Social Responsibility

Teachers as Crap Detectors and the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility

Alan Singer | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Ernest Hemingway, Social Responsibility, Michael Bloomberg, Race to the Top, Mother Jones, Upton Sinclair, Bill Gates, Huck Finn, Barack Obama, New York City, Pearson Education, Margaret Mead, Rupert Murdoch, Teachers, Teaching, Frederick Douglass, Education News
Alan Singer

Tom Roderick, executive director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility, asked me to share my thoughts on teaching and crap detection. These are some of the things I learned from forty years as a teacher.

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At Cipriani: 2012 Women Refugee Voices of Courage

Jim Luce | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Women?S Issues, Women?S Refugee Commission, Sri Lanka, Refugees, Irc, International Rescue Committee, Oiww, 2012 Women Refugee Voices of Courage, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Global Fund for Women, Nicaragua, Rim Tekie Solomon, Red Cross, Npr, Texas, Social Responsibility, Haiti, Olga Cantarero, Israel, Sudan, Orphans International Worldwide, Rwanda, Impact News
Jim Luce

This year, a luncheon hosted by the Women's Refugee Commission focused on the need to protect and empower displaced adolescent girls -- one of the most vulnerable groups within a refugee setting.

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It Takes a Village

Ernestine Hayes | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: It Takes a Village, Social Responsibility, Education News
Ernestine Hayes

Lately I've been wondering how most people would complete a sentence that begins with the well-known phrase "it takes a village." What phrase expresse...

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National Volunteer Month: Celebrating the "New" Volunteerism

Michael Haberman | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: New York, Deloitte, Social Responsibility, Skills-Based Volunteerism, Giving Back, Volunteer, JPMorgan Chase, Corporate Social Responsibility, National Volunteer Month, Volunteerism, National Volunteer Week, Not-for-Profit, Impact News
Michael Haberman

Not many people know that April is National Volunteer Month. It is equally important that we honor the people who dedicate themselves to taking action and solving problems in our communities.

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Turning Wheelchairs Into Hot-Rods

Lori Sokol | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Family Caregivers, Disabled, Women, Caregiving, Loreen Arbus, Social Responsibility, Loreen-Arbus, People-With-Disabilities, Philanthropy, Cerebral-Palsy, Philanthropists, Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, United-Cerebral-Palsy, Disability, Caregiver Support, Home Caregiver, United Cerebral Palsy, Impact News
Lori Sokol

Loreen Arbus has made it her mission to honor the work of the caregiver, 'the unsung heroines," whose kindness comes in all manners of form to help transform lives, yet who are still so severely unappreciated.

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Touching the Untouchables in a Rural Indian Village

Jim Luce | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Sanskrit, Middle Way, Black America, Philanthropy, Mahatma Gandhi, Bodh Gaya, Jharkhand, Bihar, Buddha, Japan, Dalits, Oiww, Martin Luther King, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Jim Luce, Hindu Social Life, Social Responsibility, Prince Siddhartha, International Development, Burakumin, India, Roma, Orphans International Worldwide, Harijan, Dumri, World News
Jim Luce

I have been privileged to visit two "Untouchable" villages while here on pilgrimage in India -- the first about four miles outside Bodh Gaya in Bihar province, and the other about four hours south of here, in the village of Dumri in Jharkhand province.

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Forget CSR And CSV, Let's Go For CGV -- Corporate Global Vision

Alice Korngold | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Human Rights, Corporate Governance, Corporate Responsibility, Social Responsibility, Giving Back, Environment, Corporate Social Responsibility, Philanthrocapitalists, Impact News
Alice Korngold

If companies and their boards of directors truly commit to a corporate global vision of justice, businesses can make greater profits than they ever imagined and people throughout the world would have food on their tables and live in peace.

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My Mother: "God Damn It James, I Raised You Better Than That!"

Jim Luce | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Women?S Issues, Dudley Gates, Civil Rights, Sri Lanka, Boston, Gloria Steinem, Uni Haiti, Luce Family, Tiger Mom, Orphan Care, Paris, Elie Wiesel, Gandhi, Harvard, Oiww, Khalil Gibran, Indonesia, Jim Luce, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Portland Maine, Social Responsibility, International University Center Haiti, Stanford L. Luce, Church of England, Warfield Simpson, Frances Dudley Alleman-Luce, Mother Jones, WASP Mom, Episcopal Church, Mathew Luce, Slave Owners, Haiti, Mothers, New York City, SOS Children?S Village, Thomas Dudley, Martin Luther King, Gay & Lesbian Issues, Orphans International Worldwide, Anti-Bullying, Women?S Liberation, Martha's Vineyard, Desiderata, Impact News
Jim Luce

My mother's words still ring out in my head, year after year. It was Thanksgiving 1998, Boston. I was continuing to complain about how traumatized I...

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A Win For The 99 Percent

Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: 99 Percent, Small Business Growth, Fiji Economy Growth, Fiji Economy, Social Responsibility, Fiji Business, Fiji Government, Fiji Taxes, Fiji-Elections, Fiji, World News
Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama

The "99 percent" have called and we have heard them. Beginning Jan. 1, 2012, Fiji will reduce or eliminate taxes on 99 percent of taxpayers and cut taxes across-the-board for businesses.

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Coming Together: Time to 'Occupy Our We' Feeling

Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D. | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Inner Self, Social Change, Well-Being, Occupy Wall Street, Community, Spiritual Living, Spirituality, Consciousness, Healthy Living Spirit, Social Revolution, Social Responsibility, Healthy Living News
Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D.

We have a responsibility to work toward revitalizing our connection with our "selves" as well as our communities -- to regenerate our relationship with the world we live in.

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Occupy Wall Street: Bending the Arc

Pam Spritzer | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Taxes, Social Security, Poverty, Alan Grayson, 2012 Elections, Social Responsibility, Afghanistan, Economy, Occupy Wall Street Media, Democracy, Gandhi, Zuccotti Park, Campaign Finance, Occupy Wall Street Movement, General Assembly, Campaign Finance Reform, Occupy Wall Street Protest, 2012 Election, Occupy Wall Street Protests, Occupy Wall Street, Nypd, Environment, The New York Times, Public Education, Wall Street, Politics News
Pam Spritzer

After ignoring Occupy Wall Street in its early days, last week the New York Times saw fit to print a front-page story identifying anger as the defin...

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Jane Fonda in the Court of Public Opinion

Jennifer Ketcham | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Terrence Beasor, Don Swayze, Social Change, Social Responsibility, Jane Fonda in the Court of Public Opinion, Jane Fonda, Tery Jastrow, Change, Anne Archer, Vietnam, Richard Nixon, Hanoi Jane, Revolution, Edgemar Center for the Arts, La Around Town, Los Angeles News
Jennifer Ketcham

The play is set in Waterbury, CT, in a modestly dressed Episcopal Church on June 18, 1988. Jane Fonda, portrayed by Anne Archer, meets with six Vietnam vets to set the "record straight."

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It's Time for a New Type of Leadership

Ronit Herzfeld | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Leadership, Social Leadership, Social Responsibility, Marina Del Ray, Social Activism, Los Angeles News
Ronit Herzfeld

We are at a juncture in human development that calls for a whole new type of leadership -- collaborative leadership.

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We Are Each Other's Keepers

Judy Patrick | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: California Budget, Poverty, Low-Income Women, Wealth Gap, Middle Class, Social Responsibility, Budget Cuts, California Budget Cuts, Government Spending, Los Angeles News
Judy Patrick

What if we believed, and acted as if, we have a responsibility for one another and that together we must work to leave a healthy state for our children and our neighbors' children?

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Business Unusual: Living Economies

Andrea Learned | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Local First, Social Responsibility, Sustainable Business, Buy Local, Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Green Business, Balle, Living Economies, Business News
Andrea Learned

"Living Economies." Though the phrase is a mouthful, a lot more businesses, and businesspeople, should be seeing themselves as part of them. Perhaps...

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10 Actions Consumers Can Take to Reinvent Capitalism

Simon Mainwaring | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Nonprofits, Consumerism, Capitalism, Csr, B Corporations, Social Responsibility, Reinventing Capitalism, Impact News
Simon Mainwaring

We are in a unique moment when average citizens, not philosophers, have the power to change the world yet again by reinventing capitalism.

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10 Companies With The Best Reputations In America

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Google, Financial Performance, Vision, Leadership, Social Responsibility, Johnson & Johnson, Corporate Reputation, General Mills, Workplace Environment, Scandal, Products, Fraud, Tech Companies, Services, Harris Interactive, Emotional Appeal, Business News

It's difficult for a corporation in today's world to survive under the microscope. But in fact, while some don't, a recent survey released by marke...

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Celebrity Responsibility

Adam Steel | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Charity, Social Responsibility, Legacy, Fiscal Responsibility, Personal Responsibility, Philanthropy, Celebrity, Giving, Donating to Charity, Impact News
Adam Steel

My hope is that celebrities will recognize their ability to influence the public with their actions and use their success to positively change a life, a community, or even a country.

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The New Generation Of Karma Junkies

Yael Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Charity, Volunteering, Altruism, Karma, Inspiration, Social Responsibility, Giving Back, The Giving Life, Volunteerism, Impact News
Yael Cohen

What's with the boom in charity work in recent years? What is it about contemporary society that has everyone taking up the good fight and lending a hand with the perils of the world?

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Watch What Happens: Art And Science Dream Team Takes Over A Deserted Island

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Island, Art, Project, Jon Bonfiglio, Social Responsibility, United Kingdom, France, Environment, Science, Artist, Mexico, United States, Clipperton, Mutualart, Colonization, Scientists, Arts News

(Via MutualArt) To look at it, one would never suspect that the mostly barren, deserted island situated off the coast of Mexico would have such a c...

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Zafen: Redefining "Interest" in the Changing World of Microfinance

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rev. Robert Maloney C.M., New Orleans, Daughters of Charity, Islam, Rotary International, Hands Together Cooperative, Chicago, DePaul University, Laura Hartman, Social Progress, Microfinance, Zafen, Microloan Interest, VentureWalk Business Partners, Haiti, Desiree H. Young, Jean-Claude Fleurantin, Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan, Jim Luce, Haitian Entrepreneurs, Humanitarianism, Social Responsibility, Qard Hasanah, International Development, Hurricane Katrina, Daughters of Charity Ozanam School, Congregation of the Mission, Qur?An, World News
Jim Luce

Microfinance has taken a beating lately for shifting far afield from its humanitarian origins. It's become a good idea gone bad. But all is not lost.

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New University to Rise in Haiti as Higher Education There In Collapse

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: We Can?T Have That Foundation, Liberal Arts in Action, Marcel Duret, Bartlett Giamatti, Arabic, Léogâne, International University of Haiti, International Library of Haiti, Liberal Arts, Dr. Eunhee Jung, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, State University of Haiti, Social Responsibility, Korea, University Center & Annex, International Students, Tokyo, Nyu, Haitain Ministry of National Education and Professional Formation, Art Restoration, Interuniversity Institute for Research and Development, Dr. Arol Buntzman, Haitian Diaspora, Social Entrepreneurism, Universities of the West Indies, Université D?ÉTat D?Haïti, Dr. Linda Stillman, National School of Administration and Finance, Japan, Dr. Louis Herns Marcelin, Haitian Higher Education, National School for Technology, Haitian Museum of Art, Yale University, Professional Development, Creating Global Citizens, Polytechnic Institute, Université De Port-Au-Prince, Haitian Ministry of Education, Enaf, Menfp, Ueh, Port?Au?Prince, Inured, Iuh, College News
Jim Luce

The long-awaited post‐earthquake assessment of higher education institutions in the Port‐au‐Prince metropolitan area by the respected Interuniversity Institute for Research and Development (INURED) has been released.

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On Being Homeless for 35 Minutes in Central London

Chris Guillebeau | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Travel, Homelessness, Social Responsibility, London, Healthy Living News
Chris Guillebeau

John, if you're out there, I can't really say "thanks" for taking my money. I'm still a little mad about it. But I appreciate the lessons I learned through my mistake and your chicanery.

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Private Initiative Marshall Plan Launches for the New Haiti

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Earthquake, Long Distance Learning Institute, Mdgs, Luce Group Investments, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Commerce, Jérémie, Iraq, NYU Polytechnic, Cayes-Jacmel, Léogâne, International University of Haiti, Oiww, Belo Water, Liberal Arts, Indonesia, Stewardship Report, Jim Luce, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Social Programs, Social Responsibility, Port-Au-Prince, Global Leadership Institute, Gonaives, Institute for Haitian Stability., Oloffson Hotel, International Film Institute, Integrated Development, Education, Cholera Epidemic, Social Entrepreneurism, Universities of the West Indies, Microfinance, Art Restoration Institute, New York City, Haiti, Vocational Studies, Tsunami, Private Initiative, Marshall Plan, New Haiti, Millennium Development Goals, Haitian Museum of Art, International University, YMCA Léogâne, Luce Group Integrated Development Plan for the New Haiti, Professional Development, Ganthier, Luce Publications, Orphans International Worldwide, Integrated Import-Export, Jacmel, Betaville, Cap-Haïtien, World News
Jim Luce

I have been working in Haiti since Christmas 1999. That New Year's Eve I hired my first staff -- my first local partner -- with a handshake at the Ol...

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Join Us in Integrated Approach to Build The New Haiti

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: We Can?T Have That Foundation, Usaid, University of West Indies, Microcredit, Nyu, Housing, Social Responsibility, World Bank, Liberal Arts, Internet Connectivity, Federation Des Caisses, International Developent Fund, Family Care, Harvard, Desjardins Developpement International, Yale, Leogane, Ganthier, Orphan Care, Kiwanis, International University of Haiti, Princeton, Lions International, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Nyu-Polytec, Cheddi Jagan, Skype, Health Care, Agricultural Cooperatives, Rotary, Creating Global Leadership, International Development, Haitian Diaspora, Earthquake, European Union, Croix-Des-Bouquets, Chf, Oiww, New York City, Tourism, Thomas Dudley, Education, Commerce, College of Wooster, New Haiti, Orphans International Worldwide, Haiti, Petit-Goave, Professional Development, Hospital St. Croix, Creole Language, Ecole De La Redemption, January 12, World News
Jim Luce

Léogâne, Haiti. I am perhaps the most excited I have been in my entire life as I prepare to move to Haiti next month. Ten months after the earthqu...

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