Maurits Groen, Waka Waka (CGI 2013)
Waka Waka Co-Founder Maurits Groen describes how the solar Waka Waka light incorporated the ability to charge cell phones and more!
2013
Tom Douglas, Food Lifeline
Tom Douglas, Iron Chef winner and James Beard Foundation Best Restaurateur, discusses social responsibility and food.
Tim Crosby, Slow Money Northwest
Tim Crosby, Slow Money NW, and an MBA in Sustainablility, discusses the feast and famine of food and farming.
Mouhamed Djalo, Global Impact (Hilton Awards)
Mouhamed Djalo describes his focus on the board of Global Impact. Mr. Djalo also discusses a youth of moving from one country to another for his family to gain free speech.
Edward Zellem, Global Impact (Hilton Awards)
Edward Zellem spent several years in Afghanistan with the US Navy. He came to understand Afghan proverbs as part of speech, and wrote about it. Now, the author gives back on the Global Impact board.
Gannon Gillespie, Tostan (Hilton Awards)
Tostan Director Gannon Gillespie describes how Tostan, a Hilton Laureate, works with communities to tackle the greatest social problems — Tostan Brings Dignity for All.
Mark Viso, Pact (Hilton Awards)
Mark Viso, Pact President and CEO, describes the importance of partnerships and measurements in attaining local results in global development.
Beth MacNairn, Handicap International (Hilton Awards)
Beth MacNairn, Executive Director, Handicap International, describes this unique organization, winner of both the Nobel Peace Price and the Hilton Humanitarian Award.
Anisha Shankar, Tansa Clean
Keeping sewage from Indian rivers is a key to economic and energy growth. Tansa Clean’ Anisha Shankar describes her entrepreneurial journey: there is opportunity in human sewage!
Lynn Croneberger, SOS Children’s Villages (Hilton Awards)
SOS Children’s Villages-USA CEO Lynn Croneberger describes one of the world’s best known organization’s efforts to help children for the long term.
Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Elders (Hilton Awards)
Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland discusses her global leader partners in the Elders, the Hilton Awards, and a surprise at the end!
Carol Smolenski, ECPAT (Hilton Awards)
The Hilton Humanitarian 2013 prize in the amount of $1.5 million awarded to ECPAT USA (End Child Prostitution and Trafficking)! Carol Smolenski, Executive Director, discusses saving children from sexual exploitation.
Johanna Posada, Elevar Equity
Elevar Equity’s Johanna Posada describes how investing in disconnected communities brings positive returns for all, elevating the poor.
Steve Schwartz, Upaya Social Ventures
Upaya Social Ventures’ Steve Schwartz explains how there are great successes on the horizon for the poorest of the poor and for business and communities, too!
Scott Oki & Digvijay Chauhan, SeeYourImpact
Veterans of philanthropy and technology come together to form SeeYourImpact! Scott Oki and Digvijay Chauhan explain how to involve many more donors in life changing work.
Linda Lockhart & Mary Mwende, Global Give Back Circle (CGI 2013)
Linda Lockhart, Founder and Chair of the Global Give Back Circle, and Mary Mwende, from the first GGBC class, explains the progress and benefits of the mentoring organization.
Latanya Mapp Frett, Planned Parenthood (CGI 2013)
Latanya Mapp Frett explains the extension of Planned Parenthood to some of the most difficult regions on Earth.
Laura Peterson, Hands to Hearts International (CGI 2013)
Laura Peterson discusses how Hands to Hearts International helps people put research into action for the first three years of life. Close parental/adult caregiver attention yields a lifetime of benefits.
Steve Gandara, Excellent Cultures
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” is the mantra of Excellent Cultures. Steve Gandara explains how companies that pay close attention to the culture of their operations do much better for all stakeholders.
Lisa Meadowcroft, African Medical Research Foundation (CGI 2013)
Lisa Meadowcroft, African Medical Research Foundation, tells about the healthcare workers in the last mile … and how AMREF trains thousands.
Chip Comins, American Renewable Energy Institute (CGI 2013)
Chip Comins: “Get ready for renewables!” The chairman of the American Renewable Energy Institute discussed how renewable energy is an affordable future.
Brian Howe, ImpactHub
Who is changing the world? Chances are they work at an ImpactHub. Brian Howe heads up ImpactHub in one of its 60 places around the world, and describes this new collaboration of talents in a collegial workplace.
Scott Jackson, Global Impact (CGI 2013)
Scott Jackson leads Global Impact, helping to transform the world through its partner charities and supporters.
Dave Stephens, Grameen Foundation (CGI 2013)
Dave Stephens, Grameen Foundation, relates how poverty is being eliminated.
