Clinton Global Initiative on Huffington Post

Chris Marvin: Major Celebs, Nonprofits, Unions Unite To Tackle Critical Veterans Issues

2012-05-10T08:41:01Z

Got Your 6 will challenge all Americans to answer calls to action -- specific tasks that allow civilians to share in the sacrifice and show their appreciation in a meaningful way.

Read more: Blackhawk, Afghanistan War, Got Your 6, Clinton Global Initiative, Military, Marines, Afghanistan, Wounded Warriors, Injured Veterans, Beyond the Battlefield, Veterans, Video, Impact News

Farah Mohamed: The G(irls)20 Summit Meets the G20 Summit, Once Again

2012-05-02T11:35:42Z

Launched in 2010, the G(irls)20 Summit highlights ways in which girls and women, powered by ideas and courage and are not held back by borders, can play a leading role in global economic development and progress.

Read more: Women's Empowerment, Women Leadership, G(irls)20 Summit, Female Leadership, Clinton Global Initiative, g20, g20 Leaders, Write With a Smile, Nike Foundation, g20 Leaders' Summit, Women Leaders, Impact News

Michael Likosky: Rahm Emanuel's Chicago Infrastructure Trust

2012-04-26T15:01:43Z

Manufacturers need state-of-the-art logistics to bring raw materials into their plants and then finished products to global markets. Moreover, Chicago must be a high-capacity transportation hub for the sake of regional growth.

Read more: Citi, Infrastructure, Clinton Global Initiative, Rush Limbaugh, Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, Public-Private-Partnerships, Infrastructure Bank, Chicago Infrastructure Trust, Paul Krugman, Ullico, Politics News

Nikolas Katsimpras: CGI University 2012: Some Constructive Criticism -- The Necessity for a New Holistic Paradigm in the Humanitarian Field

2012-04-04T12:33:33Z

Initiatives like this are desperately needed in our troubled times, but at the same time they should be promoting a change in a paradigm that has been tragically unsuccessful. It is time for self-assessment and constructive criticism.

Read more: Bill Clinton, Clinton Global Initiative, Chelsea Clinton, International Development, Humanitarian Aid, Peacebuilding, George Washington University, College News

Jack Darin: Emanuel Delivers on the Promise of Clean Energy

2012-03-05T10:36:15Z

While many leaders talk about the urgency of transitioning to clean energy, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is acting, and making major changes that will deliver cleaner air and new jobs for Chicago in the near future.

Read more: Clinton Global Initiative, Energy Efficiency, Fisk Generating Station, Green Energy, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Infrastructure, Rahm Emanuel Green Energy, Chicago Infrastructure Initiative, Chicago News

Bill Clinton's Private Equity Career Short-Lived

2012-03-02T00:00:01Z

WASHINGTON -- Former President Bill Clinton has ended his paid relationship with the global financial consulting and private equity firm Teneo Capital...

Read more: Declan Capital, Bill Clinton, Video, Clinton Global Initiative, Jon Corzine, Cgi, Doug Band, Teneo Capital, New York Post, MF Global, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

Bill Clinton Earns More Than Paul McCartney In Celeb Charity Auction

2012-02-23T09:00:00Z

High-bidding fans had the chance to jam with Paul Simon, hang backstage with Paul McCartney and fly through California with Harrison Ford. But when i...

Read more: George Bush, Harrison Ford, Bill Clinton, Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation, Ben Stiller, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Clinton Foundation, Howard Stern, Charitybuzz, Barbara Streisand, Diane Von Furstenberg, Debbie McLeod, Blake Ross, Garth Brook, Mad Men, Oprah Winfrey, Clinton Global Initiative, Video, Karl Lagerfeld, Rupert Murdoch, Oscars, Elton John, Selena Gomez, Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, Impact News

Chelsea Clinton: Philanthropy Is Part Of Being A Good Person

2012-01-24T11:06:00Z

KIEV, Ukraine -- Chelsea Clinton is urging young Ukrainians to engage in philanthropy and civic activism.

The daughter of former U.S. President Bill ...

Read more: Bill Clinton, Philanthropy, Clinton Global Initiative, Chelsea Clinton, Video, Chelsea Clinton Charity, Chelsea Clinton Philanthropy, Clinton Foundation, Hillary Clinton, Oxford, Ukraine, Impact News

Donna Karan: Haiti: A Story of Resilience, Creativity and Passion

2012-01-11T19:56:19Z

It's hard to believe it's been two years. When the earthquake struck Haiti, it had a ripple effect that changed countless lives, including mine. I've discovered a new purpose, to be an ambassador -- a cheerleader -- for this country.

Read more: Mary J. Blige, Urban Zen, Clinton Global Initiative, Haiti Earthquake, J/P Haitian Relief Organization, Haiti, Donna Karan, Good News News

Bill Gates, Elton John Among Top Donors To Clinton Foundation

2012-01-04T14:40:30Z

Former President Bill Clinton started The Clinton Foundation with hopes to improve access to opportunities and services that would both change and sav...

Read more: Bill Clinton, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Video, Fundacion Telmex, Clinton Global Initiative, Norway, Saudi Arabia, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Clinton Foundation, Oman, Elton John, The Elton John AIDS Foundation, Carlos Slim, Frank Giustra, Impact News

Bill Clinton Details Charity Work As Preview To CNN's 'Big Stars, Big Giving'

2011-12-23T08:40:00Z

It's a running joke for people to ask Bill Clinton if he's accomplished more post-presidency, as one of the world's leading change-makers of the past ...

Read more: Bill Clinton Charity, Bill Clinton, Clinton Global Initiative, Big Giving, Cgi, Cnn Big Stars, Clinton Philanthropy, Video, Impact News

Natalie Pace: President Obama's $4 Billion Commitment to Green Jobs

2011-12-06T13:56:59Z

President Obama announced nearly $4 billion in combined federal and private sector energy upgrades to buildings over the next two years.

Read more: Energy Efficiency, Green Energy, Green Energy Clinton, CGI Green Jobs, Green Jobs Obama, Clinton Global Initiative, Obama Solyndra, Ge Green Jobs, Green Tech Jobs, Clean Economy, Green News

Georgianne Nienaber: Are Haiti's Cholera Victims Warren Buffett's "Girls in the Convertible?"

2011-12-01T14:05:58Z

Are Fonkoze and Mercy Corps unwittingly helping major stockholders in the reinsurance firm Swiss Re turn Haitian women into Buffett's "girl(s) in the convertible?"

Read more: Bill Clinton, United Nations, Fonkoze, Swiss Re, Haiti, Barack Obama, Berkshire Hathaway, Clinton Global Initiative, World Health Organization, Insurance, Micro Loans, Health Insurance, Women's Health, Cholera, Epidemic, Centers for Disease Control, Contagion, Regine Barjon, Buffett Rule, Warren Buffett, Ethics, Impact News

Jane Wells: Learning to Value Our Veterans

2011-11-11T10:23:11Z

What does it mean to be a survivor today and what role does being a witness play in how we understand contemporary history?

Read more: Clinton Global Initiative, CGI America, 3 Generations, Veterans Day, Iraq Veterans, Afghanistan Veterans, Veterans, Impact News

Chelsea Clinton: 'One Of The Reasons I'm Most Proud Of My Father Is...'

2011-10-22T10:37:23Z

When you put college students, technology and powerful activists in one room, real change is bound to happen.

Chelsea Clinton and Christy Turlington ...

Read more: Clinton Global Initiative, Chelsea Clinton, Video, George Washington University, Cgi, Christy Turlington, Phones for Hope, Maternal Health, Advocacy, Impact News

Bill Clinton Pranks Famous Movie Stars

2011-10-18T12:32:20Z

Saturday night, some of the top names in music rocked out to celebrate Bill Clinton's 65th birthday and the 10th anniversary of his charitable foundat...

Read more: Jack Black, Bill Clinton, Kristen Wiig, Clinton Global Initiative, Ted Danson, Ben Stiller, Clinton Foundation, Sean Penn, Celebrities, Video, Entertainment News

Tony Campolo: The Growing Impossibility Of Interfaith Dialogue

2011-10-14T10:57:24Z

In today's world, the voices of moderation are becoming fewer and fewer, while extremist groups are growing in size and are flexing more and more political muscle.

Read more: Clinton Global Initiative, Red Letter Christians, Edmund Burke, Religious Tolerance, Religious Extremism, Problems of Interfaith Dialogue, Inter-Religious Dialogue, Interfaith Engagement, Interfaith Dialogue, Inter-Religious Engagement, Religion News

Peter Buffett: Achieving Global Gender Equality: Men in Support of Women

2011-10-05T15:25:15Z

Men must be called upon not to act "on behalf of" women, but to support women to have more power to act on behalf of themselves.

Read more: Female Empowerment, Clinton Global Initiative, Girls Not Brides, Martin Luther King Jr, Masculinity, A Call to Men, Gender, Ted Bunch, Desmond Tutu, Girls and Women, NoVo Foundation, Impact News

Reporters Uncensored: New Campaigns for Global Change Launch in New York

2011-10-10T13:28:09Z

By Maura Kelly

September in New York is known for Fashion Week, 9/11 memorials, the General Assembly at the U.N. and increasingly, the Clinton Glo...

Read more: Clinton Global Initiative, Girls Not Brides, Cgi 2011, Clinton Global Intiative 2011, Cgi, Clean Cookstoves, Cooking Shouldn't Kill, Global Slavery, The Slavery Footprint, Impact News

Phyllis Segal: Suit Up and Play Again

2011-10-06T22:32:36Z

Bill Clinton, Bill Gates and Al Gore may all be remembered for the work they did after the end of their hugely successful midlife careers. And what about the rest of us?

Read more: Reinvention, Philanthropy, Bill Clinton, Clinton Global Initiative, Post-50 Careers, Second Acts, Bill Gates, Encore, Al Gore, Fifty News

Akhtar Badshah: Clinton Global Initiative -- Making Change Happen

2011-10-03T21:52:09Z

Last week at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York City was at once a most exhilarating and tiring week. President Clinton continue...

Read more: Clinton Global Initiative, Microsoft, Cgi, Impact News

Sofia Stafford: Teens Everywhere Can Take Action

2011-10-04T00:50:21Z

We each have a small section on a large canvas to paint, and, as teens and as human beings, it is hard for us to see more than our little square of the canvas. My experience at CGI showed me the WHOLE canvas.

Read more: Girl Up Campaign, Bill Clinton, Womens Rights, Clinton Global Initiative, Girls-Rights, Desmond Tutu, Youth Activism, Activism, Girls Are NOT Brides, High School News

Lanny Davis: Bill Clinton's Legacy

2011-09-28T17:33:28Z

Clinton promised a new kind of unity based not on enforced conformity but on encouraging a "spirit of community, a sense that we are all in this together.... And we will rise or fall together... [with] a greater sense of common purpose."

Read more: Bill Clinton Inauguration, Clinton Global Initiative, Presidential History, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Politics News

Greg Spencer: Why I'm Walking 136 Miles With 50 Pounds of Wood On My Back

2011-09-28T17:30:25Z

With all the causes in the world you could support, maybe cook stoves don't top your list. But in my opinion, they should because, much like unsafe dr...

Read more: Greg-Spencer-Jr, Clinton Global Initiative, Kenya, Los Angeles, San Diego, Cook Stoves, The Paradigm Project, Orange County, Fuel Efficiency, Activism, Impact News

Jonathan Lewis: CGI Should Recognize The Little Guy

2011-09-28T08:28:30Z

Last week, the world's super achievers convened in New York for three days to celebrate their shared global citizenship as well as their accomplishmen...

Read more: Poverty; Global Poverty, Clinton Global Initiative, Cgi 2011, Cgi, Impact News