What it’s all about: Kendall Ceisemier, a “regular” teenage girl, is proof that taking one small step can spiral into helping many. When she was just 11 years old, Kendall saw a piece on the Oprah Winfrey Show about young children … Continue reading →

What it’s all about: We Stop Hate is an innovative and inspiring nonprofit organization dedicated to…you guessed it…stopping hate. Sure, this means putting an end to bullying, but We Stop Hate takes their mission a step further by encouraging teens … Continue reading →

What it’s all about: Model and activist Lauren Bush created the perfect partnership between fashion and philanthropy when she founded FEED. It all started in 2006 when Lauren designed a bag, the sales of which would benefit the United Nations World … Continue reading →

What it’s all about: Donate My Dress is a national campaign that encourages girls across the United States to donate their prom or other special occasion dresses to other young women who can’t afford to buy a new dress for their own … Continue reading →

What it’s all about: If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a writer, you know it can seem like a daunting goal.  While writing itself is a solo process, becoming a writer takes support, mentorship, and community. That’s what “Girls Write Now” … Continue reading →

What it’s all about: Five years ago, eight teenage friends saw an episode of Oprah that changed their lives. The show highlighted the horrors of forced child labor in Ghana. The girls learned that it would take $4,300.00 to save one … Continue reading →

What it’s all about: Hardy Girls Healthy Women (HGHW) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the health and well-being of girls whose mission is to create programs and services that empower girls and young women. HGHW bases its action and … Continue reading →

What it’s all about: They’re sort of like Robin Hood, these “Guerilla Girls.” In essence, they are women who wear gorilla masks, take a pseudonym of a dead woman artist, and appear in public to post their posters, stickers, and other … Continue reading →

What it’s all about: Love is Louder is a movement to help individuals understand that they are not alone. Created by actress Brittany Snow, in conjunction with MTV and the Jed Foundation, Love is Louder has been embraced by hundreds of … Continue reading →

What it’s all about: The first “Day of Silence” was held in 1996 as a symbolic way to call attention to the silencing effects of bullying individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT). Students who participate in the Day of … Continue reading →

WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT: Inspired by Al Gore’s 2006 documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, teen Ally Maize founded the Green Youth Movement (GYM). GYM’s mission is to educate teens and children about the environment, and to encourage youth to take concrete steps towards … Continue reading →

What It’s All About: Canstruction is a creative nonprofit that holds annual design and build competitions to construct fantastic, giant sized, structures made entirely out of…wait for it…canned food. In each city after the structures are built and the winners declared the creations go … Continue reading →

What it’s all about: When Chicago teen Sydney Martin realized there was no government funding for research dedicated to a rare blood disorder called “Langerhan’s Cell Histiocytosis” or “LCH,” she decided to do something about it. Syd herself was diagnosed with … Continue reading →

What it’s all about: CreativeCares is a nonprofit organization based in Portland, OR whose sole purpose is to advance the missions of other nonprofits by connecting them with the creative talents of volunteers. Nonprofits often need the assistance of creative folks … Continue reading →

What It’s All About: With every presidential election, MTV has played a huge role in rallying young people to get involved and get out the vote. This year they’re doing this through their Power of 12 election campaign. The campaign … Continue reading →

What It’s All About: Mobilize.org believes that in order to create long-term, sustainable and community based solutions to the challenges facing our generation, Millennials (young adults born between the years 1976 and 1996) must authentically engage their peers in identifying … Continue reading →

What It’s All About: Heifer International gives gifts of livestock and training to help families in developing countries improve their nutrition and generate income in sustainable ways. They refer to the animals as “living loans,” because in exchange for their livestock … Continue reading →

What It’s All About: Girl Up is an innovative campaign of the UN Foundation that gives American girls the opportunity to become global leaders and channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for UN programs that help some … Continue reading →

What It’s All About: Leukemia, which is a cancer of the blood, kills more children each year than any other disease. The best chance leukemia patients have of beating this disease is to receive a bone marrow transplant. The biggest … Continue reading →

Since 2004, Dove, the creator of skin, hair, and body care products, has been involved in spreading the message that beauty is more than skin deep. In 2004, they launched their Campaign for Real Beauty, which spread a message of … Continue reading →

What It’s All About: (RED) is a simple idea that transforms the collective power of shoppers into a financial force that helps those affected by HIV/AIDS. No doubt you’ve seen (RED) products over the past ten years – partners include … Continue reading →

What It’s All About: Krochet Kids is an international operation aimed at empowering people to rise above poverty. The primary focus of the org is Northern Uganda in Africa, a region plagued by civil war and unrest for the past … Continue reading →

What It’s All About: The Empowerment Plan is a Detroit-based humanitarian program started by product design student Veronika Scott. As part of her work at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, she set a design goal of “creating something … Continue reading →

What It’s All About: MTV’s A Thin Line campaign is built on the understanding that there’s a “thin line” between what may begin as a harmless joke and something that could end up having a serious impact on you or … Continue reading →

What It’s All About: The Girl Effect is a movement mobilizing the potential of 600 million adolescent girls to end poverty for themselves and the world. When adolescent girls in the developing world have a chance, they can be the … Continue reading →