Blog Updates and inspiration

This month, we said “Au Revoir” to one of our very best, the incomparable Ananda Robie. Ananda first joined the Invisible Children team in 2011 as a National Tour “roadie.” She arrived bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, wearing her now-infamous homemade roadie sweatshirt — a memorable entrance for which we will forever tease her….and forever love her. […]

It’s #GivingTuesday! Time to snap out of that Thanksgiving food coma and look alive. We have an ambitious goal to raise $10,000 by this Friday, and we’re going to need your help. DONATE TODAY Our dedicated and courageous staff in central Africa are eager expand our Early Warning Radio Network into communities that have been […]

It’s been a busy summer in our San Diego office. First, our top #zeroLRA fundraisers touched base here before flying out to Uganda to see our programs in action. Then, 35 committed supporters and fundraisers visited our office last weekend for an intimate Fourth Estate Retreat. Ellen Orr is one of the few who made it to both events […]

Invisible Children runs, in large part, on the dedication and support of young people. School clubs across the country have always been huge in our efforts to fundraise and spread awareness. The community from Mount Pleasant High School (MPHS) has been a part of the Invisible Children movement for years, and Emily Spiegel, president of their Invisible Children […]

Many thanks Fundraisers and donors from around the world participated in #zeroLRA and raised an incredible $1,025,000 to fund lifesaving programs for victims of Joseph Kony’s atrocities. Whether you donated $20 or raised $20,000, we are forever grateful, because fundraising isn’t easy (we know). Where we ended up: We started the campaign with an initial […]

Our intern class (myself included) have spent the last 4 months creating a home away from home together here in beautiful San Diego, abode of the Invisible Children Headquarters. We managed to make a feast and have amazing conversation this past week over a unifying turkey, and a festive and undoubtedly perfect playlist. Topics of […]

Today is #GivingTuesday, and we are giving away our 5th free trip to Uganda to the highest #zeroLRA fundraiser of the past two weeks. Leading the pack with $10,598 fundraised is Meredith Hoffman — an all-star fundraiser who is so pumped on fundraising that she and her team already won two Uganda trips. In the […]

For the last few months, our Roadie teams have been driving all over the United States, sharing information about Invisible Children and gathering support for #zeroLRA. The meaningful conversation and connections fostered by our tours are key to fueling involvement in our efforts and support for our programs. But, since their words alone cannot bring […]

If there’s one day of the year where people are feeling generous, it’s after they’ve spent a day gorging on food, counting their blessings, and waiting to megashop. Black Friday is a HUGE window of opportunity to absolutely smash it on fundraising. And since the average Black Friday shopper shells out $423, they won’t mind […]

We are smack dab in the middle of our three-day Half Milli Holdout, where are goal is to raise $500,000 for #zeroLRA. All of our shenanigans can be viewed LIVE at www.livestream.com/invisiblechildren. For full details about the Half Milli Holdout, the prizes you could win, and all the ways we’re entertaining you (and ourselves) can be […]