IAVA in the News: Online campaigns

Mashable: 5 Tips for Creating Non-Profit Online Communities

Leading social media blog Mashable, highlighted IAVA in a piece on non-profits using a variety of social tools to foster community. IAVA was featured for it’s pioneering use of a white label community to create a private social space exclusively for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.

FOX News: IAVA and O.A.R.'s "Open Up Your Arms" campaign

October 13

On Tuesday, October 13, O.A.R. bassist Benj Gershman joined America's Newsroom on FOX to discuss the recently launched "Open Up Your Arms" campaign.

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Web Site Helps Welcome Vets Home

September 1

The Philadelphia Inquirer recently profiled IAVA Member Veterans Bryan Adams and Marie Exley about their experiences transitioning home from Iraq and how IAVA's CommunityofVeterans.org, the first exclusive social network for OIF/OEF veterans, helped them find critical resources about VA health care, claims benefits and the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Click here to read the article.

NY Daily News: Fans Voting for Stephen Colbert to be Honorary War Vet

July 16

The New York Daily News recently profiled IAVA founder and executive director Paul Rieckhoff's appearance on the Colbert Report, and the question running through everyone in the Colbert Nation's minds: Should Stephen Colbert be considered an honorary veteran of "Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando"? Click here to support Stephen and make him an honorary IAVA member!

Wall Street Journal: Hello, My Name Is USER01

July 6

The Wall Street Journal spoke to IAVA Member Veteran Reynaldo Leal, Jr. for this article about IAVA's use of new social media, including the Ning-based social network CommunityofVeterans.org, to help Iraq and Afghanistan veterans reach out to one another during the transition home.

Newsweek: Who Are You Calling Rambo?

June 14

Following U.S. Comedian Stephen Colbert's unprecedented broadcast before U.S. troops in Baghdad, Newsweek published this special edition "My Turn" essay from IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff about the need to break "crazy veteran" stereotypes in America. Click here for the full article or to read Stephen Colbert's entire special guest edition Newsweek previewing his trip to Iraq.

Newsweek On Air: Remember Iraq, War Stories

June 8

Newsweek On Air spoke to IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff for this interview previewing comedian Stephen Colbert's unprecedented broadcast of his Comedy Central show, "The Colbert Report," from Baghdad, Iraq.

CNN's "No Bias, No Bull": "Suicide Stand-down" at Fort Campbell

May 28

IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff joined this panel discussion on CNN's No Bias, No Bull about Fort Campbell's decision to suspend duties for three-days while its soldiers and commanders undergo a suicide prevention program to help them recognize the signs of combat stress and halt an alarming suicide trend at the base.

American Morning: Trauma of War

May 12

Following the tragic shooting of U.S. soldiers by a fellow service member at Camp Liberty on May 11th, IAVA Executive Director joined CNN's American Morning to discuss how the U.S. military can improve troops' access to mental health care resources before they reach a crisis point.

CNN: U.S. Soldier Kills Fellow Troops

May 11

IAVA Executive Director and Founder Paul Rieckhoff recently participated in a panel discussion hosted by CNN's Roland Martin to discuss the fallout from the tragic shooting incident at Camp Liberty on May 11th and how the U.S. military can better help service members deal with the stress of combat and multiple deployments.