Blog Updates and inspiration

The 2013 Fourth Estate Summit ended too soon (the best things in life always do), but thankfully you took some stellar Instagrams that we can look at forever and always. Our livestream of the Summit is also on a continuous loop, so the possibilities for reliving the weekend are endless (cue Hallelujah chorus).

Not that we planned out themes for each day of the Fourth Estate Summit, but if we did, Saturday’s theme would have been “UNREAL”. Day Three brought with it speeches from some of the most important leaders in the world of international justice. Jaws were having to be lifted off the floor approximately every 22 […]

Two days down, one to go. Today the Fourth Estate Summit-ers started their morning by hearing from our CEO Ben Keesey, complete with tidbits of wisdom (“You are not defined by what you do or the scale in which you do it. You are defined by who you are”) and embarrassing-ish photos (see below fuzzy background). […]

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 […]

Last week, our CEO Ben Keesey spoke on behalf on Invisible Children at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington D.C. The panel was part of the Media that Moves Millions conference and included several other prominent individuals whose campaigns have sparked massive international support. New York Times columnist  Nicholas Kristoff and United Nations Foundation CEO […]

Sure, most people may look forward to Wednesdays because it’s officially halfway through the work week. And of course, Saturday and Sunday rank up there as really good days because tons of people don’t have to go to school or work and get to sleep in and catch up on recorded sitcoms. But Thursdays are […]