Love Girls Magazine

What Love Girls Magazine does

Love Girls Magazine is a nonprofit youth media organization founded in 2013 by Jasmine Babers (with co-founder Kayla Babers) and headquartered in Davenport, Iowa. The organization serves girls and young women aged 8-25, providing hands-on leadership and media experience aimed at building self-esteem and addressing issues such as bullying, cyberbullying, mental health, and lack of safe storytelling spaces. Secondary stakeholders include community sponsors, volunteers, and K-12 schools that implement the Girls on Fire mentorship program.

The product portfolio comprises the print and digital Love Girls Magazine (with distinct Quad Cities and Memphis editions), the annual Girls on Fire storytelling and leadership conference (and its school-based mentorship variant), The Love Awards annual ceremony honoring young women's accomplishments, and Love Girls: The Podcast distributed via WVIK public radio. The organization operates no proprietary technology platform, relying instead on standard CMS/Squarespace publishing tools. Content production, podcast hosting, and program delivery are executed by a 5-person team supplemented by volunteers and partner organizations such as Healing Illinois, Field Foundation, Break the Cycle, and Let's Be Real.

The revenue model is diversified across small commercial streams: $25/hour studio rental, physical magazine and merchandise sales (T-shirts, Celebration Boxes) via an online shop, event ticket sales and corporate sponsorships for the Love Awards, and grant funding for special editorial projects. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on school partnerships, volunteer networks, earned media (including a 2022 HBO/L'Oreal Paris documentary feature), and word-of-mouth rather than paid acquisition. The Love Awards, established at founding, has honored more than 100 young women and expanded from the Quad Cities into Illinois, Iowa, Tennessee, and Washington DC (Howard University).

Name

Love Girls Magazine

Legal name

Love Girls Magazine

Website

https://lovegirlsmagazine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Love Girls Magazine is a 501(c)-style nonprofit founded in 2013 that empowers girls and young women through print and digital magazine publishing, the annual Girls on Fire conference, The Love Awards ceremony, and a podcast distributed via public radio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Development Services

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Women’s Interest & Parenting Magazines (MPAJAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Peer Support, Mentoring & Student Leadership (SEL) (EDAKAMAO)

Keywords

• Youth media publishing
• Girls mentorship programs
• Leadership conferences
• Community storytelling
• Nonprofit youth services

Headquarters

HQ city

Davenport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Studio Rental: Hourly rental of studio space at $25 per hour, supporting the mission through facility usage fees.
2. Magazine Sales: Sale of physical magazine issues through the online shop.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sale of T-shirts and Celebration Boxes through the online shop.
4. Event Tickets and Sponsorships: Revenue from Love Awards event attendance and corporate sponsorship packages. Sponsorship benefits include naming awards, removing financial barriers for girls to attend, and visibility as a supporter of young women.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Love Girls Magazine is a print and digital publication that serves as a safe space for girls to connect, learn, and be inspired. Beyond the magazine, it operates the annual Girls on Fire storytelling and leadership conference, the Love Awards ceremony honoring young women, the Love Girls: The Podcast, and a school-based mentorship program. The portfolio is built around hands-on leadership experience in journalism, photography, film, podcasting, graphic design, marketing, and business management for young women.

Product overview

Love Girls Magazine operates as a youth media organization offering a portfolio of interconnected products and services. The core offering is the Love Girls Magazine publication (print and digital), which serves as the foundation for hands-on leadership and journalism experience. Complementary programs include the annual Girls on Fire storytelling and leadership conference, the Love Awards ceremony honoring young women's accomplishments, and Love Girls: The Podcast covering topics relevant to youth development. The organization also offers school-based mentorship through the Girls on Fire program, merchandise through the shop (magazines, t-shirts, celebration boxes), and studio rental services. All offerings are designed to build self-esteem by providing young women leadership opportunities in media.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Girls on Fire: Annual storytelling and leadership conference produced by Love Girls Magazine staff, providing an environment where girls can support each other and make friends.
• The Love Awards
• Love Girls: The Podcast

Products and services

• Love Girls Magazine A print and digital publication that serves as a safe space for girls to connect, learn, and be inspired, providing hands-on leadership opportunities in journalism, photography, film, podcasting, graphic design, marketing, and business management for young women.
• Girls on Fire Conference An annual storytelling and leadership conference produced by Love Girls Magazine staff that provides an environment where girls can support each other and make friends, featuring school-based mentorship programs.
• The Love Awards An annual community event that honors young women for their accomplishments and shares their stories. The purple carpet celebration attracts over 400 attendees and showcases performances including music, spoken word, and dance, with award categories such as Teacher's Choice, Athlete of the Year, Community Service, Academics, Performing Arts, Leadership, Amy Rowell Young Woman of Worth, and Girl of the Year.
• Love Girls: The Podcast A podcast produced by Love Girls Magazine covering topics such as art, representation in media, entrepreneurship, health, and self-esteem. Episodes are hosted by young women involved with the magazine and feature guest interviews and discussions on issues affecting girls.
• Studio Rental Hourly rental of Love Girls Magazine's studio space at $25 per hour, supporting the organization's mission through facility usage fees.
• Magazine Issues (Shop) Individual print magazine issues available for purchase through the online shop, featuring cover girls and articles on topics including race, community, arts, and personal stories from young women.
• Celebration Box A product category available in the Love Girls Magazine shop designed for celebrating young women.
• T-Shirts Apparel items available for purchase through the Love Girls Magazine shop.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Healing IllinoisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the 'Race, Reimagined' special addition issue of Love Girls Magazine. Healing Illinois provided funding/support for the edition featuring Amiyah Woods as Cover Girl exploring what 'reimagining race' means to young women.
• Field FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the 'Race, Reimagined' special addition issue. The Field Foundation supported the special edition focused on racial topics and young women's perspectives.
• Break the CycleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization providing legal support and resources for young survivors of sexual assault. Partnered with Love Girls Magazine contributor who shared her story of being raped at ages 14 and 15, connecting readers to resources for toxic relationships and assault awareness.
• Let's Be RealminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Movement By Young People For Young People About Relationships, a program by Break the Cycle. Love Girls Magazine connects young women to this resource for relationship education.
• Women Inspiring Strength & Empowerment (WISE) ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting young women who have experienced trauma. LGM contributor joined WISE Club as part of her healing journey and advocacy work.
• TMBC at the Lincoln CenterminorOthersHost venue for Love Girls Magazine office and operations. Located at 318 E 7th St, Davenport, IA 52803.
• YMCA (Y)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYMCA in Muscatine, Iowa serves as workplace for Thandra Ritchie (featured cover story subject) who teaches cycling and strength classes as a blind fitness instructor.
• WVIA Public Radio (Western Illinois University)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic radio partner distributing Love Girls: The Podcast episodes. Podcast episodes are hosted on wvik.org, expanding reach to public radio audience.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Pretty Brainy: A nonprofit empowering girls through STEM, media, and leadership programming. Comparable in targeting young women with skill-building programming (overlap with Love Girls Magazine's journalism and media training focus), though oriented toward STEM rather than general media.
• She's the First: A nonprofit advancing girls' education and empowerment globally through storytelling and direct service. Comparable mission and storytelling-focused approach, though anchored in international education advocacy rather than U.S. media.

Direct peers

• Girls' Life Magazine: A print and digital magazine targeting tween and teen girls with content on self-esteem, relationships, and empowerment. Highly comparable to Love Girls Magazine's publication model and audience, though Girls' Life operates at a larger commercial scale.
• GirlSpring: A nonprofit publishing platform that empowers tween and teen girls to find their voices and build confidence through writing and media. Highly comparable publishing model and mission to Love Girls Magazine, with magazine and mentorship programming.
• Black Girl Magazine: A digital media publication celebrating Black women and girls. Comparable audience and empowerment mission, with overlapping content categories such as self-esteem, career, and personal storytelling.
• Black Girls Rock: A nonprofit organization celebrating Black girls and women through awards, events, and media. Highly comparable to Love Girls Magazine's Love Awards ceremony and youth empowerment mission, with a similar event-driven, community-led model.
• Girls Inc. A national nonprofit inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold through school-based programming and advocacy. Comparable mission and target demographic to Love Girls Magazine's Girls on Fire program, with a more established national infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Seventeen Magazine: A major mainstream teen girl magazine covering fashion, beauty, and empowerment. Comparable audience and content categories to Love Girls Magazine, but operates at national scale with commercial advertising model rather than nonprofit structure.
• Teen Vogue: A digital-first youth publication covering culture, identity, and social issues. Comparable in targeting young women and addressing empowerment themes, but operates as a major commercial publication with significantly larger reach.
• Essence: A major media brand for Black women covering culture, beauty, and empowerment. Comparable content categories and audience overlap (referenced in Love Girls Magazine's awards context), with significantly larger scale and commercial reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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