Blog Updates and inspiration

Over the past several years, there have been a growing number of businesses that developed their business plans with more than making money on their minds. Many of these businesses have incorporated an element of ‘giving back’ into their model, which enables them to directly influence the world around them in a positive way. A […]

Sometimes a work of art is so beautiful that it just makes you cry. At work. For the last 15 minutes, some co-workers and I have been discussing this behind-the-scenes trailer for the upcoming movie Les Misérables. Not only did we all watch it, then discuss it, then all watch it again, but then we […]

I have a crush on GOOD magazine. I could spend hours scrolling through their awesome tidbits on culture, politics, commentary, fiction, and articles. And their newest venture has me salivating. They’re inviting people to submit a good idea (or GOOD idea, see what I did there?) or a conversation starter, post and promote it on GOOD, […]

The band OneRepublic has teamed up with Ad Council and Save The Children to record a song based off the heartbeats of children in Malawi and Guatemala for a campaign called Every Beat Matters. They used heartbeats, people. Actual heartbeats. Using a specialized stethoscope connected to an iPhone (technology today!), the data was then sent to OneRepublic. Most […]

Here’s the most important question of the day: have you heard of Dallas Clayton? If so, bravo. If not, I am so honored to be the one to tell you about him. Saying he’s a children’s book author just doesn’t sound like enough of an explanation of what he does. Yes, he writes. Yes, he […]

To help local charities thrive, Chase Community Giving is awarding a total of $5 million in grants to a handful of organizations across the country this year. We were fortunate recipients of a $1 million grant from Chase in 2010 and it was a major stepping stone for Invisible Children. Charities win the grants based […]

I’m always up for some cool photography, and my new favorite go-to is a website called Light Stalking. They have weekly challenges where they pick a new topic and photographers are invited to submit their pictures. This week? Reflections. (Photo credit: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

Human Rights Watch recently awarded Abbé Benoit Kinalegu with the Alison Des Forges Award “for his commitment to protecting civilians and ending the threat posed by the LRA.” On August 18th, the community of Dungu and Human Rights Watch recognized his advocacy work on behalf of vulnerable populations affected by the LRA. Several community members and […]

Alicia Keys is getting artsy up in here.

And just like that, we have an empty nest. The 20 Roadie teams have officially hit the road to screen our new film through-out North America. After six weeks of intensive training on the ins & outs of Invisible Children and the LRA conflict, hours upon hours upon hours of booking venues, and countless days […]