Girls To The Moon Campference for Girls Coming Up

Startup Southerner
Aug 22, 2017 · 2 min read

By Courtenay Rogers, cofounder of Girls To The Moon

Girls To The Moon is a Nashville-based social enterprise company that brings together inspirational leaders, creative events and impactful content to guide girls to become their best selves, impact their communities and create a more inclusive culture. We surround tween and teen girls with truth and education on topics ranging from healthy relationships and sex to creative writing and coding. We are a community where smart, confident girls can connect, and a catalyst for the conversations that matter between girls and their caregivers.

To help young girls grow their confidence and leadership skills and connect young girls with diverse role models, we are hosting our third annual Campference on Saturday, Sept. 16, featuring national and local speakers. The Campference aims to connect girls with strong role models and provide jumping off points for ongoing conversations with their caregivers. More than 1,000 girls and caregivers have attended Girls To The Moon events since the inaugural Campference in 2015 and it’s our largest annual event.

In addition to the Campference, Girls To The Moon events have included “Good Trouble” — a storytelling event in which a panel of women gathered to reflect on ways to push social boundaries in order to achieve; and “High-Tech Lemonade Stand” — a three-part business lab in which girls wrote a business plan, created a website and marketing plan, and developed a hand-squeezed lemonade recipe they then sold at the Nashville Farmers Market last summer.

From left, Girls To The Moon Co-founders Courtenay Rogers, Knight Stivender and Courtney Seiter at the 2016 Girls To The Moon Campference in Nashville, Tenn. Photo by Vanessa Gantt, Nossi College of Art.

Girls To The Moon is funded primarily through a membership program in which individuals contribute annually at one of three cash levels. Corporate sponsorships and ticket sales make up the remainder of Girls To The Moon’s revenue. Together, these revenue streams allow Girls To The Moon to distribute an unlimited number of need-based scholarships to their events and programming, ensuring that all girls have access and opportunity to learning and mentorship.

Tickets are on sale for this year’s Campference at https://girlstothemoon.com/2017campference/.

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