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Jun 12
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.com, The New York Daily News, The Daily Beast, NBC New York, The Huffington Post, and more. Read more
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.
Do It Like Da Vinci: Learning & Living Like Leonardo
You don’t have to be a genius to think like one. Michael J. Gelb introduces the Seven Da Vincian Principles–seven essential elements of genius, named in Da Vinci’s native Italian, that any of us can develop on our own.
Baby Ducks & Adult Humans
Baby ducks learn to survive by imitating their mothers. Learning through imitation is fundamental to many species, including humans. As we become adults we have a unique advantage: we can choose whom and what to imitate.
- Michael J. Gelb, author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
