Luxembourg,LX. As you probably know, the multilingual, cross-platform Voice over Internet Protocol, instant messaging, and videoconferencing sensation known as Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice calls over the Internet. Calls to other users within Skype are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made […]
Tag Archives: Social Responsibility
Can the World’s Poorest Girls Save the MDGs?
New York, N.Y. The United Nations is riveted this week on how badly our leaders are doing to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). One woman of action, a global activist I know, believes that only by empowering girls can MDGs be met. Jin In is Founding Director of 4Girls GLocal Leadership (4GGL) — Inspiring Girls, […]
Live from Leogane: College Prep Leadership Training Begins for our Orphan Mentors
The College Prep Leadership Training Program of Orphans International Worldwide (OIWW) Haiti launched this week at l’Ecole de la Redemption in Leogane, 18 miles west of Port-au-Prince. Forty students, chosen from almost 200 applicants, are studying to be mentors to the orphaned children of OIWW Haiti. Each of these children survived the earthquake. In the […]
Jim Luce on Social Responsibility
World Youth Initiative: Tomorrow’s Leaders, Solving Today’s Issues Prince Harry: From Polo in Connecticut to Orphans in Africa New Indian Wines Add to New York’s Diverse Cuisine Scene Fountain House Symposium Honors Author Andrew Solomon Up-Close Look at Group’s Grassroots Effort to Reduce Homelessness Buddhism and the Universal Concept of Social Responsibility Fountain Gallery Raises […]
Addressing Phi Theta Kappa on Social Responsibility
Hartford, CT. I was recently asked to give the keynote address of the New England Regional Convention of the international honor society Phi Theta Kappa. Founded in 1918, this society has more than 1,200 chapters in the United States, recognizing over 100,000 exceptional students each year for their scholastic accomplishments. We gather this weekend at […]
Column: Thought Leaders & Global Citizens with Jim Luce
Jim Luce has written on a wide breadth of issues in Huffington Post, New York Times, Daily Kos and BBC. His stories are categorized below: Afghanistan Africa Animal Rescue Art Brooklyn Cambodia & Cambodian-Americans Children China Connectivity Corporate America & CSR Education Extremism Film France & French-Americans Gay & Lesbian Issues Germany Greece & Greek-Americans Haiti […]
