"non-profit" Articles & Blogs:
Is Sotomayor Supremely Stylish?
| Never let it be said that the monkeys who bang out these Open Bar columns don’t appreciate the priorities and interests of the audience here at Vanity Fair. Sure, some of you may be interested in reading about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s 1...[Read on] |
Focus on the Family to run anti-choice Super Bowl ad
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Naturally.
Focus on the Family, a Christian non-profit group, said it will air its first Super Bowl spot during the upcoming game.
The 30-second ad will feature Tim Tebow, a former quarterback with the University of Florida's Gators and 2007 winner of t...[Read on] |
Take a Knee: Teen Girls Talk B-Ball, Leadership, Life
| By Laura Pappano
Because we can all benefit from hearing serious young female athlete voices, we connected with three talented basketball players who just finished nine days at the summer academy run by the non-profit SportsChallenge Leadership & Edu...[Read on] |
Will Oprah Be Like Howard Stern or the Yankees?
| Oprah Winfrey in New York, December 8, 2008. Photo courtesy of Patrick McMullan Company, Inc. Although she has not yet said so explicitly, it’s pretty obvious what Oprah Winfrey has in mind. She announced today that she will end her syndicated daytime p...[Read on] |
See Alanis Run; See Alanis Run for NEDA
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On October 11th, in Susanville, CA, award-winning singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette (Flavors Of Entanglement) is going to run the Biz Johnson Trail Marathon to raise money for the National Eating Disorders Association.
If you haven’t seen Alanis late...[Read on] |
Quick Hit: Producing Precious
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Women & Hollywood has a fantastic guest post by L.A. Collins in which she interviews Lisa Cortes, the executive producer of Precious. She writes:
At the SAG Awards, critics darling and Oscar front-runner Mo'Nique flipped the script. She took a special, u...[Read on] |
Variety honors a variety of Hollywood women
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Yesterday while I was taking editor in chief Peter Bart to the woodshed for his sexist comments about Jane Campion and Kathryn Bigelow the paper that he runs, Variety, was about to honor a plethora of women (including both Campion and Bigelow) for their c...[Read on] |
The Girl Effect in Africa.
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Last week was the World Economic Forum on Africa with a critical focus on the role of girls in the economic development of Africa. The World Economic Forums are a series of convenings led by a Swiss non-profit of the same name. Their platform focuses on t...[Read on] |
5 myths about health care around the world
| Great piece to pass along to anyone caught in the health-care reform hysteria:
From T.R. Reid in the Washington Post:
As Americans search for the cure to what ails our health-care system, we've overlooked an invaluable source of ideas and solutions: the...[Read on] |
Soles 4 Souls: Lend a hand to Haiti by donating shoes
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The 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti last week is a reminder just how fragile our world is, and seeing the devastation that has affected so many, Soles4Souls is mounting a massive response of emergency relief to victims of the disaster.
The non-...[Read on] |
Video: Play Soccer So They Can
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If you play soccer or are a fan, you know why it’s called the Beautiful Game. Soccer is a global language that has the power to unify people. Last weekend, a group of players got together in Los Angeles so that others around the world can have the o...[Read on] |
Encourage teen drivers to 'Make The Right Choice' during Prom and Graduation season
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Congressman Jim Himes and The Century Council (a national not-for-profit organization funded by distillers dedicated to fighting drunk driving and underage drinking) recently brought a life-saving lesson about the dangers of drunk driving and underage dr...[Read on] |
Jaclyn Murphy’s “big sisters”: Northwestern women’s lacrosse team
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Jaclyn Murphy is no ordinary 14-year-old junior varsity lacrosse player. She’s got a great story, one which I’m thrilled to say the New York Times told the world this past weekend.
In short, Jaclyn, four years ago, was a frail 10 year old being treat...[Read on] |
WNBA player Charde Houston harnesses the power of social media to give back
| Ever since WNBA All-Star Charde Houston joined the social networking website Twitter this past April, her plans to create a non-profit organization serving underserved youth have been a frequent theme of her tweets. For several months most of her posts ab...[Read on] |
Spotlight on Jane Wesman: Book Publicity Powerhouse
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The most influential of artists first gripped a paintbrush as a child and knew they would never live a day without creating something. A natural-born writer will scribble on anything that has a surface; regardless if it’s an empty screen with a blinking...[Read on] |
Rockin’ With the Boys: The Women of Punk
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Whoever said women can’t rock and roll never heard of these musical punk rock sirens. Armed with guitars and a “we’re not gonna take it” attitude, these women took on the musical world and earned their places as punk rock goddesses.
PJ Harvey
PJ...[Read on] |
Rescuing our kids from too much princess glitter and camo gear: TV
| When I was a kid I wasn’t allowed to watch anything but PBS. I was completely out of the loop and constantly teased for my lameness. I will never do that to my kids!
Kids loving TV is a reality for parents, and it can be a positive force. But a SurveyU...[Read on] |
Pamela Nicholson, president of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, named to Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women in the World For 2009
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Pamela Nicholson, president of Enterprise Rent-A-Car has once again been named to Forbes' 2009 list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World.
Forbes ranks Nicholson as number 89 on the 2009 list for becoming the first woman and non-family member to ...[Read on] |
Spotlight on Tammy Tibbetts: Empowering Liberian Youth
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Whether it’s finding the perfect prom dress for a girl that can’t afford one, providing positive advice for girls celebrating their prom or their quinceañeras, fundraising and working towards a tuition-free school in Liberia, or finding ways to conti...[Read on] |
Cultural Chick: Three Must-See Female-Inspired Museums
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As an art historian, I am passionate about the woman artist and her place in art historical discourse. So this week I present three museums in the United States that have changed the way women are included, and represented in the art world as artists, cur...[Read on] |
Against the odds: Girls in urban areas face unique challenges in playing sports
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.Katie Thomas has written two parts of a series for the New York Times looking at the unique challenges facing urban girls who want to play sports
Her first piece, about a middle school basketball team in Brooklyn, highlights challenges facing the gir...[Read on] |
Spotlight on Lauren Berger: Intern Queen Helping Dreamers
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Lauren Berger is the self-proclaimed Intern Queen, so called because in her four years of college, she completed a record 15 internships!
“My mom called me and said, ‘Well, you better get into this interning thing,’” shares Berger in a 2009 Pomon...[Read on] |
Be aware of environmental 'extras' you don't want
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When it comes to car buying, what about the "extras" you can get with the car? Are you thinking fabric protection, extended warranties, and anti theft systems? How about considering bacteria, viruses, odors and harmful Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC...[Read on] |
My Breast Cancer Awareness Grand Teton Subaru 2010 Outback Eco Adventure
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I was invited to attend the first-ever Subaru Responsible Recreation Excursion September 21 - 24, 2009. Upon my arrival at the Jackson Hole Wyoming airport I was greeted by a staff member holding a Subaru sign and guided to a new 2010 Subaru Outback for ...[Read on] |
Changing the Culture that Creates…. Us
| (Ed. Note: Author Crystal Allene Cook is the former executive director of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.)
Whispering Wall
At the beginning, none of us probably really understood what was needed to
do the job. Granted, I’d been invol...[Read on] |
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