I recently found out about an interesting fundraising effort for Haiti called C4C or Cooking for a Cause. Staff at the United Nations International School came up with the idea to devote their time to creating fabulous dinner parties for those who are interested. All the money they collect is donated to Haiti relief and [...]
Tag Archives: Charity
Honoring Haiti
Jan 14 2010 – 9:51 am
I digress from this month’s forecasting theme because I am devastated by the large-scale destruction in Haiti. I would like to share a different vision of Haiti and to send my best to all those I met over the years. I learned to love Haiti from one of my first best friends in high school. [...]
Choosing Charities
Dec 29 2009 – 4:31 pm
Deciding how and where to give is overwhelming when faced with the flood of pleas on television, in the mail and in my inbox, especially in the last remaining days of the tax year. I walk around feeling guilty – I should have pledged during the PBS drive because I do believe in quality programming [...]
Afghanistan
Dec 14 2009 – 12:47 am
The American Museum of Natural History currently has an exhibit about the Silk Road, an impressive review of land links from China to Europe that began sometime in the second century BC to around 1500 when boats took over as trade conduits. My daughter loved the camels and the live silkworms, I marveled at the [...]
Welcome to Global Markets and Ideas
Dec 03 2009 – 9:49 am
I am excited to launch what I hope will become a network of idea generation and sharing with leaders and readers around the globe. Each month, I will be exploring a topic and engaging global thinkers to share their thoughts about the month’s theme. I anticipate Speakers’ Corner will be a chance for leaders otherwise [...]