Common Good Exchange // Saving Innocence
Looking for an event that brings together dozens of top brands and organizations who are working to make the world a better place? Look no further than the Fourth Estate Leadership Summit from August 8-11th. Invisible Children has curated an unforgettable lineup of innovative organizations, including charity: water, TOMS, To Write Love on Her Arms, and many more. […]
Intern Spotlight // Operations & Logistics
Meet Thomas. He has six brothers and sisters, and was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. This wunderkind graduated high school at the age of 16. When he’s not busy being smarter than everyone else, he can be found pulling practical jokes and generally making people laugh. Thomas is a member of our Business Operations Department. […]
The exciting history of Royce Hall
This August I’ll be joining hundreds of activists at UCLA‘s Royce Hall for the Fourth Estate Leadership Summit. As I sit here in my sticky, oversized, leather desk chair a few months removed from the Summit, I can’t help but wonder what kind of chair I’ll be sitting in as I listen to some of […]
Teacher Exchange: What Harriet Brought Back
I’m sitting near the front of the 140 student classroom at Keyo Secondary School on top of a hill in northern Uganda. Acan Harriet jumps right into the lesson. She has a dry, matter-of-fact tone as she delves into English grammar with her high school class. A cell phone rings with a hit club song. […]
Meet Invisible Children Music: Kenny Laubbacher
Name: Kenneth James Laubbacher Age: 81 [Editor’s note: this is inaccurate] Hometown: San Diego, CA Job: Director Of Artist Relations + First Record: The Adams Family soundtrack Last Record: Angel Olsen – Half Way Home Next Record: I’m an impulse buyer. Live by the seat of my pants. First Concert: Blink, Goldfinger, Mxpx Last Concert: […]
Intern Spotlight // Engagement 2.0
Meet Shannon and Megan. They’re members of our Engagement Team. As interns they’re responsible for ensuring that our donors are taken care of, as well as answering questions about the organization and the LRA conflict. Their department is often referred to as Fun-gagement and Megan and Shannon are sometimes referred to as best friend-terns (#sometimes). Megan has a […]
Common Good Exchange // The Giving Keys
Our upcoming Fourth Estate Leadership Summit is doing more than bringing together 1,400 young activists and educators for a four-day extravaganza of speakers, breakout sessions, and epic dance parties. It’s also getting top brands from around the world to be at the special Common Good Exchange where you can get to know the people behind organizations […]
The Little Prince
Luka is 12 years old. He was born with muscular dystrophy and as a result is unable to use many of his muscles. For most of his life he’s been confined to a wheelchair, but for young Luka, he hasn’t let his disability slow him down. The heart after all is the most important muscle […]
Meet Invisible Children Music: Hannah Steele
Name: Hannah Elizabeth Steele Age: 23 Hometown: Newark, Delaware Job: Artist Relations Intern + First Record: Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker (blame my parents) Last Record: Paramore’s Paramore Next Record: Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories First Concert: Hanson in Philadelphia –Haters gonna hate Last Concert: Divine Fits in San Diego Next Concert: Governors Ball Music Fest in NYC + Top Three […]
Monday Mini Mixtape: aprilFIVE (curated by disco naïveté)
Today’s Monday Mini Mixtape comes to us all the way from Belgium, courtesy of the buzz blog disco naïveté. If you follow Invisible Children Music, you inevitably will follow disco naïveté. Run by Jarri Van der Haegen, disco naïveté is one of the freshest, most authentic voices in music discovery. It’s such an approachable site for […]