Just found out about this program from American Express– this is how it works: 1. American Express rounds up card members to join. For each member, AMEX will donate $1 to The Member’s Project. 2. Members read, rate, and discuss the projects submitted by fellow Cardmembers. 3. Members are encouraged to submit projects or ideas.… Continue reading The Members Project: American Express Rallying Members To Do Some Good For The World
Category: Leadership
Fifteenth Anniversary Party for Green Corp – NYC
From a fellow alum– You are invited to attend the…GREEN CORPS 15th Birthday Bash and Benefit Celebrating 15 Years of Training the Next Generation of Environmental and Social Change Leaders March 1st, 7:00 – 9:00 pm The Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery 526 West 26th Street, No. 213 OPEN BAR and hors d’oeuvres Featuring Special Guest Speaker:… Continue reading Fifteenth Anniversary Party for Green Corp – NYC
Jim Collins On Leadership In The Social Sector
Jim Collins is considered one of the great business gurus of our time and really made a name for himself with Built to Last : Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, which was on the Businessweek Bestseller List forever), and followed up with Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t. These… Continue reading Jim Collins On Leadership In The Social Sector
Social Entrepreneur Focus: Negroponte and his $100 laptop
Nicholas Negroponte is the founder of MIT’s Media Lab and a professor at MIT. Link to his bio. He helped to establish the 2B1 Foundation, an organization dedicated to bringing online access and personal computing to children in remote areas of the world. My goal is to specifically highlight his “One Laptop per Child” non-profit… Continue reading Social Entrepreneur Focus: Negroponte and his $100 laptop
Social Entrepreneurs on TV
The New Heroes, hosted by Robert Redford, is a four-hour PBS series that travels the globe to explore the ideas and impact of “social entrepreneurs†who are making the the world a better place. It premieres Tuesdays, June 28 and July 5, from 8 to 10 p.m. on PBS