Talk:Nancy Lublin/draft

Nancy Lublin (born [insert]) is a [word]. Described as a "lifelong not-for-profit fundamentalist", she founded Dress for Success during 1995-96 and was its Executive Director to 2002, and is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Do Something, an which aims to enable young people to improve their communities.

Dress for Success
Lubin graduated from Brown University in 1993, and received a Master degree from Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar. During her first year of law school in New York City during 1995-96, Lublin used a $5,000 inheritance from Poppy Max, her great-grandfather, to establish Dress for Success. According to her biography, the rationale for establishing the project was "to honor [Max's] memory and legacy by using his hard-earned money to help other people blaze new beginnings". With three nuns from the Spanish Harlem district of the Manhattan borough of New York City, all of whom had experience in similar programs, she established Dress for Success to support low-income women in career development and progression, and general self-confidence.

She trademarked the name as interest grew, and by late 1998 around 20 Dress for Success programs had been established; within a year, this has expanded to 50 and spread to two additional countries. A CNN report in 2001 listed the program as being active in 60 cities in both North America as well as New Zealand and England, and having assisted over 60,000 women since its founding; as of 2007, this has reportedly increased to 70 programs in four countries. The program has been reported on in the New York Times and People, as well as on 60 Minutes and featured on Oprah. In May 2002 she resigned as Dress for Success' Executive Director, a position she had held since founding the non-profit organization.

Awards

 * 2000 — New York City Women's Commission 'Woman of the Year'
 * 2002 — Fast Company's 'Fast 50 Award'
 * 2006 — Glamour Magazine's 'Women of Worth'
 * 2007 — World Economic Forum's '100 Most Influential Young leaders'