"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] |
Wind and water sparks a movement: Kiteboarding 4 Cancer
| by: Jessica Valenzuela
Jaz De Lille, instructor and athlete Kiteboarding 4 Cancer, photo courtesy of Jimmy Stringfellow
Personal experience can move mountains. This is my personal belief.
A decision based on the will to live, the tenacity to succeed an...[Read on] |
Helen Thomas and the Perils of Overstaying Your Washington Welcome
| Helen Thomas takes notes during an informal press briefing with President Gerald Ford, 1976. (Yes, that’s chief of staff Dick Cheney looking on at the far left.) Photo from the Library of Congress. I am old enough to have been present in the White H...[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] |
Score One for Women Over Wellpoint
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by Thao Nguyen, Outreach Manager, National Women's Law Center
What a difference a month makes! Only a few weeks ago, we told you about an exclusive new report from Reuters that showed how far insurance industry giant Wellpoint had gone to put profit o...[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] |
Women & Hollywood on Panel at the Long Island International Film Expo on Sunday
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I’ll be participating in a panel entitled: WOMEN IN CHARGE: Kicking Open The Doors To The Film Industry on Sunday, July 11th from 12-1pm on Long Island.
Location: Filmmakers Lounge @ BELLMORE MOVIES (222 Pettit Ave. Bellmore, NY 11710).
If you are ar...[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] |
WNBA and 2010 Lilith Tour unite to celebrate female artists and athletes all summer long
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The WNBA has finally done something right on the marketing side and we’re excited to share the following news:
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the 2010 Lilith Tour — one of the highest-grossing touring festivals in the world ...[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] |
When the Web Knows Too Much: Cyberstalking
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With Facebook and MySpace status updates, mobile tweets, blogs and IM away messages, the Internet makes it easy to stay in touch. But what happens when staying in touch goes too far?With the increased activity on the Internet, cyberstalking is become more...[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] |
KICK IT UP! launches at FIFA World Cup
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Soccer (or football as it’s known around the globe) is the world’s most popular sport, and Global Girl Media is using the largest international soccer event to help young women find their voices. The non-profit org’s pilot project KICK IT UP! has ...[Read on] |
Drivers are interested in intelligent vehicle sensing features despite limited familiarity
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As automotive technology increases with new innovations like Ford’s Curve Control, consumers have a growing interest in several other new technologies geared toward safety and accident prevention. A study entitled AutoTECHCAST, conducted by Harris Int...[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] |
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