Category Archives: Philanthropy

Inspiring practices: The Global Volunteering Research Project

“Corporate Volunteering is a dynamic, global force, driven by companies that want to make a significant difference to serious global and local problems.” This statement, from the report that was released this month, couldn’t be more true.  Businesses have been … Continue reading

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Responsible Global Trade

To be successful in global trade today, one must have more than a good product to sell along with a willing customer.  While business would not succeed without that critical relationship, in this complex world being a good corporate citizen … Continue reading

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The Royal Wedding Gift: Community Impact!

The world’s most watched wedding brings stories of William and Catherine’s courtship, the pomp and circumstances, the dress and of course the Royal Family.  When one is invited to a wedding, one of the first questions in my mind is … Continue reading

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Disaster Response: Put aside your initial emotional reaction

As we watch the unfolding of the horrific earthquake in northern Japan and the resulting tsunami, we want to know how we can help.  For my community, we were under a tsunami watch this morning and saw in the media … Continue reading

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University Students in Ho Chi Minh City Actively Volunteer

Students at both the City University of Social Science and Humanities and the University of Economics and Finance are actively volunteering according to the Vietnam News Service.  Many of the activities the students perform are similar to those in other … Continue reading

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The Giving Pledge: Buffett, Gates, Turner…. The Power of the Story.

ABC’s This Week did a special episode today with Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates and Ted Turner.  Bill Gates talked about the importance of storytelling to get others to act.  Although The Giving Pledge is for the mega wealthy, … Continue reading

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Cambodian Children’s Fund

Earlier this week, Bob and I had a unique opportunity to meet a most selfless man.  He once was a privileged Hollywood film executive and now runs a program for some of the world’s most impoverished children in Cambodia.  Hi … Continue reading

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“Corporate Giving During Uneasy Times” Online Chat with Margaret A. McKenna, president of the Wal-Mart Foundation and Bob Corcoran, president of the GE Foundation

http://philanthropy.com/article/Corporate-Giving-During-Uneasy/123734/ This chat was geared towards those at non profits.  I would have to agree with most of what Margaret and Bob said based on my years of doing this work at Disney.  The two quotes below are responses to … Continue reading

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August 4 – 40 Wealthy Americans Make Big Pledge. Will this spread to other Countries?

  Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are leading the charge to encourage their financial peers to pledge to give away at least 50% of their worth.  They are truly leading by example.  Called the Giving Pledge, Buffet and Gates have … Continue reading

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