Blog Updates and inspiration

Here at Invisible Children, we love Jamie Tworkowski. Seriously. He is the catalyst for some of us to have entered the non-profit sector, a close friend to Jason Russell and personally, his speech from the Fourth Estate Leadership Summit is the reason I get up in the morning. So, it comes as no surprise that I chose Jamie’s TedTalk to be […]

Here at Invisible Children, we’re used to crazy. Especially when it comes to fundraising. We’ve thrown up, locked a man in a cage, and dunk tanked our CEO– all for the love of the cause. However, our supporters never cease to amaze us with all of the fearless and unusual fundraisers they plan. In 2013 […]

Invisible Children supporters know a little something about giving a damn about the world. And when they get together in a confined space, it’s safe to say their A-game empathy successfully addresses solutions to global issues (see: Fourth Estate Summit). The good news: We’re hosting our 2014 Fourth Estate Summit this August and applications are […]

We’ve said it a lot, and we won’t apologize- Fourth Estate Leadership Summit attendees are our dream team here at Invisible Children. With #zeroLRA underway, they’ve really taken the opportunity to create innovative fundraising initiatives and our office is beyond impressed. 22 -year-old California State University student Nick Ventura is no exception. Nick put social […]

At the start of the week, we asked our supporters to enter a Stand for Nothing contest. The phrase has become a bit of a mantra around our office during our current fundraising campaign for #zeroLRA. Nothing is zero, so we’re standing for it – no child soldiers, no killing, and no war. We tasked […]

With the help of her friends and family, Lindsey Armstrong started her very own 501 (c)(3) nonprofit in 2013 and called it The Family Kitchen. This Tennessee native, while both humble and generous, is only 17 years old. Our Southeast Roadie team had the opportunity to meet with Lindsey while they held a screening at […]

History was made last week as the European Parliament hosted an LRA-focused forum attended by local leaders from LRA-affected areas of central Africa, European human rights organizations, U.S. human rights organizations — including Invisible Children — and Invisible Children activists from across Europe. Representatives from the European Union (EU), African Union (AU), and United Nations […]

Two weeks ago was the official launch of our #zeroLRA campaign and our supporters efforts are in full swing. We are encouraging everyone to get creative with their fundraising and they are taking that message to heart – Laura Shkouratoff being no exception. This 15-year-old from Santa Clara, California has a lot of dreams…to become […]

I suppose it’s human nature to mold people into a preconceived category or stereotype. But sometimes, when you’re lucky, you meet someone who is too complex to fit any grouping at all. For me, that was true of  a 21-year-old Visual Communication Design major at Virginia Tech. Becca Grogan seems to be a jack of […]

As a mentor in ICU’s Pader office, Joy Oyado meets regularly with LSP students and their families to discuss the student’s academic performance, health, social life and any issues related to what she calls the “proper nurturing and development of a given child.” She recognizes the importance of building relationships between mentors, students and their […]