“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… [Read More…]
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… [Read More…]
Philanthropy Friday (rewind / Simple Giving excerpt): The Jitegemee Project
One of the most rewarding parts of having a blog, besides getting all the crazy thoughts out of my head, is the amazing people I get to meet through it both in person and virtually. I featured Adele Miller in this space back in 2012. We met in a local coffee shop and talked about… [Read More…]
Philanthropy Friday: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Agrees #PovertyIsSexist
Back in March, on International Women’s Day, ONE released their latest Poverty is Sexist report. ONE also wrote an open letter to world leaders (which I signed and you can to) asking them to recognize the link between gender inequality and extreme poverty. Today I’m sharing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s response to the letter. He “wholeheartedly” agrees… [Read More…]
Philanthropy Friday: A Little Good to End the Week
I wasn’t going to post something today because I am on vacation this week – very likely making the long trek back to Maine from Nova Scotia as you read this – but I always post a little bit of good on Friday. My Philanthropy Friday series has been going strong since 2011. I didn’t… [Read More…]
