The Empower Campaign

What The Empower Campaign does

The Empower Campaign is a U.S.-based non-profit organization whose stated mission is to empower young girls to become the best versions of themselves through confidence-building, mentorship, and career exposure programs. The organization serves primarily high school girls, aspiring female journalists, and women entering the sports and entertainment media industries. It is headquartered in Los Angeles with activations also in Nashville, and operates without a commercial pricing model: programs are delivered to participants at no cost.

The organization's product surface is event-driven rather than technology-driven. Core programs include the Girls Night Speaker Series (a workshop and keynote event with surprise entertainment), the GALVANIZE Seminar (an all-day confidence and networking event), the GALVANIZE Radio Show (Super Bowl Radio Row activations enabling women to interview NFL players), the CMA Awards Student Red Carpet Activation (student-hosted interviews and production), and RX3 Charity Flag Football Tournament support. It also runs paid 12-week summer editorial writing/editing and social media internships at Billboard's Los Angeles office. These programs are delivered in-person through partnerships with media brands, sports leagues, and advocacy organizations, with no underlying proprietary technology, software platform, or AI/ML components disclosed.

The business model is sponsorship- and partnership-driven. Empower Campaign generates inflows through event sponsorships, corporate partnerships, and collaborations with entities such as Billboard, GALVANIZE, the NFL, and the CMA Awards. Programs and events are provided to participants free of charge, and the organization does not disclose revenue, funding, headcount, or detailed financial data. The organization operates with no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed ownership structure.

Name

The Empower Campaign

Website

https://empowercampaign.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Empower Campaign is a U.S. non-profit that empowers young girls through confidence-building events, mentorship programs, and hands-on media internships. It partners with Billboard, GALVANIZE, the NFL, and the CMA Awards to create career pathways in sports and entertainment journalism.

Ownership category

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Product category

Youth Development and Empowerment Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ), Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

Keywords

• Youth empowerment programs
• Girls mentorship initiatives
• Leadership development workshops
• Media internship programs
• Community empowerment events

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Event Sponsorships and Partnerships: Empower Campaign generates revenue through event sponsorships, corporate partnerships, and collaborations with media organizations. The organization partners with entities like Billboard, CMA Awards, and sports organizations to create programs and activations that serve young women.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Empower Campaign operates as a nonprofit that delivers empowerment programs for young girls through live events, speaker series, workshops, and internship placements. Core offerings include the Girls Night Speaker Series, GALVANIZE Seminar, GALVANIZE Radio Show, CMA Awards red carpet activations, RX3 Tournament support, and Billboard summer editorial and social media internships that provide hands-on experience in music and sports journalism.

Product overview

The Empower Campaign is a nonprofit organization that operates as a single unified mission rather than a platform-based product. The organization delivers its empowerment programs through live events and internship opportunities, including the Girls Night Speaker Series, GALVANIZE Radio Show and Seminar, CMA Awards red carpet activations, and RX3 Tournament support. These programs provide young women with mentorship, confidence-building, and hands-on experience in entertainment and sports media through partnerships with organizations like GALVANIZE and Billboard.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Girls Night Speaker Series A speaker series event featuring interactive activities, keynote speeches, workshops, and entertainment designed to inspire connection and confidence among high school girls.
• GALVANIZE Radio Show A collaboration with GALVANIZE providing women with real-life experience and engagement opportunities at major sports events like the Super Bowl Radio Row.
• GALVANIZE Seminar An all-day event for women featuring confidence-building activities, vulnerability exercises, networking opportunities, and songwriting sessions, with speakers from the sports media industry.
• Summer Editorial Writing & Editing Internship - Billboard A paid 12-week summer internship at Billboard's Los Angeles office combining reporting, writing, editing, and social media contribution for aspiring journalists in music news.
• Summer Editorial Social Media Intern - Billboard An internship focused on shaping Billboard's voice across social platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X, contributing to content for the publication's 72M+ social followers and live event coverage.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70+ high school girls empowered at Girls Night Speaker Series event
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BillboardcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBillboard partners with Empower Campaign to host editorial writing, editing, and social media internships. The partnership provides young women with hands-on experience in music journalism and social media management. Interns work at Billboard's Los Angeles office on Billboard.com, gaining experience in reporting, writing, editing, and social coverage of breaking music news and live events.
• GALVANIZEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGALVANIZE is an organization created in response to the lack of females in the sportscasting industry. Empower Campaign partners with GALVANIZE on the Radio Show activation, GALVANIZE Seminar, and RX3 Tournament, providing opportunities for women to gain real-life experience in sports journalism and media production. The partnership includes Super Bowl Radio Row access where aspiring female reporters interview notable sports figures.
• CMA AwardsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEmpower Campaign sponsored a student red carpet activation at the CMA Awards in Nashville, Tennessee in November 2025. The partnership gave selected students experience at one of country music's biggest nights, with student hosts interviewing attendees and nominees on the red carpet and a team of high school students leading video and audio production.
• RX3 Charity Flag Football TournamentminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEmpower Campaign supported a GALvanize team at the RX3 Charity Flag Football Tournament, helping raise $1.5 million for the event. The tournament partners with NFL quarterbacks and each team represents a charity receiving a portion of funds raised. The partnership provided young female sports industry professionals with opportunities to interview NFL quarterbacks including Josh Allen, Sam Darnold, and Jared Goff.
• Chelsey GoodanminorOthersChelsey Goodan served as keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at the Girls Night Speaker Series event on March 1, 2026. She presented on choosing your own story, and each attendee received a signed copy of her book, creating an impactful mentorship and inspiration experience for 70 high school girls.
• Megan MoroneyminorOthersMegan Moroney provided a surprise performance at the Girls Night Speaker Series event on March 1, 2026, enhancing the evening's entertainment value and creating a memorable experience for the 70 high school girls in attendance.
• NFLminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNFL partnerships enabled through RX3 Tournament collaboration, providing Empower Campaign and GALVANIZE participants access to NFL quarterbacks including Josh Allen, Sam Darnold, Desmond Ridder, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Will Levis, Kyle Allen, Max Duggan, Matt Leinart, and Jared Goff for interviews and professional networking.
• Pam OliverminorOthersNFL on FOX sideline reporter Pam Oliver was a featured speaker at the GALVANIZE Seminar, sharing her experience and insights with over 70 women attending the all-day event focused on building confidence and making connections in the sports industry.
• Sam RapoportminorOthersSam Rapoport, NFL's Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion, was a featured speaker at the GALVANIZE Seminar, providing insights on diversity and inclusion in professional football and helping women understand career pathways in the sports industry.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GALVANIZE: Nonprofit addressing the underrepresentation of women in sportscasting through bootcamps, seminars, and Super Bowl Radio Row access. Direct strategic partner of Empower Campaign addressing the same female sports-media gap.
• She's the First: Nonprofit focused on girls' education, leadership, and rights globally. Comparable youth-girls empowerment mission operating through partnerships and programming.
• Dress for Success: Global nonprofit advancing women's economic empowerment through mentorship, career development, and event-based programming. Comparable mission of empowering women and girls toward self-sufficiency and career access.
• Step Up Education Foundation: Nonprofit that mentors teen girls from under-resourced communities with confidence-building, education, and career exposure programs. Closely parallel structure of mentorship-driven girl empowerment through community programming.
• Black Girls Rock!: Youth-empowerment organization for Black girls and women, leveraging celebrity partnerships, signature live events, and media activations. Strong overlap with Empower Campaign's event-driven, celebrity-powered model.
• Association of Women in Sports Media (AWSM): Trade/membership nonprofit supporting women working in sports media through mentorship, scholarships, and networking — directly aligned with the GALVANIZE/Empower Campaign sports-journalism pipeline work.
• Girls Inc. National nonprofit operating direct-service youth development and empowerment programs for girls. Highly comparable as a U.S. nonprofit with the same mission of building confidence, character, and life skills in girls via local programming.

Broad incumbents

• Girls Who Code: Large-scale nonprofit closing the gender gap in tech with programs, clubs, and partnerships across the U.S. Comparable in mission framing but operates in a different industry vertical (STEM vs. media/sports).
• DoSomething.org: Large national youth-activism nonprofit running volunteer, civic, and leadership programs with brand and media partnerships. Operates in the broader youth-empowerment / civic-engagement space with similar event-and-partnership model.

Emerging players

• Born This Way Foundation: Youth-mental-health and empowerment nonprofit co-founded by Lady Gaga, leveraging celebrity-driven storytelling and community programs. Comparable celebrity-led model and values-based youth empowerment programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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