Take Away Film: Uganda to screen exclusive clip at Mountain Film Festival
May 16, 2013 by Alex Naser-Hall
We’re very honored/excited to announce that we have been chosen to premiere an exclusive clip from our film with La Blogotheque at this year’s Mountain Film Festival in Telluride. We have an official name for the film now, and we’re ready to get the ball rolling on showing the world the doc about our supporter-funded [...] Read More
The ICU Office: challenging the local supermarket to a soccer match
May 16, 2013 by Germina Nanfuka
The friendly soccer match between the staff of Uchumi supermarket and Invisible Children Uganda (ICU) staff was neck-and-neck as both teams played with determination. As the participating teams did their best, so did the spectators who cheered all through the game with the hope of motivating their different teams. “We go, we go,” sang the [...] Read More
Common Good Exchange // The Paradigm Project
May 16, 2013 by Juan Frausto
Three billion people around the world cook meals over open fires, causing families to overuse their resources gathering and purchasing fuel. Ultimately women and children are dying from the effects of smoke inhalation and forests are steadily disappearing as wood is harvested and collected for survival. The end result is also causing greenhouse gas emissions to increase around the world– [...] Read More
My interview with Samantha Power
May 15, 2013 by Jedidiah Jenkins
There are some people that make me star-struck. But there are others, only a few on the planet, that make me universe-struck. Those are people who are bigger than fame, because they are living icons of something I hold important to my core. Samantha Power is one of those people. She has dedicated her life [...] Read More
Educator Spotlight // Lisa Ellis
May 15, 2013 by Danny Porter
Lisa Ellis teaches Leadership at Ridgeview High School in Columbia, SC. Naturally, this incredible educator (say that five times fast) attended the original Fourth Estate Leadership Summit in 2011. We knew we had to catch up with her and learn more about her experiences at the Summit, and find out what she took away from [...] Read More
History takes attendance
May 15, 2013 by Danny Porter
When Charlie Jackson woke up on August 28th, 1963 he was a police officer, a father, and an activist. Within 12 hours, he was an iconic part of history. His face has been in museums, textbooks, and even billboards. Despite this, Charlie’s face is nearly unrecognizable without the man he stood beside on that historic [...] Read More
Common Good Exchange // Relevant Magazine
May 15, 2013 by Danny Porter
This August more than 40 organizations will gather in Los Angeles for the Common Good Exchange, an exclusive event during the Fourth Estate Leadership Summit. It’s a unique opportunity to learn from and interact with some of the top brands in the social good industry. One of the organizations joining us for the Common Good Exchange [...] Read More
Common Good Exchange // Raven + Lily
May 14, 2013 by Juan Frausto
The Common Good Exchange, taking place at the Fourth Estate Leadership Summit, will host 40 social organizations who are on the forefront of changing the commercial business game. Some refer to them as social enterprises, and by definition that’s true, but we refer to them as organizations that “get it”. Summit attendees will have the chance to interact with the people [...] Read More
Innovation in the classroom // Sir Ken Robinson
May 14, 2013 by Danny Porter
Sir Ken Robinson is a New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned educationalist. He believes that creativity is the key to effective education, and he’s dedicated his career to convincing others of his vision. Robinson works with governments and education systems throughout the world helping to implement and expand creativity in the classroom. He has [...] Read More
Fighting social apathy
May 14, 2013 by Juan Frausto
“One person can make a difference and every person should try.” – John F. Kennedy As a journalism and political science major in college, the clash between analyzing how our connected world communicates and deconstructing the social realities of our global community often caused my outlook on society to fluctuate from class-to-class, hour-to-hour. On one side I’d see how communication channels [...] Read More
