If you’ve followed Dove Men+Care in the news over the past year, you’ve seen them take as active a brand role as there is in the effort to make paid leave the nation’s new normal. … Read More
Why Taking Paid Leave Is Like Ordering Lobster At A Diner
You know that Saturday Night Live sketch about the guy who orders lobster from a low-end NYC diner? Paid paternity leave is starting to feel a bit like that, because even though it may be … Read More
Add Your Name to the Paternity Leave Pledge!
When Dove Men+Care joined us for their seventh year as Title Sponsor at Dad 2.019 last February, they threw their weight behind one of the most important potential benefits for new fathers: federal legislation that … Read More
Fatherhood on Friday: Better Than Crap
Back at Dad 2.014, during our first trip to New Orleans, closing keynoter (and interloping fitness enthusiast) Peter Shankman lamented the low threshold of successful customer service, asserting that “anything we do that goes above … Read More
Dad 2.019: The Key To Hashtagging Responsibly
At Dad 2.0 Summit, we always want to show our Sponsors some social media love—and lots of it—as a sign of our thanks. Because the truth is, we couldn’t have this conference without them. They … Read More
Title Sponsor Dove Men+Care Returns, With A Big Push Supporting Paid Leave
For years, our partnership with Dove Men+Care, returning in 2019 for its seventh year as our Title Sponsor, has stood for redefining fatherhood as a lifestyle, because of how profoundly it redefines our lives. Ever … Read More
Dove Men+Care Wants “Future Dads” To Take More Paternity Leave
The changes in the perception and implementation of paid paternity leave over the last few years have been truly remarkable. Not that long ago, the idea of offering a dad a portion of his salary … Read More
Dove Men+Care Celebrates the Final Four With A New Park in San Antonio
Like a lot of people, we’re thinking a lot about San Antonio this weekend. And not just because the nation’s hottest team (Michigan) is playing the best team (Villanova) in the NCAA Championship tonight in … Read More
General Hashtaggery 2018
So you want to give our sponsors some social media love—and you should—then it’s important to use the official #dad2summit hashtag in addition to the respective hashtags dedicated to each sponsor of Dad 2.018. … Read More
FoF: These Are the Fun Fridays
It’s an exciting time to be a Dad 2.0 Summit attendee, now that new Speakers and Sponsors and activations are being announced with such frenetic alacrity (/əˈlakrədē/ noun; brisk and cheerful readiness: she accepted the invitation … Read More