Pippa Biddle

Bio:

Philippa (Pippa) Biddle is a New York-based writer currently fixated on the global volunteer economy domestically and abroad. Her work has been published by the New York Times online, Antillean Media Group, The FBomb, MTV, Elite Daily, Go Overseas, Matador Network, and a slew of other publications and websites. She has been featured in the New York Times, The Independent, Forbes, and more. Pippa also writes content for television in partnership with Bridge the Gap TV. Shows she has worked on have aired on major networks including PBS and National Geographic. When not working on her own writing, Pippa helps small and emerging brands tell powerful stories. She is a graduate of Columbia University with a degree in Creative Writing. Pippa is on the Board of Onwards, where she supports the organization in their efforts to create sustainable tourism-based solutions to poverty. From 2010 to 2011, she served as the Roots & Shoots Youth Leadership Fellow at the Jane Goodall Institute. She also helped to build BrightCo, a tech startup that joined GLG in the summer of 2014. Pippa is featured in two documentary films, Volunteers Unleashed (2015, available on Amazon and iTunes) and FRAMED, slated for release in 2017. She was also featured in The New York Times columnist Ron Lieber’s 2015 bestselling book, The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money. Pippa owes a huge thank you to the many family members and friends who give her their two cents. Also to Alberto Vargas, whose photographic genius makes her look human.