“The great promise of our generation is not to connect the world with more technology, but to connect it with more humanity.” This was the inspiring quote that opened the Social Good Summit last Sunday, September 18th at the 92nd Street Y in the upper east side of New York, NY. The event is described as […]
Hump Day Haiku: Social Good Summit 2016
More on this Friday. I’m still registering what I experienced over the weekend at the Social Good Summit in New York City. Social Good Summit Food, friends, security, mice So much to take in #humpdayhaiku As per usual, bonus points for commenting in the form of a haiku (5 – 7 – 5 syllables). Extra […]
Philanthropy Friday: An Update on the Sustainable Development Goals #globalgoals
I’ve talked a bit about the Global Goals for Sustainable Development in past blog posts. The aim with these lofty global goals is to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and fix climate change in the next 15 years. The 17 goals were officially adopted by world leaders at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in September […]
Philanthropy Friday: Celebrating Water #Blue4Water
World Water Day exists to help spread awareness of water-related issues and to inspire others to take action to make a difference. With 650 million people around the world still lacking access to safe, clean water, it’s time we take a stand. I’ve written fairly extensively over the past few years about the water crisis […]
Philanthropy Friday: Inspired By the #GlobalGoals and Linda in Nicaragua
I blogged about the Global Goals for Sustainable Development about a month ago. These 17 goals were officially adopted by world leaders at the UN Sustainable Development Summit at the end of September in New York, NY. The aim of these goals is to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years: end extreme poverty, […]
Philanthropy Friday: #GlobalGoals for Sustainable Development and a #PrayerForEveryone
I don’t write or talk a lot about my religious beliefs. Religion and spirituality are topics that are very personal to me. There are only so many people in this world that I will sit down with and have a deep conversation about religion. I will share that I do pray. I pray a lot, […]
