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- April 25, 2022: PRESS RELEASE: POTUS ON BROADWAY LAUNCHES THE POTUS COALITION
- April 4, 2022: More Than 100 Gen Z Women Advocate in CA Capitol: “Changing The Face of Politics in America.”
- February 4, 2021: Meng reintroduces legislation to lower the voting age in America to 16 years old
- February 2, 2021: IGNITE names Sara Guillermo as Chief Executive Officer
- February 1, 2020: The Menstrual Equity for All Act of 2021 Introduced in the California State Assembly
Recent Press
August 2022
- Grantee Partner Spotlight: IGNITE, Ms. Foundation
- With or without federal student loan forgiveness, colleges must tackle affordability crisis, experts say, CNBC
- To diversify Kansas politics, we must invest in young women, The Topeka Capital-Journal
June 2022
- Black women celebrate Jackson’s swearing in: ‘We needed this happy’, Washington Post
- Investing in Young Black Women Is the Path to Liberation, Ms. Magazine
- Why It Matters That Marvel Introduced A 19-Year-Old Muslim Woman As A Superhero, Blavity
May 2022
- What Young Women Should Know About Midterm Elections, ChedHer
- Op-ed: The Supreme Court is about to politically enrage a generation of young women, The Hill
- IGNITE CEO Sara Guillermo: Sparking a Passion for Political Leadership in Young Women, Madam Policy
- California's Board Diversity Law May Not Survive, But It's Done Important Work, Women's Media Center
April 2022
- Why it matters that two women crossed the aisle for Judge Jackson, the Hill
- Broadway's POTUS Launches Coalition Partnering With 7 Women's and Voting Rights Organizations, Playbill
- Doctors Don’t Always Get It Right: When To Trust Your Gut, Twitter Spaces
- Preparing young women for political leadership, with Ignite CEO Sara Guillermo, Chase
March 2022
- 28 Non-Partisan Political Leadership Incubators to Watch as We Work to Build Trust in Politics, Apolitical Foundation
- Support two bills in the Legislature to stop AAPI hate crimes, Cal Matters
- Despite Their Credentials, Black Women Are Often Asked To Prove Themselves And Ketanji Brown Jackson Is No Anomaly, Blavity
- 'Ignite' Training Women to Run for Public Office, Cheddar News
- This Period Company Hid Tampons And Pads Inside Cereal Boxes To Point Out How Inaccessible Period Products Are, Buzzfeed
- Women leaders on campus host panel, brunch during Women’s History Month, Hilltop Views
February 2022
- Why isn’t a career in politics aspirational for girls and women?, QRIUS
- It's Great We're Celebrating Rihanna's Pregnancy, But Here's What's Being Left Out, HuffPost
- How IGNITE National Engages Millions with HubSpot, HubSpot
- Op-ed: Normalize politically ambitious women, Statesmen Journal
- The Representation of People Living With Disabilities Matters, Women's Media Center
January 2022
- Twelve Organizations Working to Make 2022 the Best Year Yet for Women’s Representation, the Ascend Fund
- Op-ed: New York finally has a City Council that looks and sounds like the people it serves, Crain's New York
- Canceling student debt is a women's issue — we hold two-thirds of the burden, the Hill
- Why we need a nationwide family leave policy, Cal Matters
December 2021
- Op-ed: Covid is Galvanizing Young Women who don't think of themselves as political, the Hill
- North Carolina official opens up about undergoing fertility treatments while running for Congress, the 19th
November 2021
- Podcast Episode 74: Sara Guillermo, Two Broads Talking Politics
October 2021
- Inspiring the Next Generation of Local Leaders through Snapchat, Snap Inc.
- Snapchat's new feature encourages kids to run for office (some day), Input Magazine
- Snapchat Rolls Out Run for Office Mini, AdWeek
- Snapchat introduces tool to help young people run for office, NBC News
- What Does a Political Leader Look Like?, The Takeaway
- Snapchat Debuts New Tool to Help With Your Campaign, Distractify
- Social media and young people running for office, The Gannon Knight
- Deja Foxx Wants to Be Your Future POTUS, The Cut
- Snapchat Wants More Young Women to Run for Office: Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation, Ms. Magazine
- Governor signs Menstrual Equity for All Act, Lake County News
- Life Lessons from Women in Education, Educational Leadership podcast
- IGNITE Club Observes Undocumented Student Action Week, Dominican University of California
September 2021
- New RSOs focus on inclusion, empowerment, and community, Illinois State University News
July 2021
- Pivotal Ventures Announces $40M in Funding, part of its Equality Can’t Wait Challenge Recognizing Awardees for their Innovative Ideas, American Entrepreneurship
- The ‘Equality Can’t Wait Challenge’ Awards More Than $40 Million to Advance Women, PENTA
- Melinda French Gates and Mackenzie Scott join forces to support women's causes, Chronicle of Philanthropy
- “In Government, Women Continue To Be a Minority”: The Path for Women in Politics is Paved With Different Stones, Ms. Magazine
- Former IGNITE Fellow Mary Black is running for the Raleigh Council District A Seat, IndyWeek
- Empowering the Next Generation of Women in Politics, Cheddar News
May 2021
- Meet the students who just made life easier for every girl in Dallas ISD, WFAA
- May Nazareno: Northeast Director of Major Gifts at IGNITE, the Glass Hammer
April 2021
March 2021
- IGNITE Hosts Women in Politics Discussion, The Villanovan
- 25 Under 25: Women of Color to Watch, She the People
- Madam president? Most Americans think a woman could reach the White House by 2030, New Hampshire Union Leader
February 2021
- Minnesota advocate for racial, gender equity is first in Star Tribune's 'Inspired Conversations' dialogue about race, Star Tribune
January 2021
- The Dallas Morning News Texan of the year 2020: Melinda Gates, Dallas Morning News
- A New Congress is Sworn in, Proving That When Women Run, It Matters, Shondaland
December 2020
- 25-Year-Old New Mom Is Youngest Woman Of Color to Serve As A Mayor In California, CBS Los Angeles
- The Georgia Runoffs Are Drawing Thousands of Young Volunteers, Teen Vogue
November 2020
- Girl Power: The Ultimate Guide to Ignite, the National Nonprofit, College Magazine
October 2020
- Finding her voice: speaking up through activism, Verde Magazine
- MSU Denver Saw High Student Voter Rates In Past Elections. Will The Trend Continue?, KUNC News
- Gen Z, Voter Suppression & Young Women, Twisted Times Podcast
- Election Season, Galvanize Podcast
September 2020
- How Latinx College Students Are Getting Out The Vote During A Pandemic, Elite Daily
- Conversations with IGNITE: Young Women in Office, Anthropologie
- Voter Registration Genius Project Seeks to Boost Student Voter Rates, DePaul University
- Gen Z and the Future of Democracy, Commonwealth Club