Hewlett Packard’s Catalyst Initiative is helping kids across the world learn how to solve some of the seemingly most intractable global challenges. Catalyst also demonstrates the problem-solving capabilities of HP technology; expands markets by increasing education rates and wealth; and builds relationships and goodwill with customers. READ»
While others debate whether boards should have one woman or two or three, whether quotas should be mandated, and where on earth to find a woman who has adequate experience or intellect, IAC/InterActiveCorp did something bold, electing elected two women directors who will each contribute unique value to the IAC board: Chelsea Clinton and Sonali de Rycker. READ»
Self-interest is the fundamental driver for investors in the "saving the world" business. Companies want to help educate people because educated people will get jobs, make money, and buy products. New ideas about how to make that happen emerged recently at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York. READ»
How do you add U.S.$3.4 billion to Kenya’s gross income every year? According to The World Bank, this could be achieved if all 1.6 million adolescent girls in Kenya completed secondary school and the 220,098 adolescent mothers were employed instead of falling pregnant early.READ»
Plastic is one of the great inventions of the 20th Century. But is it a half-formed innovation? We need to push the innovation of plastic further, and throw the current brand of plastic in the recycling bin. READ»
With need around the world for clean water, safe housing, renewable energy, disaster relief, biomedical devices, and so on, we need inventors to build solutions and bring them to market. Unfortunately, it turns out that we might be missing out on talented women, who should be considering careers as inventors.READ»
The year started off with a bang with accountability questions related to Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti Foundation. From April on, people berated BP and cringed as the CEO told us one thing about the environmental and economic damage ...READ»
Remember the kids who took apart broken machines in order to experiment with building machines? Well, if those child inventors want to tinker when they get to college, The Lemelson Foundation wants to make sure that they have the help they need to create new tech that will save lives and preserve the environment.READ»
While you choose your holiday gifts, and also plan for some personal reading time, you might be interested in book recommendations from CSR and nonprofit leaders.READ»
You will soon find that no corporate board will hire a CEO or elect a new board member who doesn't have experience in environmental sustainability and social issues. Why would I say this? And where would a corporate person gain ...READ»
A new online project aims to bring American and Qatari teenagers together through crowdsourced translation exercises that could have ramifications for public diplomacy.READ»
In a private meeting with Julia Novy-Hildesley, Executive Director, the Lemelson Foundation, I found out what went on behind closed doors at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) when the media were not present. Novy-Hildesley was the ...READ»
Old school charity and "philanthropy" once referred exclusively to financial contributions to nonprofits. Today, Omidyar Network (ON) takes a more innovative and inclusive approach, called "flexible capital." As a philanthropic ...READ»
"Everything has changed in society, except the classroom," says Vicky Colbert, founder of Escuela Nueva, at the Clinton Global Initiative earlier this week. While the rest of the world has begun to close the antiquated gap between ...READ»
Guayaki's goal is to create 1,000 jobs and restore 200,000 acres of rainforest by the year 2020. To do so, it will have to grow by at least 25% annually for the next decade.READ»
Plenty of people use the power of the internet to trace and reconnect with old friends. Two brothers from Denmark, however, are working to harness that power for a greater social good. Christopher and David Mikkelsen founded Refugees ...READ»
On Wednesday, a special session of the Clinton Global Initiative, featuring Lance Armstrong of Livestrong, addressed cancer, which often gets overshadowed by HIV/AIDS and malaria.READ»
“We plan to triple our sales of what we call Good for You products, including fruit and vegetable juices, oatmeal, nuts, seeds, low-fat dairy, sports drinks for athletes over the next decade,” explained Dr. Derek Yach, Senior Vice ...READ»
Put a bunch of executives from different companies in a room to hatch plans, write checks, and plot how to move markets, and it’s a federal crime. Add some foundations, NGOs, and myriad worthy causes, and you’ve got the Clinton ...READ»
“Excuse me, do you work with large clusters of marginalized low income populations?” Some of us arrived a day early for the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Sixth Annual Meeting. One reason to do that is to attend the CGI ...READ»
