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Presidents Obama and Bush honor the 5,000th Daily Point of Light

Five thousand people, each a point of light.  There are of course hundreds of thousands, or even millions more, of these amazing individuals, but these five thousand represent them all.  They take the “challenge of tackling a community need through … Continue reading

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Employee Volunteer Engagement: A Deep Dive in Asia

As businesses from the west flock to Asia, and with Asian businesses placing more importance on social responsibility,  we are seeing a surge in employee volunteering.  Seven of the world’s ten most populous cities are in Asia.  In fact, there … Continue reading

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Building Networks to Improve the Lives of Children

“What would it take to have 35,000 children living in the neighborhoods within the 5-square mile/500 blocks of the Magnolia Catchment Area in Los Angeles, California break all records of success in their education and their health, and the quality … Continue reading

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How to Build and Grow a Successful Cross-Sector Partnership

Business professionals and not-for-profit directors often have very different perspectives. There are inequities in power and differences in resources. Building a good working relationship is critical to success. Differences can be worked through by developing strategies, including setting clear expectations … Continue reading

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CHOC Children’s: Nurture, advance and protect the health and well-being of children.

Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) just unveiled its beautiful new tower on their campus in Orange, California.  The $550 million, 425,000 square foot building is seven stories tall.  It contains patient rooms, advanced operating rooms, laboratory, pathology and imaging … Continue reading

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Employment Sustainability: 2013 Roundtable on Employment and Technology

This past February, a colleague, formerly with The Conference Board, told me of an interesting project she was working on for Cornell University’s ILR School.  They had been asked to look at “where have all the jobs gone?” And more … Continue reading

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Global Reporting Initiative: North-American G4 Campaign Kick-off

“The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a non-profit organization that promotes economic, environmental and social sustainability. GRI provides all companies and organizations with a comprehensive sustainability reporting framework that is widely used around the world.”  This is how they describe … Continue reading

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Corporate Philanthropy: Evolving The Narrative. Leadership Imperative. Our Path Forward.

Three simple, but important concepts discussed in this morning’s Corporate Pre conference Forum at the Council on Foundation’s annual conference.  Or as my friend, colleague and recently retired IBM executive, Ann Cramer, said, “Stewarding our resources for the betterment of … Continue reading

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Conservation, Mitigation and a Pocket Mouse

Dana Point, California, is a small coastal city just south of Laguna Beach.  Like much of the southern California coast, it has been developed.  The Dana Point Preserve is a 29 acre site on a point nestled between the pacific … Continue reading

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Student Entrepreneurs Re-inventing the World: The Kairos Global Summit

This year I had a rather unusual birthday, spent with an incredible group of 350 college student entrepreneurs, plus 50 mentors of which I was one, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Kairos 50, a group of … Continue reading

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