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Inspired Giving: Protecting Kids in a Screen-Saturated World
Philanthropic Awareness, Action, & Impact
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Josh Golin
Executive Director, FairPlay
FairPlay is the leading nonprofit committed to helping children thrive in an increasingly commercialized, screen-obsessed culture, and the only organization dedicated to ending marketing to children. Their advocacy is grounded in the overwhelming evidence that child-targeted marketing – and the excessive screen time it encourages – undermines kids’ healthy development.
Maurine Molak
Co-founder, David’s Legacy Foundation & ParentsSOS
Maurine co-founded David’s Legacy Foundation in 2016 after her 16-year-old son, David, died by suicide after experiencing months of relentless and threatening cyberbullying. The year prior to his death, David struggled with an addiction to social media and online gaming, which led to severe anxiety and depression.
After David’s death, Maurine worked with Texas legislators to pass “David’s Law,” which provided tools to address cyberbullying through the Education, Civil and Criminal codes. In the years following, she continued her advocacy with the successful passage of suicide prevention, digital citizenship requirements, online harms prevention, and cell-phone free schools’ legislation. Her current advocacy efforts are on Capitol Hill, where she is advocating for the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).
In early 2024 Maurine co-founded Parents for Safe Online Spaces (ParentsSOS), an educational initiative for survivor parents who have lost children to online harms. Thanks to the courage and leadership of ParentsSOS members, KOSA passed in the Senate with a 91–3 vote in July 2024 but ultimately stalled in the House. ParentsSOS ignited a movement and has reignited its fight to get KOSA passed this year, with a version of KOSA passed in the U.S. House in June and a strong U.S. Senate bill with 76 co-sponsors.
Arrival & boxed lunch
Doors open at United Way of Greater Houston. A boxed lunch is provided.
Inspired Giving: Protecting Kids in a Screen-Saturated World
Josh Golin, Executive Director, FairPlay, joined by Maurine Molak, Co-founder, David’s Legacy Foundation & ParentsSOS, on child-targeted marketing, screen time, online harms, and what philanthropy can do about it.
Program concludes
Philanthropic awareness, action, & impact — with concrete ways to engage.
Published window: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM. Segment timings are confirmed on arrival.
United Way of Greater Houston
50 Waugh Drive, Houston, TX 77007
- A boxed lunch is provided.
- Doors open at 11:30 AM; the program runs to 1:00 PM.
- Space is limited — please RSVP in advance.
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The Record
Where the Circle has gathered
2026Apr 30
Giving Circle
Human Trafficking: Philanthropic Awareness, Action, & Impact
In partnership with the Greater Houston Community Foundation, an eye-opening and action-oriented panel discussion on one of the most urgent issues facing our city. Leading experts explored how trafficking happens, buyer activity in Houston and current deterrence methods, and what meaningful solutions look like in practice.
- Rebecca Hove — Moderator · Greater Houston Community Foundation
- Minal Patel Davis — Founder & CEO, HeneKom Group
- Joe Madison — Founder & Executive Director, Demand Disruption
- Caroline Roberts — General Counsel & Sr. Director of Public Policy, Children at Risk
- Timeka Walker — CEO, United Against Human Trafficking
2025Feb 12
Giving Circle
Mindful Giving: Inspiring Philanthropy in Community Mental Health
More than 55 philanthropic leaders, nonprofit executives, and mental health experts came together not just to confront this crisis, but to seek healing. Mental health care is not just about clinical interventions – it is about rebuilding the human spirit through connection, compassion, and community.
2022Apr 9
Third Annual Symposium
HPC Nonprofit Symposium at the University of St. Thomas
The Houston Philanthropy Circle Vetting Committee selected 24 nonprofit organizations from applicants to present at the event.
2020Symposium
Symposium
HPC Nonprofit Symposium 2020
The Circle continued convening philanthropists and vetted faith-based nonprofits through an extraordinary year for Houston’s nonprofit community.
2019Aug 24
Inaugural Symposium
The first HPC Nonprofit Symposium
We hosted our first Nonprofit Symposium at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas which was highly successful and brought together philanthropists with 24 faith-based non-profits presenting their mission in areas of Education, Healthcare, Family & Faith and Social Services & Resiliency.
2019Apr
Philanthropist Dinner
The first Philanthropist Dinner
These dinners are an opportunity for like-minded philanthropists to socialize and share their experiences and visions for philanthropy in Houston.
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There are thousands of us nonprofits, and it can be very difficult to get in front of people to give your message. It’s great to have a safe space for both nonprofits and philanthropists.
Ruth Githumbi — Development Director, Living Water International