The team at 1,000 Dreams Fund is busy with preparations for our 2nd annual Student Leadership Summit in just a few months in Washington, D.C. on July 22nd! Building on the success of our inaugural Student Leadership Summit last year, we are looking to open more doors for our student leaders who travel from all

One of the ways we continue to empower young women to go after their dreams is through our Student Advisory Board (SAB) program. Each school year, we recruit students from all 50 states to serve as advisors to our work. These emerging leaders represent their peers in high school, college and graduate school. While they

At 1,000 Dreams Fund, we are constantly empowering young women to go for their goals — and we love bringing like-minded, ambitious girls together to make a difference. That’s what our Student Advisory Board (SAB) is all about. Each school year, we put together a diverse group of outstanding young leaders from all walks of life,

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it many times more: we are always so inspired by the applications we receive for our 1,000 Dreams Scholarship Fund. Our flagship scholarship program is focused on providing critical funds to help fuel the dreams of talented women in need by supporting those extracurricular costs and expenses that

When Emily Szabo, a Case Western Reserve University student who serves on our Student Advisory Board, came to us with an idea for a blog about empowerment through rejection, we knew it was just the right topic for our next 1DF Voices blog.  After receiving her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, Emily is now a doctoral

At 1,000 Dreams Fund, our foremost mission is to positively impact the lives of young women and empower them to go for their dreams. Every year, our 1DF Student Advisory Board (SAB) program plays an integral role in that mission while offering an unparalleled career development opportunity. It provides a platform for young women with

by Christie Garton, Founder & CEO of 1,000 Dreams Fund We’re officially more than halfway through 2020, and I think we can all agree that this year has served us some sour lemons — with the coronavirus pandemic still sitting comfortably at the top of that list. The impact of COVID-19 is global and far-reaching,

Each year, we are always so inspired by the applications we receive to our 1,000 Dreams Scholarship Fund — the program we launched the 1,000 Dreams Fund organization with, back in 2016! Our scholarship program is focused on providing critical funds to help fuel the dreams of talented women in need by supporting the extracurricular

How many times have you listened to music that really makes you feel something… songs that evoke calmness, dreaminess, happiness, sadness. Tunes that energize; relax; provoke; inspire; educate. Music that helped you get through a hard time. The language of music is powerful. It’s something we can all relate to. It brings us together —