Bloggers: You WANT To Do This! Join the Social Good Summit in NYC Sept 22-24!

I got to shake Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s hand at last year’s Social Good Summit. I’d like to write that in caps, but I don’t want you to think I’m shouting at you. I still freak out when I think about it. Desmond Tutu people!!! AMAZING. OK, now I’m shouting — but it’s the joyful kind :). […]

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We did it! YOU did it!

Today’s the day! Shot@Life’s Blogust: Blog Relay for Good reached their goal of 10,000 comments. The comments, which are being matched at $20 each by donors (up to $200,000), have raised enough to vaccinate 10,000 of the world’s hardest to reach children. 10,000 kids!!! And YOU, dear friends, are part of the incredible community who made it […]

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$620 to Vaccinate Kids Using Only Your Time and Your Keyboard

I need your help with something really important. With five minutes of your time you can help me vaccinate a child in the developing world. For reals! Donors have given $200,000 Shot@Life’s Blogust: BlogRelay for Good. Every day in the month of August, a different blogger writes about how comments and their communities have supported them. The goal is to […]

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Can Anyone Help Save My Child?

Have you heard about mothers in parts of sub-saharan Africa who don’t cry when their babies die? Who feel numb and unable to share the grief ripping them apart, because it is so commonplace, so every day? Because they expect their children to die. I wonder if they had access to a computer and the […]

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Are You Glued to the Olympics? What Do They Represent for You?

I’m not  sporty person, but like millions, I’m transfixed by the Olympics. I consumed every moment I could of the opening ceremony, quietly teary as the athletes of the 204 competing nations entered the stadium. By the lighting of the cauldron I gave up all pretense of not crying. It was a monumental moment. “As […]

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It’s More Than Just Your Vote — Why Citizen Advocacy Matters

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I’ve lived in four democracies and one partial democracy in my life. As a child and teen I had a handful of opportunities to visit with elected officials. It always felt very special and rarified. As I got older and more cynical, the exercise felt less valid. And I stopped. After a hiatus of more […]

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This Will Not Be Tolerated in My Home

You’ve all said, or heard another mother (my own mom for sure!) say, “that will not be tolerated in my home!” This weekend I attended a global poverty conference in Washington DC organized by a grass-roots advocacy group, Results. One of their keynote speakers was Marianne Williamson, author and speaker. She talked about being part of a […]

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Is Life About Being Happy?

I have been on and off the road all month, for lots of wonderful opportunities and experiences. I am grateful for each of them. But right this minute, I’m tired, and I miss my family. I had a conference in Washington DC over the weekend and first part of this week — and brought them […]

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Anne-Marie Slaughter and the Trade-Off Ratio of Work Life Balance

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Recently I was invited to apply for a CEO position for a very cool start-up targeting new mothers. I pondered over it for 24 hours, googled everything I could find on the company’s founder and backers, and thought long and hard about two key questions. Was something I could do (did I have the skills […]

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When Big Girls Have Slumber Parties

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Women sitting around a resort in the mountains bonding over blogs, twitter and motherhood at a social media conference can beg the question – is real business being done? Like any self-respecting corporate golf tournament, dollars and cents conversations are happening, deals are being struck and deep networking happening. It looks prettier and there’s way […]

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