Staff Picks: Inside the art of the written word
Amy Novesky shares how she finds inspiration and brings her children’s books to life. In our world, which can feel frenetic at times, Novesky sees the ongoing value of books to slow time down and help...
View ArticleEncouraging children to make things
The Maker Faire is an annual, weekend-long event that celebrates invention and the do-it-yourself mindset. Exhibits run the gamut from talking robots to earthquake-proof popsicle homes. Passionate...
View ArticleMicrodoc helps raise one-million meals to fight hunger
A night to remember. One million children in Honduras and other countries around the world will receive a nutritious school meal thanks to the Clarins Million Meals Concert for FEED, which took place...
View ArticleStaff Pick: Kimochis
Educator Ellen Pritchard Dodge teaches social emotional development to help children learn to manage their feelings. Most educators agree that kids need the time and tools to learn how to get along,...
View ArticleStaff Picks: Helping new Americans find their foothold
There’s no place like home. Except, that is, for immigrants trying to reestablish a sense of self, community, and purpose amidst an entirely changed landscape. For them, home can be as disorienting and...
View ArticleAn ode to pioneers and perseverance
This post is dedicated to all of our pioneer readers, to those of you breaking new ground and following your visions, from failure to failure to failure without losing enthusiasm on your way to...
View ArticleStaff Picks: A negative to celebrate
[dotted_separator] [table_row title=”Client”](RED)[/table_row] [table_row title=”Purpose”]To communicate the life-saving impact that ARV treatment has in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV....
View ArticleHope for Humans microdoc wins Grand Prize at the Neuro Film Festival
[dotted_separator] [table_row title=”Client”]Hope for Humans[/table_row] [table_row title=”Purpose”]To call attention to the devastating impact of Nodding Syndrome in Northern Uganda. Some 7,000...
View ArticleThe cure to the common conference call: Voxeet
Voxeet Entrepreneurs and working professionals looking to advance collaboration through an improved mobile communication platform. Impact Helped Voxeet establish a growing userbase in the competitive...
View ArticleWith its short films, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital raised more than $2M
I have been very fortunate to have had several jobs I have loved during my career, but one of my very favorite was being a Buddy at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford (LPCH). My volunteer...
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