What do an Olympian, a lawyer-turned-nonprofit founder, and C-Suite business executives have in common? They all chose to challenge the status quo — to break down barriers — and through force of determination, stamina and ingenuity, forge their own path. How did they do it? What challenges did they face? What can we learn from
International Women’s Day is Monday, March 8 — and it’s a day WORTH celebrating. And, we’re doing just that with our MentorHER Initiative and a very special partner: WWP Beauty. WWP Beauty is a full-service, global beauty supplier for the cosmetic industry. As a future-focused, sustainable solutions company, this company is setting the standard for
We have some exciting news to share today! As part of the BroadcastHER Initiative, 1DF’s annual Streams for Dreams (#Streams4Dreams) Twitch Charity Fundraiser returns for a fourth year, raising funds for the 1DF-Twitch BroadcastHER Grant Program for women streamers — all coinciding with Women’s History Month in March! Read on for the official press release
If you’ve been following us here for awhile, you may remember Hitmarker! It’s the world’s LARGEST gaming and esports job platform — and we launched a partnership with them last year that was designed to support the BroadcastHER Academy (powered By Allied Esports and HyperX), our fellowship program for women in gaming and esports. We’re
Chinese New Year — also known as Lunar New Year — is today, February 12, and we are so honored to be announcing that Yijing Brentano, Senior Vice President of Gentherm and a 1,000 Dreams Fund Board of Directors member, is funding FIVE additional scholarships for our 1,000 Dreams Fund Scholarship Program. In recognition of the
Since our founding, 1,000 Dreams Fund has been committed to diversity and inclusion as part of our mission to fuel the dreams of talented young women. So that’s why we’re incredibly excited and honored about this announcement. As part of our MentorHER Initiative, we’re announcing a partnership with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
It has been so exciting to watch our BroadcastHER Academy (powered by Allied Esports and HyperX), a fellowship program for women in gaming and esports, have such a big impact on the esports industry since our official program launch in 2019. Our BroadcastHER Academy Fellows have had incredible access to the people, places and resources
The search is on! 1,000 Dreams Fund is looking for our next BroadcastHER LIVE! host. This will be our third year for our monthly broadcast on Twitch. We’ve been having so much fun over on our Twitch channel with our previous hosts @LuxieGames (2020) and @MiladyConfetti (2019). And we cannot wait to welcome another accomplished
Welcome to 2021! We could think of no better way to kick off the new year than with THIS news: We added 15 more BroadcastHER Grant recipients to our Fall 2020 group of 45, for a grand total of 60! Add that to our Spring 2020 BroadcastHER recipients, and we funded nearly 100 talented young
What happened in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas after our recent BroadcastHER Academy Trip in early December 2020. We’re still replaying all the AH.MAZ.ING highlights. You might remember that we were in Vegas a few months ago for our first 2020 BroadcastHER Academy Fellow visit to the HyperX Esports Arena and our second time there
