INSIDE THE PULSE
The “Behind The Scenes” update for our intimate community of board, staff, and supporters.
“With the release of our newest edition, “Earth” we declare that it is time to unite the efforts of the environmental movement with the women’s movement.”
A MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER
The Pulse of Spring is bursting forth in the World Pulse network with new leadership, a new U.S. office, new partnerships, and a new magazine on its way.
While we were producing our forthcoming edition, “Earth”, I was shocked to uncover how rarely women are at the center of the environmental agenda, and how rarely the environment is at the center of the women’s movement. As the primary stewards of our planet’s natural resources, women’s leadership is the natural leadership. When I spoke with renowned Indian ecological leader Vandana Shiva, she said it best: “If you look at the women’s movement from the bottom up, it has to be ecological.”
Read on to discover all the new and exciting shoots of life sprouting across the World Pulse networknow speaking out from over 150 countriesthanks to your support and leadership.
In partnership,
Jensine Larsen
· NEW WORLD PULSE HEADQUARTERS
· NEW CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER: JULIA PLOWMAN
· NEW MAGAZINE EDITION: “EARTH”
· HAITI GROUP MAKES WAVES
· PORTLAND KICKS OFF NATIONAL EVENTS
· NEW PARTNERS
· CALENDAR
NEW WORLD PULSE HEADQUARTERS
The World Pulse team is expanding! To accommodate the creative energy of our growing staff and volunteer base, as of April 1 we have moved to a new office in Northwest Portland in the Lovejoy Center . We could not be more excited as our larger space, which features a stage, a library, and a screening room, will enable us to host community gatherings. Stop by and visit us once the dust has settled in May.
New Address:
World Pulse
Lovejoy Center
909 NW 19th Ave. Suite C
Portland , OR 97209
Our phone and fax will remain the same.
Telephone (503) 331-3900
Fax (503) 918-1418
NEW CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER: JULIA PLOWMAN
We are thrilled to officially announce the appointment of Julia Plowman to lead World Pulse’s operations. Julia brings 20 years of experience in operations and marketing in the communications industry from ABC News to the Nike Foundation and the top ad firm Wieden + Kennedy. She is best known, however, for her strategic work on the award-winning Girl Effect, a campaign calling for investment in adolescent girls, which has catapulted girls onto the global agenda from Davos to the United Nations.
Julia will lead the global expansion of the World Pulse brand and solidify our operations for partnerships and scaling. Hand in hand with our team, she will lay the groundwork for World Pulse to become a leading media and communications network, powered by millions of women, driving an inclusive global agenda. Welcome, Julia!
Our current Interim Director of Operations, Janice Wong, having nimbly led and prepared World Pulse for our incoming COO, will transition over the summer into her new appointment as Director of Global Programs. Congratulations, Janice!
NEW MAGAZINE EDITION, “EARTH”
The next edition of World Pulse Magazine, Earth, is on its way! It hit the presses last week, and will be arriving in your mailboxes and available on newsstands throughout the US and Canada in mid April.
In our upcoming edition, we bring you a closer look at women transforming the environmental movement. You’ll hear from women leaders who are courageously combating environmental degradation to save their homelands, and you’ll find out about some of the most innovative eco-breakthroughs. You’ll also hear from Brazil ‘s female presidential candidate, Marina Silva; as well as Elena Milashina, one of Russia ‘s bravest journalists, and Jimmie Briggsa man leading a global movement to end violence against women.
We look forward to your feedback!
HAITI GROUP MAKES WAVES
We have just added Haitian Kreyol language translation to our community newswire, PulseWire, to facilitate our new group “Poto Mitan” which is bringing together a coalition of community leaders, activists and government officials to mobilize around the rebuilding efforts in Haiti in the aftermath of January’s earthquake. The group is now planning a summit in Haiti to look at how grassroots women leaders are seeing their role in the rebuilding, the challenges they are facing, and to determine opportunities for creating a better future for the country. The group has issued their first shadow report, which was delivered yesterday at the UN Donor’s Conference to call upon donors to include Haitian women in the reconstruction agenda.
PORTLAND KICKS OFF NATIONAL EVENTS
On April 27th, Portland , Oregon will kick off a series of intimate salons and events across the nation that will culminate in large 2011 Global Connection events. More than events, these powerful “experiences” will connect local and global networks of women worldwide. We are proud to kick off in Portland , the city that gave birth to World Pulse. At the event, we will be giving thanks to our incredible founding community of supporters and will celebrate the rising global leadership of women across the city. Hosted at the Natural Capital Center, highlights of the evening include an address from Jensine, board member Kathy LeMay on how to create a generosity plan, and Brazilian dance.
Stay tuned for additional salons in NYC, Denver , LA , the Twin Cities , and Vancouver , BC , Canada .
NEW PARTNERS
As a media and communications voice for the global women’s movement, World Pulse is proud to celebrate over ten new partnerships since the beginning of the year. Our partners provide valuable input and consultation on our coverage. Among our new partners are:
Nobel Women’s Initiative
Comprised of six sister Nobel Peace laureates, these women bring together their leadership in a united effort to promote, spotlight, and amplify the work of women’s rights activists, researchers, and organizations worldwide.
Women’s Funding Network
The WFN includes more than 155 organizations that fund women’s solutions across the globe, making it one of the largest collaborative philanthropic networks in the world.
Women Presidents’ Organization
The WPO is a non-profit membership organization for women presidents of multimillion-dollar companies.
International Women’s Media Foundation
The IWMF is a vibrant global network dedicated to strengthening the role of women in the news media worldwide as a means to further freedom of the press.
CALENDAR: WHERE IS WORLD PULSE IN 2010?
Check out these opportunities to connect with World Pulse and Jensine Larsen in 2010:
Social Venture Network
April 29 – May 2, Stevenson WA
Women Deliver Conference
June 7-9, 2010, Washington DC
Opportunity Collaboration
October 15-20, Ixtapa , Mexico
Click here for more of Jensine’s 2010 speaking engagements.
The next World Pulse international trip, “The Heartbeat of Africa” will voyage to Kenya and Rwanda in early December. Details on how you can join us will be announced this summer.
