Have you heard of the website, iamnoteverygirl.com.

For those of you who don’t know, this site was spearheaded by a good friend of mine – Milan Ford – after watching a disturbing performance of “Every Girl” on the 2009 BET Awards by famous rapper, Lil’ Wayne. Milan, being totally disgusted with BET allowing such a degrading performance to take place and even more for the song to even be promoted on radio, took it upon himself to speak out against it.

Feeling that no one was willing to take a stand against a song that directly degrades women with lyrics such as “I wish I could [blank] every girl in the world”, the site – iamnoteverygirl.com – was born. The site was designed to rally support from young women, artists, and organizations to say NO to the promotion and playing of this song that is negatively influencing both our youth and culture. Another close friend of mine, Janay Bazemore, took it upon herself to rally behind this serious cause during the month of July by posting a video about it on Youtube.

Check it out here.

I’ve decided to rally behind this cause as well and spread the word. With only a week left to get the word out, I encourage you to check out the site and get involved.

For more info, visit iamnoteverygirl.com.

I came across something that I found to be rather interesting… Philanthropreneurship.

Philanthropreneurship is a hybrid of philanthropy and entrepreneurship. It’s a term that is claimed to be coined by Internet entrepreneur Mark Desvaux in 2004.

It’s a developing form of philanthropy that I believe will soon become a common trend amongst aspiring entrepreneurs. As more and more entrepreneurs step to the forefront in the marketplace with new ideas, I think there will be a growing desire amongst these leaders to address global issues in creative and innovative ways like we’ve never seen before. One source describes these type of leaders as “interested in effecting positive changes in the world and alleviating suffering, and doing so for profit. Their contributions are investments rather than donations.”

Over the past few years, we’ve all heard stories of how social media has been used in creative ways to rally support for social causes (ie. TOMS, Pledge to End Hunger, GiftCard Giver and Ashton Kutcher’s rally to support World Malaria Day on Twitter).

I also stumbled across this amazing video from TED that I think is rather insightful regarding the future of philanthropy both here in America and abroad. Check it out here.