My Name My Story

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home.mynamemystory.org My Name My Story (MNMS) is a Youth Led, Social Leadership Organization that inspires Empathy in Young Changemakers.

Join our platform of educators to access resources, activities, and a collaborative community passionate about empowering their students with the tools to create change.

04/28/2021

Uplifting and sharing the voices of our peers is integral to creating an inclusive community.

04/27/2021

Zachary Mogavero, a 17-year-old artist who has autism, drew a poster featuring healthcare workers at the Dome as a way to say thank you for their selflessness.

Zachary is a symbol of “hope, joy, acceptance, and kindness,” but the way people responded to his story and uniqueness shows the need to push for a more empathetic world.

04/25/2021

[Repost from ] Words can either build or break...

This week, I will choose worlds that build me and those around me.

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04/22/2021

Empathy means uplifting each other 💪🏽💛

04/20/2021

This week's compass spotlight is Karleen Gardner, director of the Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts (CEVA) at .

Gardner discusses how art can be used to teach .

04/18/2021

Developing empathy is a skill. The more you practice it, the better you will be and the more natural it will come. Here are eight ways to improve your empathy, coming from best selling author and leading businessman Andrew Sobel.

04/15/2021

Our CEO/Founder Amit Dodani is a young man who found a passion for storytelling, ultimately creating MNMS. He then took the risk of dropping out of UNC/Duke Robertson Scholarship to pursue his passion for managing and supporting artists, including his brother.

Next week, Amit is invited to present keynotes that are honest and inspiring — he tells about the physical & mental journey of following your passion.

“Since I was 13, narratives and the process of sourcing & sharing them at scale has been everything to me personally & professionally. I’m looking forward to sharing a bit of my story with young folks through this digital medium, and hopefully providing some sense of comfort & direction in this really difficult, but equally exciting time of transition.”

04/14/2021

Lisa Park spoke to , where you can experience the art world online, to discuss how she marries art and science/technology to visually represent how emotions affect our body and mind.