Nancy Lublin
Nancy Lublin
Nancy Lublin is the CEO of Crisis Text Line and was the creator of Dress for Success. She also served as the CEO of Do Something Inc. from 2003 to 2015. ...
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celebrate change construct executing love produce proposing thy toil
I'm proposing a change: love thy worker-bee. Celebrate the ones who toil without complaint, play on a team, construct the hive, produce the honey... executing the plan!
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When I was 23, I founded an organization called Dress for Success, which is now in more than 100 cities in 8 countries and has helped a million women transition from welfare to work.
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If most people were to take a moment to picture in their minds the average, not-for-profit, save-the-world girl, they... well, they probably wouldn't, because who wants to think about hemp, hairy legs, and Birkenstocks? But I'd rather eat a pair of Birkenstocks than put them on my feet, and I love, love, love my Christian Louboutins.
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My Christian Louboutins are also one of the secrets to my not-for-profit success. Here's why - and it's something that everyone who manages employees, whether in a for-profit business or a not-for-profit, should keep in mind: A little extravagance goes a long way.
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I am not inspired by helping you find Chinese food at 2am in Dallas, or swipe right to get laid. I want to use tech and data to make the world a better place.
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Social change isn't something you should do just to help pad a resume. Follow your passion.
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Teens look at cause-related efforts with some scrutiny. They know they are often a target market, but it has to make sense to them.
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Commit yourself to an organization or cause that genuinely fires you up.
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I'm an entrepreneur. I'm married to an entrepreneur. So I haven't just sipped the entrepreneurship cool-aid, I bleed this stuff.
love-is choices discrimination
Picking and choosing what kind of love is worth recognizing is an expensive choice. Is discrimination worth that price?
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Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.
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For a long time, the for-profit world has told us in the not-for-profit sector to behave more like businesses.
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Do-gooders are easily overlooked. We're supposed to be soft, touchy-feely types, who wear Birkenstocks, compost everything, and write poetry by candlelight.
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My red patent-leather, 5-inch peep-toe slingbacks are not mere shoes. They are fine art. They make me feel tall. They make me feel sexy. They make me feel powerful. I call them my 'special-day shoes.'