frequently on the headlines of sensational newspapers rather than major publications, it is worth reading the recent article published by The Washington Post entitled “Kony 2013: U.S. quietly intensifies effort to help […]