Behind the design // Jump First, Fear Later
Our newest campaign was built for people who live fearlessly and adventurously (read: you). Today we’re gonna clue you in on how it all started. The slogan “Jump First, Fear Later” has been a part of Invisible Children’s ethos since the very beginning. It’s one of our core values – so much so that all staff and interns learn […]
Why your life actually is bigger than your best dream for it
What’s bigger than your best dream? Life, according to Jason Russell. This August, during Invisible Children’s Fourth Estate Leadership Summit, Jason spoke to a crowd of more than 1,500 activists, urging them to pursue their goals and aspirations, but understanding that their life was bigger than their best dream for it. More often than not […]
What we’re reading // In the Heart of Life
The Eldon’s are like family to Invisible Children. Not only because Kathy Eldon and Amy Eldon Turteltaub spoke at the 2013 Fourth Estate Leadership Summit, but because Invisible Children exists as an organization only because of the Eldon’s: Dan Eldon, specifically. Dan Eldon was a young artist, activist, and adventurer committed to documenting the horrific famine in […]
Fourth Estate Summit RECAP // Day 1
It’s finally here. After months & months (& months) of dreaming, planning, scheduling, filming, and organizing, our Fourth Estate Leadership Summit has kicked off with a bang. And by bang, we mean over 1,400 young people and educators gathered at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) today with the infectious energy of a million […]
Leaving it all on the court
Photojournalist Dan Eldon spent the last months of his life in Somalia, photographing the war-torn country with a gentle touch and a powerful perspective. In 1993, as Eldon and several of his colleagues were covering a botched military raid in Mogadishu that left 74 civilians dead and 100 more injured, he and two others were stoned to death […]
A little Q&A with Amy Eldon Turteltaub
As previously discussed, we have a new-ishly formed Advisory Council (but you already know that since you read our blog religiously, right?) This dream team of 22 provides advice, ideas, and support in areas relevant to their expertise which include but are not limited to human rights, entertainment, brand management, leadership, and overall awesomeness. One […]