New York, N.Y. On Wednesday, July 24, The J. Luce Foundation will host its annual Summer Soirée to honor the inaugural cohort of ‘Luce 24 Under 24’ Award recipients, this year at the China Institute in lower Manhattan, NYC. The Luce 24 Under 24 represents young global leaders who have shown great potential for uplifting humanity through their projects and leadership.
Modelled on the ‘Forbes 30 Under 30,’ this award recognizes young global leaders
with great potential for uplifting humanity through their projects and leadership.
Our Young Global Leaders at the 19th Annual Awards Gala of the J. Luce Foundation
and Orphans International Worldwide. Photo: Duane Lyken/Stewardship Report.
The Summer Soirée will feature live performances by artists from around the world. China Institute’s photography exhibition Art of the Mountain: Through the Chinese Photographer’s Lens will also be open for guests at the event. The exhibition is curated by Willow Weilan Hai, Director, China Institute Gallery; Jerome Silbergeld, P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Professor of Chinese Art History at Princeton University, Emeritus; and photography critic and photographer Jiang Rong.
J. Luce Foundation Young Global Leaders at the McDonough Leadership
Conference of Marietta College, 2019. Photo: Stewardship Report.
Founded in 1926 by Chinese educators Hu Shi and K.P. Wen and American scholars John Dewey and Paul Monroe, China Institute is the oldest bicultural, non-profit organization in America to focus exclusively on China. Its mission is to advance a deeper understanding of China through programs in education, culture, art, and business.
China Institute is the oldest bicultural, non-profit organization
in America to focus exclusively on China. Photo: China Institute.
China Institute shares the J. Luce Foundation’s dedication to support young global leadership. Its “U.S.-China New Leaders Philanthropy Initiative” provides a platform for young entrepreneurs, tech experts, and emerging philanthropists to discuss philanthropy, social justice issues and to seek solutions for global challenges, from poverty to healthcare and environment.
In 1944, Henry R. Luce (right) presents China Institute with former Frederick S. Lee
House at 125 East 65th Street as a gift from the foundation established and named
in honor of his father Henry W. Luce. Photo: Stewardship Report.
In April 2019, China Institute’s New Leaders Council Workshops brought together American and Chinese change makers in philanthropy, business, entrepreneurship, social innovation, and culture to explore challenges and opportunities in sustainable business, impact investing, and social innovation, through activities and intensive dialogue.
New Leaders Council Workshop on Social Entrepreneurship with Slava Rubin,
founder of Indiegogo. Photo: China Institute.
Nominations or applications to the 2019 Luce 24 Under 24 may be made online here (http://tiny.cc/Luce24Under24). Awardees must between the ages of 18 and 24 as of July 24, 2019. Junior Luce 24 Under 24 must be between the ages of 12 and 17 on that date.
Ticket Reservations: Ticket(s) in advance are available at $48 each, tax-deductible and may be paid online via: http://tiny.cc/SummerSoiree2019 (or TEXT “Luce24” to 91999).
Checks payable to The J. Luce Foundation may be sent to 540 Main St. #418, New York, N.Y. 10044.
If you are unable to attend, please consider donating a ticket to sponsor one of our Young Global Leaders.
SEE ALSO
- J. Luce Foundation Announces First ‘Luce 24 Under 24’ Awards (5/29)
- Leading Across Differences: Young Global Leaders Travel to Marietta College (4/19)
- J. Luce Leadership Team Lauded by Forbes, Gates, Ford Foundation (9/18)
- Luce Leader Accepted to Ivy League College on Scholarship (6/13)
- Luce Leaders Such as Chris Rim Continue Advocating in College (11/13)
ABOUT THE J. LUCE FOUNDATION
The Mission of The James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Inc. (www.LuceFoundation.org)
is to support young global leadership impacting positive social change and the NGOs
that support them, particularly in the fields of the Arts, Education, and Orphan Care.
The foundation maintains this communications platform, The Stewardship Report on Connecting Goodness, its Young Global Leadership Initiative (Facebook), and is opening the Luce Leadership Centre at Caribbean Maritime University in June (Facebook). Related charities include Orphans International Worldwide (OIW) and The New York Global Leaders Lions Club, both founded by Jim Luce, born July 24, 1959.
