We still need you // Invisible Children’s Finishing Fund
Earlier today, we told you about some big changes happening at Invisible Children. If you missed it, get the whole story here. Long story short, we’re downsizing the bulk of our U.S. programs and operations at the end of the year in order to prioritize our political advocacy and central Africa programs through 2015. As […]
Help the missing come home // #GivingTuesday
“Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.” ―Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Today is #GivingTuesday, a day dedicated to improving the world through generosity. We’re pretty excited about it, because powerful things happen when young people care about injustice in the world, and then turn their awareness into action. This […]
ϟ FLASH ALERT: South Sudan Flier Mission
After two years of no reported LRA attacks in South Sudan, the rebel army raided two South Sudanese communities between November 5-7, killing two people and abducting at least 12 more. These are troubling developments in an area long thought to be rid of LRA violence. We are taking immediate action and need to raise up to $30,000 within 3 days in […]
Supporter Spotlight // Scot DeDeo
“Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts.” –Steve Prefontaine Ambitious doesn’t begin to describe it. After speaking to Scot DeDeo, a 33-year-old software engineer from Belmont, Massachusetts, I’m never again going to use the excuse of being too busy to commit […]
Making it a night to remember
Raise your virtual hand if you attended your high school prom. People tend to recount their prom experience for years & years afterwards (fine, I’m one of those people) and the big night has become more or less a rite of passage. Before graduating onto college loans and rent and bills comes a night full […]
MATCHING UPDATE // Give the gift of a family reunion
If you haven’t already heard the great news, we are matching every donation up to $25,000 for our Come Home for the Holidays campaign. From now until December 23rd, you can double the impact to help us reach our ultimate goal of raising $100,000 to go towards our protection programs. Great news, indeed. [LEARN MORE] […]
UPDATE // We’re on Team Summer
With heavy hearts we say goodbye to Summer Dale who passed away last Sunday. We were honored to be part of her story. ____________ Summer Dale seems like your average teen: she attends high school, loves animals, and her favorite hobbies are photography, modeling, and horseback riding. But what’s not average about her: she’s a […]
Hurricane Sandy relief efforts
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ― Charles Dickens In times of tragedy, it is the responsibility of mankind to step up and help their neighbor. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, people from all over the world are assisting the victims in any way they can. It’s […]