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Unprecedented call for reform of global finance to fix debt & climate crises – Project Everyone letter

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Montag, April 15, 2024
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The letter is being published ahead of World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings and builds on calls for global public finance reform led by Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Kenyan President William Ruto, and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Key Points: 
  • The letter is being published ahead of World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings and builds on calls for global public finance reform led by Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Kenyan President William Ruto, and French President Emmanuel Macron.
  • It urges rich countries to triple their investment in multilateral development banks, end crippling debt, and make polluters pay for the environmental damage they cause.
  • “The institutions of world finance have lost their muscle,” the letter reads.
  • Climate change has brought untold suffering to our people through loss of infrastructure and arable lands, leading to incessant hunger.

Spelman College Celebrates the Inauguration of 11th President Dr. Helene D. Gayle

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Freitag, April 28, 2023
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ATLANTA, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Spelman College formally installed Helene D. Gayle, M.D., MPH, as its 11th President at the investiture ceremony held today, April 28, at the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Spelman College formally installed Helene D. Gayle, M.D., MPH, as its 11th President at the investiture ceremony held today, April 28, at the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel.
  • Guest speakers included: Mary Schmidt Campbell, 10th president of Spelman College; David A. Thomas, president of Morehouse College; Sian Beilock, president of Barnard College; Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American Civil Rights activist and journalist; and Sylvia Mathews Burwell, president of American University.
  • Dr. Gayle began serving as the 11th president of Spelman College on July 1, 2022, following an extensive national search led by the Board of Trustees.
  • For more information about the inauguration of Dr. Helene D. Gayle, or to watch the video broadcast, please visit www.spelman.edu/inauguration.

GLOBAL CITIZEN LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN 'POWER OUR PLANET: ACT TODAY. SAVE TOMORROW.'

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Donnerstag, April 27, 2023
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NEW YORK, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Global Citizen, the world's leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty NOW, launched its new global campaign, Power Our Planet: Act Today. Save Tomorrow. Announced during the Global Citizen NOW action summit in New York City, and Co-Chaired by Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, Power Our Planet is a global effort to mobilize critical financing for developing countries to fight climate change and extreme poverty.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Global Citizen, the world's leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty NOW, launched its new global campaign, Power Our Planet: Act Today.
  • The campaign will amplify their calls for action through advocacy initiatives, activations, and live events.
  • Join me and take action as part of Global Citizen's Power Our Planet campaign."
  • *In 2009, wealthy nations promised to allocate $100B annually in climate financing by 2020 as part of the Paris Agreement.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders to join Gov. Asa Hutchinson at ‘America Leads: An Ideas Summit’

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Mittwoch, September 21, 2022
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Asa Hutchinson announced that the lineup for America Leads: An Ideas Summit is now final with the addition of former White House press secretary and current Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders joining an already-sterling roster of participants.

Key Points: 
  • Asa Hutchinson announced that the lineup for America Leads: An Ideas Summit is now final with the addition of former White House press secretary and current Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders joining an already-sterling roster of participants.
  • America Strong and Free will host the summit, which will facilitate discussion of real-world, actionable solutions to the nations issues.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220921005152/en/
    Sarah Huckabee Sanders headshot (Photo: Business Wire)
    Other top newsmakers and thought leaders will join Sanders at the summit including former Sec.
  • ASF will promote the principles of limited government, individual responsibility and a strong America through media, online issue advocacy, public commentary, and debate.

GLOBAL SOCIAL IMPACT AGENCY HIVE REBRANDS AS "WRTHY," EXPANDING ITS OFFERINGS IN NEW FUNDRAISING MODELS, PRODUCTS FOR PURPOSE, AND GAMING FOR GOOD

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Dienstag, Juni 28, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hive, the award-winning social impact agency announced today it will now be known as "WRTHY" as it expands its team, offerings and solutions for its clients. The announcement was made by co-founders Jenifer Willig, Sheila Roche, Erin Thornton and Katie Harrison, who started the company 5 years ago to focus their talent and energy exclusively on social impact. Since then, they have helped build some of the world's most impactful social initiatives and campaigns, including the award-winning LifePack (The Eleanor Crook Foundation), Pandemica (ONE), VOW to End Child Marriage, Give Bold #Get Equal (Women Moving Millions), and #Better4Kenya (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), among others.

Key Points: 
  • The announcement was made by co-founders Jenifer Willig, Sheila Roche, Erin Thornton and Katie Harrison, who started the company 5 years ago to focus their talent and energy exclusively on social impact.
  • As WRTHY, the agency will continue to help companies, organizations and individuals create measurable and sustainable social impact through strategy, advertising, branding, communications and new fundraising models, while expanding to include impact and organizational design, gaming and purpose-driven services to create positive impact at scale.
  • Formerly known as hive, WRTHY is an award-winning social impact agency built to take on complex social and environmental issues and accelerate change.
  • Uniting experts from the worlds of business, marketing, policy, media and entertainment, we create innovative ways to deliver meaningful impact at scale.

LifePack Campaign Named Finalist in Media & Entertainment Category of Fast Company's 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards

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Dienstag, Mai 3, 2022
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WASHINGTON, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The winners of Fast Company's 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring clean technology, innovative corporate initiatives, brave new designs for cities and buildings, and other creative works that are supporting the growth of positive social innovation, tackling social inequality, climate change, and public health crises.

Key Points: 
  • The LifePack campaign, an initiative that harnesses the power of video gaming to help end childhood malnutrition, was named as a finalist in the Media and Entertainment Category.
  • Every 25 cents raised through LifePack will provide one life-saving Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) packet to a child in need.
  • Fast Company'sSummer 2022 issue (on newsstands May 10, 2022) will showcase some of the world's most inventive entrepreneurs and companies tackling global challenges.
  • About the World Changing Ideas Awards: World Changing Ideas is one of Fast Company's major annual awards programs and is focused on social good, seeking to elevate finished products and brave concepts that make the world better.

Jordi Mullor Joins Rebalance as Vice President of Growth, Expanding Firm's Growth Division

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Montag, Mai 2, 2022
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In his roleat Rebalance, Mullor will focus on developing and implementing growth initiatives that will drive growth on both the traditional wealth and Better K business lines.

Key Points: 
  • In his roleat Rebalance, Mullor will focus on developing and implementing growth initiatives that will drive growth on both the traditional wealth and Better K business lines.
  • "Jordi is a mission-driven professional who has transformed the lives of clients through stellar financial planning and wealth management," said Scott Puritz, Rebalance Managing Director.
  • Mullor comes to Rebalance from Hightower Advisors, where he implemented scalable growth initiatives for numerous Hightower firms.
  • "I am excited to join such a vibrant and independent company as Rebalance as the Vice President of Growth," said Mullor.

Urgent Changes Needed to Shift Global Pandemic Response to Sustainable Long-Term COVID-19 Control, Improve Health System Resilience and Preparedness

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Montag, März 28, 2022
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DURHAM, N.C., March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- COVID Global Accountability Platform (COVID GAP), a partnership between Duke University and COVID Collaborative, released a report today calling for an urgent shift in the global pandemic strategy in light of the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, availability of new treatments, and the humanitarian crises stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Key Points: 
  • The report urges commitment to bottom-up approaches whereby countries focus efforts on protecting the most at-risk and vulnerable people, including health and other essential workers.
  • The report was supported with funding from The Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
  • "COVID-19 will be with us for a long time, and while the virus does not discriminate, our strategies and response have," said Dr. Krishna Udayakumar, founding Director of the Duke Global Health Innovation Center.
  • We must shift quickly to long-term approaches in handling the pandemic with sustainable strategies that build stronger health systems.

Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director for West Africa

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Donnerstag, Oktober 7, 2021
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LAGOS, Nigeria, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Ford Foundation announced today the appointment of Catherine Chinedum ('ChiChi') Aniagolu-Okoye as its new regional director for its office serving West Africa.

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  • LAGOS, Nigeria, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Ford Foundation announced today the appointment of Catherine Chinedum ('ChiChi') Aniagolu-Okoye as its new regional director for its office serving West Africa.
  • As regional director, she will oversee the foundation's local team, external relations and administrative operations in West Africa.
  • Her international experience and leadership, and her expertise in navigating civil society circles will be invaluable as our work in West Africa grows," said Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation.
  • With headquarters in New York, the foundation has offices in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.