Ever been harassed on the street? What can you do?

Recently, I was biking up my street, on my way home from a meeting. About 50 feet from my house, which is just on a random street, in a sleepy section of the city, a guy catcalled at me. Some random guy, dressed in a shirt and tie, who was selling magazines in the neighborhood. […]

Real Life Horrors for Halloween

On Saturday I went into four different craft stores, and Halloween decorations were everywhere. “Boo!” said a banner. “SCARY SAVINGS!” screamed a poster. “Horrors!” yelled the candy packaging. Witches, vampires and Fairy princess costumes hung waiting for people to put them on.

Horrors indeed. Anyone wanting some real life horrors, not some made up Hollywood horrors, should look no further than the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over the past 20 years, hundreds of thousands of women have been raped.

Young Nonprofit Leaders: Interview with Claire Sale!

Claire Sale of Netsquared

This is part three in my Young Nonprofit Leaders Series, where I ask different leaders who they are, what they do, what they think Gen Y is like, and what they see as the future of the sector. Read Part 1, an interview with Meredith Maples, here, and part 2, an interview with Larissa DeLuna, here.