TED Talk Tuesdays // The key to success?
Big-shot-consultant-turned-teacher Angela Lee Duckworth studied the elusive question of what makes people successful. Disclaimer: it wasn’t IQ, talent, or money. Her answer? Grit. As a teacher of seventh graders, Duckworth noticed that it was her hard-working, determined students that had the highest test scores, even if they had lower IQs compared to some of their […]
10 reasons why you don’t want to fundraise for #zeroLRA
From now until December, we are asking you to raise money for the men, women, and children still affected by LRA violence in East and central Africa. We know it’s a tall order, so we’re addressing 10 things that might be preventing you from diving headfirst into fundraising. Prepare to have all your #zeroLRA campaign […]
Intern impact
When we say that Invisible Children internships “Don’t do boring,” we mean it. We’ve given you glimpses at intern life through our intern spotlights, but this time we’re focusing on something different: the work. Invisible Children internships are unlike any other because interns here have the opportunity to accomplish huge, meaningful, world-changing work. See for […]
Intern spotlight // Graphic Design
Meet Matt. Affectionately known among the interns as Mustache Matt, this Lancaster, Pennsylvania native has had a career that is as interesting as he is: from burger-flipping to printmaking, glass-blowing to lumber yard-ing, Matt was a bit of renaissance man until he resolved to move to across the country to California, job or no job. […]
TED Talk Tuesdays // How to make stress your friend
Stress. We all have it, and we’re all trying to get rid of it. It gives us wrinkles, bad nail-biting habits, and premature death (or so the experts say). Well, psychologist Kelly McGonigal is here to give you a stress intervention (and no, she will not tell you to take deep breaths or do more […]
Obama discusses human rights and LRA in U.N. speech
Invisible Children was founded on the belief that there is equal and inherent value of every human life and there is a global responsibility to protect that life regardless of borders. As I listened to President Obama’s speech on Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly, I could not help but feel that his vision […]
Intern spotlight // Office Management
Meet Savannah. After growing up in Houston, graduating high school at 16, getting a degree in Psychology at 20, and getting married at 22, Savannah decided there was only more thing she needed to make her young and already-impressive life complete: an internship with Invisible Children. If you walk through the doors of our San […]
Is this still a thing?
Behind Invisible Children’s official Facebook page are real people, and I am one of them. And as I sift through the comments on our timeline, this is what I see the most: “Is this still a thing?” The KONY 2012 campaign began and ended in 2012. But Invisible Children has been a company since 2004, and will continue […]
Now hiring // Associate Director of Development
Invisible Children’s Development Team has one mission: to let our supporters know how much we love them. This department is all about relationships, connection, and engagement. Right now, this team of talented individuals is looking to fill the Associate Director of Development position, so we sat down with Jill, our Director of Development, to spell […]
Intern spotlight // Donor Administration
Meet Rebecca. Or, should I say, British Becca. Our beloved Donor Administration Intern came all the way from the UK to join the Development Team after graduating from Oxford University. But it’s not just her charming accent or clever intellect that we love about her: Becca is a integral member of the Development Team, a […]