http://www.ted.com In this uplifting talk, Katherine Fulton sketches the new future of philanthropy — one where collaboration and innovation allow regular people to do big things, even when money is scarce. Giving five practical examples of crowd-driven philanthropy, she calls for a new generation of citizen leaders.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10
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Everywun founder, Dan Jacobs, makes video challenges a few times a week that are fun, simple, cost-free actions to make a better world. That’s because a business will sponsor each person that responds to the challenge by doing something good in the world!
In this this challenge video, Dan asks us to “Tell us who you think a philanthropist is?” If you respond with a YouTube post or with a comment on journey.everywun.com, Everywun will donate a meal to a child who needs it. It’s that simple!
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/05/NewsHour_with_Legendary_Journalist_Jim_Lehrer
Jim Lehrer, author and news anchor for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, says philanthropists could save the declining news industry by funding a “serious, nonprofit, major news gathering organization for everybody.”
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Anchor of one of the most respected news programs in America, Jim Lehrer has dedicated his life to reporting informative and unbiased news coverage of the nation’s most pressing issues. Though his journalistic accomplishments are numerous, Lehrer is most proud of his success as a novelist.
Lehrer talks writing, reporting and telling America’s story. - Commonwealth Club of California
Jim Lehrer is an American journalist and the news anchor for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS. Lehrer is an author of non-fiction and fiction, drawing from his experiences and interests in history and politics. He is most recently the author of Oh, Johnny: A Novel.
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