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September 2006

We invite you to participate in the 2006 YPO Social Enterprise Networks Summit, a two-day program taking place in Boston starting with dinner 29 November through 1 December 2006. 

Any YPO member, spouse and/or Alumni who is a member of one of the Social Enterprise Networks or is interested in getting involved is encouraged to attend. The Social Enterprise Networks include: Economic Development Network, Education Network, Environment Network, Health Network and Peace Action Network. Note that within YPO, Peace Action Network (PAN) is now one of the Social Enterprise Networks.  
 
This will be an excellent chance for you to learn more about the Social Enterprise Networks initiative and how you can get involved.  Current and future champions of these Networks (including PAN) will be able to share ideas and best practices—learning from each other what has worked, and what hasn’t.  We’ll hear from YPO leaders about the vision for Social Enterprise Networks and how they’re poised to greatly enhance the YPO member experience; we’ll hear from YPO staff about how to really “get things done”; and we’ll hear tangible yet inspiring strategies from leading thinkers like Tom Tierney, the former head of Bain and now the Chairman of BridgeSpan and BridgeStar.  Most of all, we’ll have the chance to put our heads together, form bonds, and plot a path for how to make the Social Enterprise Networks initiative even stronger and more vibrant.  Please be a part of this important and monumental event
 
To register for the Social Enterprise Networks Summit, please contact Ken Tsunoda at ktsunoda@pannetwork.org or +1.408.353.9042.  Please click here for a copy of the registration form.  

We do hope that you will be able to join us, and we look forward to seeing you in Boston.

Sincerely yours,

Elizabeth Funk (YPO Barbary Coast N. Ca)

Chair, YPO Social Enterprise Networks, and Economic Development Network Chair

Email: elizabeth@cmlglobal.com

Corporate Social Responsibility - Champion Mark Van Ness Organizes September 6 Global Conference Call with IBM; Seeks Members for New Action Forum

Mark Van Ness (YPO Southern California) has officially launched an Action Forum on Social Responsibility with two Global Conference Calls.

The first Global Conference Call took place on June 27 titled "Adding Sense & Cents to Your Business: The Opportunity of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)."  The objective of the call was to hear from leaders on why CSR is core to business; to learn what defines good CSR; to analyze the business case for CSR; and to understand the requirements of senior executive leadership for CSR.  Two speakers who live and breathe corporate social responsibility on a daily basis shared their experiences on the call:  YPOer Mark Van Ness and Steve Rochlin of Boston College’s The Center for Corporate Citizenship.  To listen to an archive of this call online and view accompanying slides, click on: http://viavid.net/dce.aspx?sid=00003096.

The next Global Conference Call on Social Responsibility will take place on September 6 at 10am CDT titled "IBM's Success with Innovation and Corporate Social Responsibility:  Quantifying Return on Investment of CSR."   Two senior executives at IBM will share their perspectives on the relationship between technology and corporate citizenship, and the role of innovation in both areas:  Nicholas M. Donofrio, Executive Vice President, Innovation and Technology, and Stanley S. Litow, president of the IBM International Foundation and vice president of Corporate Community Relations.  Following their presentation, call participants will discuss future plans for the Social Responsibility Action Forum. 

Click here for more information about the September 6 call including dial-in information.

If you are interested in learning more about the Action Forum on Social Responsibility, please contact Mark Van Ness at vannessm@svn.com.  Click here for a brief summary of the Action Forum's objectives and plans.
 

Lebanon Chapter Organizes Aid to Country's Displaced Citizens

In a July 31 PAN conference call organized by American Arab Action Forum and YPO Lebanon Chapter, YPOers in Lebanon discussed how they have been affected by the humanitarian disaster which is still taking place in Lebanon, what they are doing to respond, and what others can do. 

Participants from the YPO Lebanon Chapter included Imad El-Khalil, Jamal Dandan, Mohammed Hamidi, Randa Mahasni, Tarek Fawaz, Ziad El-Khalil and Ali Ghandour. Bobby Sager moderated the discussion.   A recording of this conference call is now available for interested WPOers and YPOers.  To download the recording as an mp3 file, click here.

The YPO Lebanon Chapter has organized an effort for YPOers and WPOers around the world to assist the hundreds of thousands of displaced Lebanese civilians.  For more information about this effort, including details regarding how to contribute needed supplies or monetary donations, click here or contact the YPO Member Exchange at support@m2mx.com.  

Alternatively, you may contact the following members for further details:

Children's Health Forum in Developing Countries Organizes September 14 Global Conference Call; Plans Second Meeting in Boston November 1-3

Eleven million children under the age of 5 die every year from causes that could be prevented by existing therapeutic and preventive strategies.  The loss of children due to avoidable or treatable conditions is needless and horrific.

Children’s Health Forum in Developing Countries is comprised of YPO/WPOers and/or their spouses who are actively involved in hands-on philanthropic efforts on children’s health issues ranging from: preventing the transmission of the AIDS virus from pregnant woman to her unborn child in Africa to distribution of folic acid to prevent birth defects in South America.   The Forum also includes members/spouses who want to have an impact in improving children’s health, but have not determined how.

On September 14 at 8am PDT, Children’s Health Forum in Developing Countries and YPO Health Network will host a one-hour Global Conference Call with Stephen Tomlin, international health program specialist for International Medical Corps, to discuss the impact of integrated community development on the health of women and their children in Nairobi’s Kibera – Africa’s largest urban slum.  You are welcome to participate – click here for more information about the call. 

The next meeting of Children's Health Forum in Developing Countries will take place in Boston November 1 - 3.  If you are interested in participating in this forum, please contact Linda Benge at ltbenge@yahoo.com.