Lisa Witter
Encyclopedia
Lisa Witter is the co-author of The She Spot
: Why Women are the Market for Changing the World and How to Reach Them (Berrett-Koehler, 2008) and is partner and Chief Change Officer of Fenton Communications
, the largest public interest
communications firm in the country.
In 2010, she was named one of 197 Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum.
She has worked for Women for Women International, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai, International Criminal Court, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, David and Lucille Packard Foundation, American Medical Association, The Polly Klaas Foundation's Amber Alert campaign, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Stonyfield Yogurt and many others. Most recently she led an awareness and action campaign around New York Times' Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wu Dunn’s best-seller “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.”
She has worked on or volunteered for numerous political campaigns and is focused on elected Democratic women. She served as legislative aide for Seattle City Council Member Peter Steinbreuck.
She is an award-winning social entrepreneur and has co-founded [SheSource.org], Institute for a Democratic Future and EMERGE: Women Leaders for a Democratic Future.
In 2004 she was a contestant on the Showtime reality show by [R.J. Cutler], “American Candidate.” She is a frequent public speaker on philanthropy, communications, politics and communications.
She is on the board of directors
for Climate Counts
, the national advisory board for [MomsRising.org], the[ Op-Ed Project], [Vitanna.org] and the communications advisory council for Women for Women International
.
organizations key recommendations for leveraging the untapped power of women for positive change through fundraising
, advocacy
and the ballot box. It has garnered positive reviews from Publisher's Weekly, Ode Magazine, the Cronicle of Philanthropy, and on Salon.com, BlogHer, and Feministing. Lisa Chen
is the co-author.
, The Seattle Times, The New York Times (letter to the editor) and on the Anderson Copper 360 Blog.
during the 2000 presidential election
. She was also named a 'Rising Star' in 1997 by Washington State Democrats. In 2010 she was named one of the 197 Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum.
The She Spot
The She Spot is a 2008 non-fiction book about how nonprofit and advocacy organizations, politicians, and other change-makers can leverage the untapped power of women for positive change through fundraising, advocacy and the ballot box.The She Spot incorporates real-life case studies of...
: Why Women are the Market for Changing the World and How to Reach Them (Berrett-Koehler, 2008) and is partner and Chief Change Officer of Fenton Communications
Fenton Communications
Fenton is a public interest communications firm based in the United States. Founded by David Fenton in 1982, the firm’s client list includes organizations associated with a diverse array of social issues. -Overview:...
, the largest public interest
Public interest
The public interest refers to the "common well-being" or "general welfare." The public interest is central to policy debates, politics, democracy and the nature of government itself...
communications firm in the country.
Political and Communications Work
Lisa is the partner and Chief Change Officer of Fenton where she leads the firms work in innovation, global affairs and women. She is an expert in women’s issues, communications, philanthropy, social change and politics.In 2010, she was named one of 197 Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum.
She has worked for Women for Women International, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai, International Criminal Court, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, David and Lucille Packard Foundation, American Medical Association, The Polly Klaas Foundation's Amber Alert campaign, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Stonyfield Yogurt and many others. Most recently she led an awareness and action campaign around New York Times' Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wu Dunn’s best-seller “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.”
She has worked on or volunteered for numerous political campaigns and is focused on elected Democratic women. She served as legislative aide for Seattle City Council Member Peter Steinbreuck.
She is an award-winning social entrepreneur and has co-founded [SheSource.org], Institute for a Democratic Future and EMERGE: Women Leaders for a Democratic Future.
In 2004 she was a contestant on the Showtime reality show by [R.J. Cutler], “American Candidate.” She is a frequent public speaker on philanthropy, communications, politics and communications.
She is on the board of directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
for Climate Counts
Climate Counts
- Climate Counts :Climate Counts, spearheaded by Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg, is a non-profit campaign that scores companies annually on the basis of their voluntary action to reverse climate change...
, the national advisory board for [MomsRising.org], the[ Op-Ed Project], [Vitanna.org] and the communications advisory council for Women for Women International
Women for Women International
Women for Women International is an international organization advocating for women's rights.-Organization and mission: is a humanitarian organization that provides financial and emotional support to women survivors of war. Their programs help women achieve self-sufficiency through direct aid,...
.
Book
The She Spot: Why Women are the Market for Changing the World and How to Reach Them is a guide that offers social changeSocial change
Social change refers to an alteration in the social order of a society. It may refer to the notion of social progress or sociocultural evolution, the philosophical idea that society moves forward by dialectical or evolutionary means. It may refer to a paradigmatic change in the socio-economic...
organizations key recommendations for leveraging the untapped power of women for positive change through fundraising
Fundraising
Fundraising or fund raising is the process of soliciting and gathering voluntary contributions as money or other resources, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies...
, advocacy
Advocacy
Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an...
and the ballot box. It has garnered positive reviews from Publisher's Weekly, Ode Magazine, the Cronicle of Philanthropy, and on Salon.com, BlogHer, and Feministing. Lisa Chen
Lisa Chen
Lisa Chen is an American editor and writer. She is a former reporter with the San Jose Mercury News, has been doing public interest communications for the past 10 years for clients including the National Urban League, the New York Academy of Medicine, Physicians for Human Rights, Blue Shield of...
is the co-author.
Additional Writing
Witter's work has appeared in numerous print and online publications. Her op-ed "Unfetter Women's Intellect on Campaign Trail" for News Day was picked up and posted across the internet. Her work appears frequently in the Huffington Post. She has also been published in AlterNetAlterNet
AlterNet, a project of the non-profit Independent Media Institute, is a progressive/liberal activist news service. Launched in 1998, AlterNet now claims a readership of over 3 million visitors per month .AlterNet publishes original content as well as journalism from a wide variety of other sources...
, The Seattle Times, The New York Times (letter to the editor) and on the Anderson Copper 360 Blog.
Media Appearances
Witter appears regularly as a political analyst and social commentator on popular news and radio stations. She has recently been featured on CBS, MSNBC, Fox, and on NPR.Awards
She was honored as an outstanding activist and expert on women’s issues by Oxygen.com for her work on a national campaign against privatizating Social SecuritySocial Security (United States)
In the United States, Social Security refers to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program.The original Social Security Act and the current version of the Act, as amended encompass several social welfare and social insurance programs...
during the 2000 presidential election
2000 presidential election
The 2000 presidential election may refer to:* Croatian presidential elections, 2000* Federal Republic of Yugoslavia presidential election, 2000* Fijian presidential election, 2000* Ghanaian presidential election, 2000* Polish presidential election, 2000...
. She was also named a 'Rising Star' in 1997 by Washington State Democrats. In 2010 she was named one of the 197 Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum.
Personal
She was born in Everett, Washington and she studied at the University of California Santa Cruz, Universita di Padova (Italy) and the University of Washington. She is married to Christoph Brem, a German native, and has two boys and lives in Brooklyn, NY.External links
- http://www.fenton.com
- http://www.shesource.org
- http://www.shespotter.com