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Oct 29, 2020

Why it’s not OK to congratulate Amy Coney Barrett — especially when you’re the Girl Scouts

By Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt Days before a national election that will change the trajectory of your life — especially if you’re a girl, woman, person of color, lower-income, or otherwise marginalized citizen — it was appalling to see one of the most respected girls’ organizations in our nation…

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Why it’s not OK to congratulate Amy Coney Barrett — especially when you’re the Girl Scouts
Why it’s not OK to congratulate Amy Coney Barrett — especially when you’re the Girl Scouts

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Apr 24, 2019

Tech titans donate $50M+ in stock to one nonprofit. Here’s what I think it means for the rest of us.

A recent headline in the New York Times asks a provocative question: “A Charity Accepts Uber Stock as Donations. Then Uses it to Pay Staff Bonuses. Is that O.K.?” Elite entrepreneurs — largely from the “unicorn” companies valued at $1B or more — have pledged at least 1% of their…

Nonprofit

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Tech titans donate $50M+ in stock to one nonprofit.
Tech titans donate $50M+ in stock to one nonprofit.
Nonprofit

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Oct 16, 2018

How would you use $100k to do good?

Agree or disagree: “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” This inspirational quote from the late activist Howard Thurman always resonated with me, because when it comes to social, political…

Nonprofit

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How would you use $100k to do good?
How would you use $100k to do good?
Nonprofit

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Sep 24, 2018

Dear Everyone, But Especially Men

Last month, I started a blog to document “my quest to earn a catalytic grant.” Thanks for the positive feedback on my first post, which shared my gripe over a prestigious foundation’s emails not hitting my inbox — and their subsequent decision to invalidate my grant application. I wrote about…

Feminism

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Dear Everyone, But Especially Men
Dear Everyone, But Especially Men
Feminism

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Sep 15, 2018

This App Changed My Life in One Week

Generally speaking, I do not believe you can dramatically change your life overnight. And yet, I tried something this week that has done just that. I downloaded the best app ever. An app to block apps. Ever since I joined Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, they’ve been daily fixtures in my…

Social Media

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This App Changed My Life in One Week
This App Changed My Life in One Week
Social Media

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Aug 13, 2018

This snafu convinced me to start a blog

I’ve debated blogging about my quest to earn a catalytic grant — and I finally decided to go for it, in the hopes of building a supportive community with others in the ring. …

Philanthropy

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This snafu convinced me to start a blog
This snafu convinced me to start a blog
Philanthropy

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Jul 8, 2018

How to Have a Feminist Wedding

I have conflicting feelings about weddings. On one hand, weddings are joyful celebrations of love and I’m smitten by them. On the other hand, they’re an expensive societal expectation and full of bridal traditions that reinforce the patriarchy and prescribed gender roles. I once doubted I’d find someone to marry…

Weddings

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How to Have a Feminist Wedding
How to Have a Feminist Wedding
Weddings

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Sep 7, 2016

The New Face of Philanthropy

Do you consider yourself a philanthropist? When I asked my peers — Millennials in the U.S. — most of them said no. This surprised me, because my generation is known for championing social good more than any other. We generously donate our time and skills to nonprofits. We’re conscious of…

Education

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The New Face of Philanthropy
The New Face of Philanthropy
Education

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Jan 23, 2016

Think about your endgame

As I write this, Winter Storm Jonas is blanketing us in several inches of snow, and I’m daydreaming about warmer days last weekend when I was visiting She’s the First Scholars in Santiago, around beautiful Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. …

Education

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Think about your endgame
Think about your endgame
Education

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Jan 12, 2016

The Powerball Ticket That Always Wins

So many people are buzzing about the $1.4B Powerball lottery (although the winner will actually take home much less after taxes — even so, they’ll net millions of dollars, and given how excited I was for raising one million at She’s the First, that’s a big deal). But every time…

Education

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Education

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Tammy Tibbetts

Tammy Tibbetts

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Co-Founder/CEO of @shesthefirst. I'm all about gender equality, girls' education, and goal-setting.

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