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We recently spoke with Anna Minkowski, the Director of Development of a fantastic locally-based program for city high-school students, Baltimore Urban Debate League. We were struck with her passion for her career and the powerful mission behind the organization she serves, and wanted to find out more about what makes her so excited about her […]

What would you say if you knew you could give one last speech or have one final conversation before you were to die?
Started as a tradition of retiring professors at Carnegie Mellon, the “last lecture” is supposed to be based on the above hypothetical notion and raises such philosophical questions as: What do you share […]

By Kate Caughlan and Jennifer Kimball
In March 2007 Paige Hendrix and Jennifer Kimball, two students at the University of Missouri, came together to found an anti-human trafficking organization.
Human trafficking is the violent act of selling and transporting people – women, children, and men – for the purposes of forced labor or sexual exploitation. Approximately 18,000 […]

Even though the holidays are behind us, you can keep the warm-fuzzies going by reaching out to men and women who need your support. 
Send cards filled with well-wishes, thanks and prayers to servicemen and women through a fantastic non-profit: Operation Healing Angel. The program, which is run by Homefront Hugs, sends your cards to wounded soldiers […]

Benazir Bhutto died Thursday after a suicide bombing at a political rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. She served as the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan and of made history as the first in this role in any Islamic Nation.
Bhutto’s message and beliefs may have been controversial, but her education, leadership and spirit were passion-filled and […]

Several months ago, ChickSpeak readers voted Angelina Jolie as the female celebrity who most inspires us.
Now, according to a recent survey from Reuters, Angie’s dedication to improving society hasn’t gone unnoticed.
According to Reuters online yesterday, “From tattooed wild woman to humanitarian heroine — what a difference a few years has made for Angelina […]

In the words of world-renowned athlete, actress and model Aimee Mullins:
“Beauty is when people radiate that they like themselves.”
With an indelible will and belief in herself that have put her atop three of the most competitive fields known to womankind, Mullins has more than proven People Magazine right for voting her one of their “50 […]

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”   This quote by the American cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead has been on my mind since the charity date auction.  

On September 12, 2007, a group of young professionals, made up of steering committee members, […]

Graduate college, pack your bags and buy a one-way ticket to LA. Start with a clean slate and some seed money from graduation gifts. Begin designing and creating jewelry (because it’s what you love to do) and watch as this hobby organically grows into a viable business.  Sound like a fantasy?
Meet Liz Law.  
CS:  What inspired your move ‘cross […]

As a child growing up, I exhibited an entrepreneurial streak with weekends and summers spent making and selling jewelry at a local craft shop on the main street of our small suburban neighborhood. Negotiating fair prices at local yard sales and perfecting my lemonade concentration to keep thirsty passers-by happy and my nickel jar full, […]