Talk, The New Sex Ed

04/24/2026

It’s impossible to have missed the onslaught of recent media attention to s*xual violence and perpetrators. And while this public discourse is overdue, it’s having a very intense impact on our children. They, too, are absorbing the headlines, reading the stories, and oftentimes, the comments sections.

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It’s impossible to have missed the onslaught of recent media attention to s*xual violence and perpetrators. And while this public discourse is overdue, it’s having a very intense impact on our children. They, too, are absorbing the headlines, reading the stories, and oftentimes, the comments sec...

12/29/2025

9% of students arrive on college campuses having had formal education about consent.

This beautiful human is responsible for the CampusChat universe and all of the characters that live in it. We cowrote - sometimes as far as 6 time zones apart - for over 2,500 hours mostly on zoom to get to Season 1. I will be forever grateful.

Thanks so much to those of you who have already given. I'll have an updated raised to date amount shortly. Please help us reach our stretch goal of $12,500, which will be matched dollar for dollar to help get CampusChat into the hands of young people who so desperately need it.

Full campaign here: https://bit.ly/4pUbYL3
If you prefer, you can give 24/7, 365 @ www.thenews*xed.org/donate

12/27/2025

It's pretty cool to have people trail you, observe you, and ask you million questions - and then spit out flow charts of what they saw.

All of this and more was part of the 6,000 up front hours we spent getting to a concept for digitizing Talk.

If you're so inclined, please help us reach our stretch goal to help get the finished product directly into the hands of young people: https://bit.ly/4pUbYL3

If you prefer, you can give 24/7, 365 @ www.thenews*xed.org/donate

12/26/2025

Supporters frequently ask, how do you go from an idea for a digital platform to actually bringing one into being.

The answer is the incontrovertible belief that young people deserve the information and tools to make smart choices about their relationships and s*xual health - and then enlisting a lot of really smart people to help achieve the vision.

6 years ago, Talk was awarded an $80k project through CMU's Human Computer Interaction Institute and underwent a 6,000 discovery process to figure out how to capture the lightening in a bottle that is classroom Talk and adapt it to a digital format.

Please enjoy a taste of what that looked like - and if you're so inclined, please help us reach our stretch goal to help get the finished product directly into the hands of young people: https://bit.ly/4pUbYL3

If you prefer, you can give 24/7, 365 @ www.thenews*xed.org/donate

Thank you for your support as we continue to pursue this important work.

12/23/2025

Feeling grateful for all of the great people who helped me realize my vision for Talk's online platform. And this isn't even everybody.

Thanks so much to those of you who have already given. We've already maxed our match and have a challenge grant to raise $75k to close out 2025. We've got $9,125 to go across channels.

Here's a link to the full campaign: https://bit.ly/4pUbYL3
And you can give 24/7, 365 @ www.thenews*xed.org/donate if you prefer.

Thank you in advance for your consideration!

12/22/2025

9 days to go, $9,125 left to raise to reach our stretch goal. Thank you so much to those of you who have already so generously given to help us get CampusChat to the young people who need it.

Have you had a chance to check out the platform? From now through Christmas, we're giving supporters full premium access. Visit www.campuschat.org and use promo code CampusChat1.

A lot of you have said you're not so into giving on Meta, which I get. Here's a link to the full campaign: https://bit.ly/4pUbYL3

And you can give 24/7, 365 @ www.thenews*xed.org/donate if you prefer.

Thank you so much for your support as we pursue this important work.

12/22/2025

Sorry for the radio silence, guys - we had a stellar offline fundraising week!

We've raised $53,335 across channels, maxing our initial $25,000 match challenge - AND in *more* exciting news, another generous supporter issued a $12.5k stretch goal challenge.

All gifts made by 12/31 @ midnight will be matched dollar for dollar, which means we could start the year with $75k, all of which will be put toward getting CampusChat to the young people who so desperately need it.

Thank you SO MUCH to those of you who have already given. If you've not, I sincerely appreciate your consideration.

Full Facebook fundraiser here: https://bit.ly/4pUbYL3

If you prefer, you can also give at www.thenews*xed.org/donate

Thank you, thank you, thank you, again!

12/19/2025

Only 8.2% of LGBTQ+ youth have received formal education on their own health, relationships, and identities. We need to fix the system.

Talk’s model is participant-driven and evidence-based, so content is accurate and relevant to ALL.

Help bring s*x education to the 21st century: thenews*xed.org/donate

12/18/2025

This holiday season, help level up what our love lives can be. Your support fuels data and skills that match our REALITY.

Talk elevates best practices for health, relationships, safety, and awareness, bringing critical information to meet young people where they are.

Support next-level programs: https://bit.ly/4pUbYL3

12/17/2025

Join us in scaling what works.

Per a 2021 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, education is one of the most effective interventions that reduces teen pregnancy, prevents intimate partner violence, and increases safe practices.

Give now to expand access and impact: https://thenews*xed.org/donate/