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 […]
Wheelchair user pushes himself across Africa for fundraiser
Zachary Kimotho knows what it means to be caught in the crossfire of injustice. A native of Kenya, Zack was shot in a car-jacking incident eight years ago from which he suffered a severe spinal injury that has left him wheelchair-bound ever since. There is currently no specialist care for spinal injuries in Kenya, or elsewhere […]
Supporter Spotlight // The art of #zeroLRA
There is such complexity, vulnerability, and sometimes obscurity in being an artist, but I’ve learned the most crucial of life lessons from artists only. As they put their insides on display for the world, they manage to set themselves apart and show talent that is so raw and rare. At 24, Gustavo Garcia is already […]
Supporter Spotlight // Laura Shkouratoff
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 […]
TED Talk Tuesdays // The key to success?
Big-shot-consultant-turned-teacher Angela Lee Duckworth studied the elusive question of what makes people successful. Disclaimer: it wasn’t IQ, talent, or money. Her answer? Grit. As a teacher of seventh graders, Duckworth noticed that it was her hard-working, determined students that had the highest test scores, even if they had lower IQs compared to some of their […]
A positive return on investment
Here’s a little something warm and fuzzy for your Wednesday. And, no, it’s not a photo series of small animals (but feel free to send those our way). Joe’s Place, a youth center in Moose Jaw, Canada, landed on our radar when they previously raised $42,000 over two years for Invisible Children. Their creative efforts […]
Once upon a time there was a high school named Deerfield…
Each December, the student body at Deerfield High School holds an annual three-week charity drive, which they’ve dubbed School Chest. They fundraise by holding the most creative events we’ve ever heard of – Deerfield Idol (yes, a singing competition), silent auctions, Mr. DHS (a “beauty pageant” for senior boys to show off hidden talents), a […]