Blair Brettschneider20 years of quarantineIt’s the Saturday before the Illinois primary. I’m sending e-mails and making some calls. Several events have been cancelled and I haven’t…Mar 14, 2020Mar 14, 2020
Blair BrettschneiderIt’s Complicated: Facebook Fundraisers and Their CausesWhen Facebook invited me to California to celebrate a nonprofit fundraising milestone, I left wondering if my participation did any good…Sep 26, 2019Sep 26, 2019
Blair BrettschneiderReflections and ChangeThis is the letter I wrote to the GirlForward team a while back after making the decision to transition out of my role. Because there are…Jan 14, 2019Jan 14, 2019
Blair BrettschneiderinGirlForwardResponse to POLITICO Magazine story about GirlForwardLast week, POLITICO Magazine published a story about GirlForward. This story is part of a wider series on millennials, called “What Works…Nov 20, 2018Nov 20, 2018
Blair BrettschneiderRead before retweeting.The first tweet I saw about the 1,475 children ICE separated from their parents and handed over to human traffickers was by someone I had…May 28, 2018May 28, 2018
Blair BrettschneiderinGirlForwardSouth By Netflix: Hold a Stay-at-Home Film Festival Starring Women & GirlsA few miles from my apartment, Pinterest is serving decadent milkshakes at a bar on Rainey Street. Los Pollos Hermanos, of Breaking Bad…Mar 12, 2017Mar 12, 2017
Blair BrettschneiderinGirlForwardThere is no guaranteed security, especially not from governors.News broke today that the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s attempt to block the resettlement of Syrian…Oct 4, 2016Oct 4, 2016
Blair BrettschneiderinHuman Development ProjectThe Biggest RiskFor the past four years, I have wondered when this moment would come. In April, I saw it happen to two friends who run an organization for…Nov 16, 2015Nov 16, 2015
