Kickstarter Fundraising Campaign Launched!
On Monday, April 16th, a Kickstarter campaign was launched to raise $10,000 for She Inspires 365 THE BOOK! {Click here to go to the Kickstarter project page} If you’re not familiar with Kickstarter it’s an amazing platform created to help people like me raise money for projects that matter. It’s based on the theory that [...]
Caitlin
Week 8 of SHE INSPIRES 365 II: UPDATE FROM ANDREA: I admit that when I’m not committed to posting every day, I slip and go days and weeks between posts. But despite the delays on the blog, things are moving full steam ahead behind the scenes: the SHE INSPIRES 365 book is being designed and [...]
Christa
Week 7 of SHE INSPIRES 365 II: It was a blustery Wednesday evening last fall when I turned on my kitchen radio, spun through the dial, and was thrilled to discover the most “swellegant” music streaming out: Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Bobby Darin, Judy Garland, Carmen Miranda and Betty Hutton, the woman who inspired [...]
Jacqueline
Week 6 of SHE INSPIRES 365 II: “Initially, I didn’t set out to be a filmmaker – filmmaking just sort of found me… I started writing out of frustration with the lack of strong roles for women. Originally I started writing as an actor seeking a meaty role for myself, but in the process discovered [...]
Renee
WEEK 5 of SHE INSPIRES 365 II: S. Renee Mitchell is a singer, spoken-word poet, actress, playwright, inspirational public speaker and award-winning former newspaper journalist, twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. In October 2008, Renee left her high-profile position at The Oregonian to reinvent herself as a creative healing griot, who nurtures hope, empowerment and [...]
Laura
WEEK 4 of SHE INSPIRES 365 II: “During college I lived in Provo, Utah and worked at a place called the Food and Shelter Coalition. We arranged emergency shelter for homeless people, and ran a kitchen that served meals twice a day. It was there that I forged friendships with people living outside, and absorbed [...]
Carmen
WEEK 3 of SHE INSPIRES 365 II: After many years of not thinking it was possible, Carmen is now pursuing and succeeding at her dream job. She spent years watching, admiring and studying Richard Pryor, Flip Wilson, Seinfeld and Ellen and prided herself on being able to classify each comedian’s content. But for herself, it [...]
Cassie
WEEK 2 of SHE INSPIRES 365 II: Cassie Cohn, Filmmaker I was about four years old, with my slightly younger friend Carly. We were on her front porch assigning nicknames to pedestrians that would would pass by. A lady with a big purse would be “Pursey!” “Hello Pursey!” A man in a yellow shirt was [...]
Briana + Kit
WEEK 1 of SHE INSPIRES 365 II: This is the first day of the new phase of SHE INSPIRES 365. Every Wednesday, for about the next year, a new photo and story of a woman or women will be posted to this blog. Today’s post is Briana and her mom, Kit: Our local Portland community [...]