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Leadership Beyond Business |
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Social Responsibility Network and Strategic Philanthropy Network Kick-off Event, San Francisco, 15-17 May 2007 - Register Now!
This event will be a unique opportunity for YPO members, alumni and their spouses to learn from leaders in the fields of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Strategic Philanthropy, and to meet other YPOers with passion in this area.
Resources lined up for the event include Robert Haas, Chairman, Levi Strauss
and Co., Steve Rochlin, Head of Accountability of North America, Aron
Cramer, President, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), Brad Googins,
Executive Director, The Center for Corporate Citizenship, Boston College,
Jed Emerson, Senior Fellow, Generation Foundation, Mark Kramer, Co-Founder,
Center for Effective Philanthropy.
The meetings will take place on May 15 and May 16 in San Francisco.
Participants are also invited to attend the 2007 Corporate Philanthropy
Institute event taking place on May 17 in Oakland, sponsored by Northern
California Grantmakers. It promises to deliver a dynamic day of learning,
featuring world-class thinkers and practitioners who are shaping the future
of integrated philanthropy. To register, please contact Ken Tsunoda at ktsunoda@pannetwork.org, +1.408.353.9042. Click here for a registration form. Click here to get more information about the program.
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Parent-Child Social Action in Guatemala, 30 June to 7 July 2007 - Register Now!
A year ago Stephanie Sonnabend (WPO New England) and her family traveled with a small group of WPOers and YPOers to Guatemala to learn about microfinance and begin to understand how they might make a difference. “It was truly one of the most meaningful and memorable trips for our family,” says Stephanie. “We were visiting micro entrepreneurs, hearing their stories and discovering how very small loans of $200 to $2000 could transform their lives. We saw how small loans could help parents send their children to school and put a concrete floor into their dirt houses. We saw how a stove that costs $125 to install could prevent respiratory ailments and burns in families, save them money in firewood, cut cooking time in half and improve the environment.”
This summer (30 June to 7 July 2007) Stephanie and her son Nick Ciccolo
are leading a group of high school youth and their parents to not only learn
and observe, but actually make a difference. In partnership with HELPS
International, they will be installing stoves in a village. In typical WPO/YPO
fashion, they will be making great connections with other families and
having fun. If you are interested in joining you don’t need any particular
experience, just a desire to help. Accommodation will be in a good hotel in
a resort community.
What is in it for your child? We encourage you to register soon as the trip is limited to 30 people. To register, please contact Stephanie Sonnabend at SSonnabend@sonesta.com. Click here to get more information about the program.
To view video on Youth Micro Credit International in Guatemala,
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Economic Development Network - WPOers and YPOers Gather in Egham, England to Plan Direction and Launch New Initiatives
WPO and YPO members
from as far away as India, El Salvador, Europe, the US and Canada met in
Egham, England from 3 to 5 March 2007, to connect, share personal
experiences, learn from each other and identify opportunities that will
‘move the needle’ and make a difference to third world development. The Economic Development Network has capitalized on the power of successful entrepreneurs helping would-be entrepreneurs. The 120-member group works largely through Action Forums, which are sub-groups focused on specific issues. In addition to the Reverse Trade Action Forum, current Forums include Microfinance and Village Partnership. The Network also hosted several successful meetings, on-site visits, and global conference calls, including a recent call with Jeff Sachs on Eradicating Poverty.
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Helping Disadvantaged Kids Network to Meet 14-16 June 2007 in New York
The Helping Disadvantaged Kids
Network brings together WPO/YPO members and their spouses currently engaged
in leadership of organisations that serve disadvantaged kids. The aim is to
share best practices, to connect with each other, to increase skills and to
engage people seeking activity in helping kids with those who already are.
The Helping Disadvantaged Kids Network will hold its first meeting in New York, 14 to 16 June 2007. The event will be an important beginning in the Helping Disadvantaged Kids movement. It will provide a unique opportunity for WPO/YPO members, alumni and their spouses to learn from leaders facing children’s issues in both the developing and developed worlds, as well as meeting other WPOers/YPOers with a passion in this area.
Environment Network Continues Momentum
The Environment Network continues to gain momentum
after signing up 150 new members at GLC bringing the total Environment
Network membership to over 200. At GLC, fellow YPOers introduced The Cleantech Group as a world-class organization which complements the Environment Network. The Cleantech Group focuses on providing insight, opportunities and building relationships that catalyze and accelerate the growth of Cleantech markets globally.
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