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Generation Inspiration: WIE Can Change the World

“Educate a woman, and you educate a nation.”  

I am excited to announce that I have been designated one of twenty Young Champions for Women by the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood and the Women:  Inspiration & Enterprise (WIE) Network.  I will be attending WIE Inspiration Day on September 19, 2011.  Speakers will include Candace Bushnell, Fran Drescher, Arianna Huffington, Donna Karan, Christy Turlington, Barbara Bush, Dana Perino,  Cynthia Rowley, Iman, Rosario Dawson, Patricia Arquette, Padma Lakshmi, and more. Read more

Link Love: What We’re Reading & Loving Right Now

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“No Woman, No Cry”: Online Premiere, 10 Days Only.

In her directorial debut, Christy Turlington Burns’ No Woman, No Cry is a gripping documentary that tells the personal stories of four pregnant women in four different parts of the world, including a remote Maasai tribe in Tanzania, a slum of Bangladesh, a post-abortion care ward in Guatemala, and a prenatal clinic in the United States, as they try to avoid becoming maternal mortality statistics. Read more

Girls Who Rock 2011: An Event For Education- UPDATED- Artist Lineup!

Join us on Friday night, June 10 at Gramercy Theatre as we rock out for girls’ education worldwide during Internet Week New York!  The 2nd annual GIRLS WHO ROCK concert benefiting She’s the First, a New York-based nonprofit, will fundraise for the sponsorship of girls at the Arlington Academy of Hope in Uganda, where less than 25% of girls graduate secondary school.  In bringing together the most dedicated voices in music, media, technology, and design for the cause, GIRLS WHO ROCK has been praised on glamour.comThe New York Daily NewsThe Daily Beast, NBC New York, The Huffington Post, and more. Read more

Never, Never, Never, Give Up

On October 29, 1941, Winston Churchill delivered the the shortest commencement speech on record to the boys at Harrow School.  The speech was as follows:

‘Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never–in nothing, great or small, large or petty–never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.’

It has often been shortened to five words:  “Never, never, never, give up.”

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Beating Wings & Butterfly Effect. Butterfly That is No Longer Cocooned- Change. You & I Are Nothing but a Supernova- And We Are Everything, The World.


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Moms Matter: Support Critical Care

Maternal mortality is nothing short of a global epidemic. Nearly every minute of every day, a woman dies from pregnancy-related causes. The world has the resources, technology and knowledge to prevent most of these deaths- sign CARE’s petition to help.

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More Gifts For Mother’s Day: Chocolate CAN Change The World

Mom changed your diapers- show her how you’re helping change the world- with chocolate & coffee.  

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Who Will Survive in America?

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.

– Charles Darwin

Spotlight on “She’s the First”: Sponsor a Girl in Sudan for $4

This month, She’s the First experimented with the power of poetry. We launched a Poetry Month campaign with the ultimate goal of sponsoring one year of primary school for a girl in Southern Sudan, via our partner Project Education Sudan. In this region, only one percent of girls finish primary school.  The cost for a year of education: only $365. We can do this together, while sending notes of love, friendship, and beauty to our friends and family.   Read more

Charlie Hoehn’s “Recession Proof Graduate”

Unless you happen to have a trust fund and a lot of residual income, Recession Proof Graduate:  Charlie Hoehn’s Guide to Getting Any Job Within a Year Out of College is a must read for everyone who is going to be working in today’s job market- not just college grads.  This short & sweet eBook tells it like it is for the job seekers of today:  You need more than Craigslist, the classified ads, and a generic resumee- unless you’re okay with your unemployment checks or landing a mediocre job with mediocre pay. Read more

Healthways Presents: “The Connected Consumer”

Healthways, who recently brought you the 2011 Healthways Well Being Summit, will be featuring another teleseminar on May 18, from 2 to 5 pm, EST.  This time it is regarding “The Connected Consumer:  Driving Engagement in Health and Well Being“.

Most health and well-being initiatives fail because they can’t effectively motivate and sustain connections with individuals. Using social technology, consumer- centric programming and behavioral insights, leading organizations are solving the engagement challenge.

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