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David Salem has been a pioneer, practitioner and student of institutional investing for the last forty years. David was the founding president and CIO of The Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF), which he led for nearly two decades until 2010. Since then, he has managed a multi-family office, worked and wrote alongside Ben Hunt at Epsilon Theory, and now serves as the Managing Director of Capital Allocation at Hedgeye Risk Management. Along the way, David worked closely with and distilled lessons from David Swensen, Jack Meyer in his time at Harvard Management Company, Charley Ellis, Chuck Feeney from Atlantic Philanthropies, and many other leading CIOs and managers. Our conversation covers David's journey to investing, including sitting alongside Jeremy Grantham during GMO's early growth stage and founding TIFF. We dive into manager selection, decision-making, investment committees, and risk management. We then turn to David's views on China, Japan, private equity, and digital assets. Throughout our conversation, David shares his profound understanding of the unique pressures faced by institutional investors and the principles that guide successful investment strategies and leadership in complex environments. Learn More Follow Ted on Twitter at @tseides or LinkedIn Subscribe to the mailing list Access Transcript with Premium Membership
Joining the show this week is a partner who enjoys helping people disrupt the hospitality space, and who has represented billions of dollars in acquisitions. Please welcome to the show, Partner and Co-Leader of the Hospitality Industry Team at Baker Hostetler, Jeff Diener!Jeff sits down with Dan Ryan to discuss the role of a partner in the hospitality industry. Jeff shares tips for partners who are looking to emulate his skills in the industry, the importance of spending time with your clients to learn about them, and what the future holds for property investments. Takeaways: At its core, hospitality is about providing someone with customized service. It involves creating the right combination of satisfaction, comfort, security and enthusiasm for each individual client. Understanding the value of relationships and collaboration in the hospitality industry can lead to more successful outcomes. Embracing a service-oriented mindset is crucial for anyone looking to thrive in the world of hospitality.When negotiating deals for smaller clients, you are typically negotiating on their behalf, whereas with large clients you are negotiating with them. Understanding what a brand cares about and how to get them on board are integral skills. One of the most important things you can do with your client is spend time with them in both formal and informal settings. As you spend time together, you better understand what matters to your clients, and can speed up further aspects of the project. Looking towards the future of deals that are yet to come, many owners are buying properties and wanting to make adjustments. When working with owners, understand the story they are trying to convey, to help them make the necessary changes. Investing in real estate requires a shift in mindset post-COVID, where traditional assets like offices and multifamily properties may not always guarantee returns. Diversifying across asset classes can be key to maximizing returns in the current market.Embrace market turbulence as an opportunity for growth and value creation when looking at properties. Stay informed, stay prepared, and capitalize on deals to thrive in a dynamic environment.Quote of the Show:“It's getting more and more involved in their business, and that's where the joy is.” - Jeff DienerLinks:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-diener-0132564/ Website: https://www.bakerlaw.com/ Shout Outs:3:38 - Cornell: https://www.cornell.edu/ 10:59 - W Union Square: https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/nycnu-w-new-york-union-square/experiences/ 11:03 - Marriott: https://www.marriott.com/default.mi 13:11 - ULI European Hospitality Council: https://europe.uli.org/ 20:21 - Hilton: https://www.hilton.com/ 26:46 - Ohana Real Estate Investors: https://ohanare.com/ 26:55 - Peter Fischer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-fischer-438ba97/ 30:42 - Chuck Feeney30:47 - Warren Buffett30:50 - Bill Gates30:53 - Duty Free Shopping: www.dfs.com 30:58 - Atlantic Philanthropies: https://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org/ 31:58 - Bob Goldman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-goldman-13986812/ 33:03 - Homewood Ski Resort: https://www.skihomewood.com/ 35:02 - Apple: https://www.apple.com/ 35:23 - Tiffany's: https://www.tiffany.com/ 40:03 - ALIS: https://www.burba.com/ALIS 46:32 - The Peninsula Hotels: https://www.peninsula.com/en/default 55:32 - Adam Smith1:02:48 - BakerHostetler: https://www.bakerlaw.com 1:03:08 - Christie Pink: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpink449/ 1:03:10 - Ritz Carlton: https://www.ritzcarlton.com/ 1:04:08 - Horst Schulze: https://www.linkedin.com/in/horstschulze/ 1:07:08 - Keith BrennanWays to Tune In: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0A2XOJvb6mGqEPYJ5bilPXApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/defining-hospitality-podcast/id1573596386Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGVmaW5pbmdob3NwaXRhbGl0eS5saXZlL2ZlZWQueG1sAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8c904932-90fa-41c3-813e-1cb8f3c42419
Chuck Feeney, the Irish-American philanthropist, died in October this year at the age of 92. Two months after his death in San Francisco, he was laid to rest in Dublin's Glasnevin Cemetery. During his lifetime he quietly gave away almost all of his $8 billion fortune. Through his foundation Atlantic Philanthropies he funded massive life-changing education, health and science projects in Ireland, the US and around the world; as a proud Irish-American he helped fund the peace process leading to the Belfast Agreement. He wanted anonymity; he never wanted to be thanked or acknowledged or for his name to be on any of the buildings or institutions his money built. Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan. This episode was originally published in October 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kirsty Lang on Charles ‘Chuck' Feeney, the secret billionaire who gave most of his money away to good causes. Phyllis ‘Pippa' Latour, the fearless secret agent who was parachuted into Nazi occupied Normandy a month before D-Day. Florence Fisher, who was adopted as a child and later led a movement to help millions of others find their birth parents. Dr Nicholas Arnold, one of the world's leading experts on reptiles. Interviewee: Conor O'Clery Interviewee: Clare Mulley Interviewee: Lorraine Dusky Interviewee: Andie Markoe-Byrne Interviewee: Chris Arnold Interviewee: Dr Colin McCarthy Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies Archive used: Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story, RTE Factual, YouTube, Atlantic Phil, Uploaded 05/06/2010; Chuck Feeney, Founding Chairman of The Atlantic Philanthropies, on Empathy, YouTube, Atlantic Phil, Uploaded 13/04/2011; Discovery with Jill Neville, BBC World Service, 01/06/1988; Adoption – The Right To Know, interview with Florence Fisher, Harvard University, 01/06/1990; Adoption records unsealed, News 8, News report, Wish-TV Indiana, YouTube uploaded 05/07/2018;
Chuck Feeney, the Irish-American philanthropist, died last week at the age of 92. During his lifetime he quietly gave away almost all of his $8 billion fortune. Through his foundation Atlantic Philanthropies he funded massive life-changing education, health and science projects in Ireland, the US and around the world; as a proud Irish-American he helped fund the peace process leading to the Belfast Agreement. He wanted anonymity; he never wanted to be thanked or acknowledged or for his name to be on any of the buildings or institutions his money built.Journalist Conor O'Clery got to know Feeney when he was based in New York for The Irish Times and he went on to write his biography, The Billionaire who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Made and Gave Away A Fortune Without Anyone Knowing. It was the beginning of long friendship. He tells In the News about this most inspirational, generous and visionary philanthropist whose legacy will live on. Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode international arts and aging leader Dominic Campbell will share his thoughts about some intriguing questions: Can an active creative culture change the scary stories we tell ourselves about getting older? Can large scale festivals help communities find common ground in their work with older citizens? What is creative aging and why is it being embraced by gerontologists, and brain scientists across the planet?BIODominic Campbell is the originator and co-leader of Creative Aging International. As Ireland's Bealtaine Festival's Director he steered the festivals growth and expansion over eight years. Formerly an Artistic Director of Ireland's national celebration, St Patrick's Festival, he transformed its three shows into ninety within four years growing production and managerial teams alongside the financial support required.Dominic went on to design and produce national celebrations marking the expansion of European Union in 2004 and Centenary celebrations for James Joyce. For “The Day Of Welcomes” marking EU expansion, he devised and produced 12 simultaneous festivals pairing EU expansion countries with Irish towns and cities engaging 2,500 artists from 32 countries.He mentored festivals in Wales (Gwanwynn), Scotland (Luminate), and has developed projects with partners in Australia and The Netherlands. In 2012 he established the first global conference on Creativity In Older Age opened by Irish President Michael D Higgins.In 2016 he became an inaugural Atlantic Fellow for Equity and Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute a project between Trinity College Dublin and University College Southern California an ambitious worldwide program seeking social and public health solutions to reduce the scale and adverse impact of dementia.Recognized by The Irish Times as one of the top ten key cultural influencers in Ireland he seeks strategic and business partners to develop Creative Aging International.Notable MentionsGlobal Brain Health Institute: The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) is dedicated to protecting the world's aging populations from threats to brain health. “We strive to improve brain health for populations across the world, reaching into local communities and across our global network. GBHI brings together a powerful mix of disciplines, professions, backgrounds, skills, perspectives, and approaches to develop new science-based solutions. “The Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health: The Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program at GBHI provides innovative training, networking, and support to emerging leaders focused on improving brain health and reducing the impact of dementia in their local communities and on a global scale. It is one of seven global Atlantic Fellows programs to advance fairer, healthier, and more inclusive societies.Chuck Feeney is an American businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune as a co-founder of the Hong Kong based Duty Free Shoppers Group. He is the founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, one of the largest private charitable foundations in the world. Feeney gave away his fortune in secret for many years, until a business dispute...
This week we have part one in a dive on the man, myth, and legend. (G. Soros) I look at who he funds, and who he's linked with, and try to let the evidence speak for itself instead of making grandiose statements. Join me as i dare try, and crawl down that rabbit hole that so many seem to sidestep, or say the same old same without actually getting in the mud. . Don't forget to share, and thank you for taking the time to listen! Cheers, and Blessings Show Notes Soros 60 Minutes https://youtu.be/RS5a2sXL5Ic https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Open_Society_and_Its_Enemies I remained a socialist for several years, even after my rejection of Marxism; and if there could be such a thing as socialism combined with individual liberty, I would be a socialist still. For nothing could be better than living a modest, simple, and free life in an egalitarian society. It took some time before I recognized this as no more than a beautiful dream; that freedom is more important than equality; that the attempt to realize equality endangers freedom; and that, if freedom is lost, there will not even be equality among the unfree. Karl R. Popper George, & Johnathan CFR Members. https://www.cfr.org/membership/roster SOROS PLEDGES $100 MILLION IN CARLYLE FUND - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1993/12/08/soros-pledges-100-million-in-carlyle-fund/c679195a-cb3c-45fb-a5f2-4ba0cbf8a583/ Beck Says Ales Told Him, Play the game. Do not mention Soros! https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/09/19/glenn_beck_youre_not_allowed_to_mention_george_soros.html ..he spearheaded the creation of the European Council on Foreign Relations.. George Soros: “I am proud of the enemies I have” – European Council on Foreign Relations OSF Funding, and Alliances Open Society Chooses DGAP member Open Society Names Daniela Schwarzer as Executive Director for Europe and Eurasia - Open Society Foundations Open Society Funds Chatham House Corporate members | Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank Chatham House Is Partnered With Open Society For The Open Society University Network (OSUN) About OSUN Chatham House Academy Fellowships Open Society Funds Aspen Institute Supporters - The Aspen Institute Atlantic Council Open Society Funds CNAS CNAS Supporters | Center for a New American Security (en-US) Open Society Funds Scholarship At LSE Establish a Forum for Civil Society Practitioners and Grassroots Community Advocates in Europe Open Society Foundations (OSF) Open Society Hosts Meeting on NATO EU, NATO and the SCO: Towards Rules of Engagement? - Open Society Foundations Open Society Hosts Think Tank Strategies Communication Strategies for Think Tanks - Open Society Foundations The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) in cooperation with the Open Society European Policy Institute (OSEPI Voices on Values: How European Publics and Policy Actors Value an Open Society | DGAP Open Society Armenia OSF Ford Foundation, & Open Society Team Up Ford Foundation and Open Society Initiative for West Africa Launch New Fund to End Sexual Violence in West Africa / Ford Foundation Today the Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation, and Atlantic Philanthropies announced the launch of a joint fund to support local organizations promoting and advancing constitutionalism in South Africa... New $25 million fund for South African civil society groups working to advance constitutionalism / Ford Foundation Open Society, & UNICEF Our partners | UNICEF Solar Radiation Management Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative — General Support (2017) | Open Philanthropy in 2008, he donated approximately $750,000 to J Street, the American liberal Israel lobby. https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/vice-media-250-million-debt-funding-george-soros-1203205076/ 1994 On 17 November, Abromowitz's Carnegie Endowment publicly announces “a concerted effort to consider the launching of a new International Crisis Group” with three main functions: assessment, advice and advocacy. George Soros's Open Society Institute provides US$200,000 to finance continued planning activities. https://www.crisisgroup.org/who-we-are/history George, & Alexander are on the Board of Directors Open Society Director Lord Mark Malloch Brown is founder, & chairman emeritus https://www.crisisgroup.org/who-we-are/board The International Crisis Group: Do Its Funders Control The World On Behalf Of American-and-allied Billionaires? https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2104/S00096/the-international-crisis-group-do-its-funders-control-the-world-on-behalf-of-american-and-allied-billionaires.htm Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft BLM Patrisse Cullers(BLM) is the director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. This organization also receives funds from the Open Society Foundation. One of these founders, Alicia Garza (BLM), runs an organization called the National Domestic Workers Alliance, on whose board sits Alta Starr. Starr oversees a fund at the Ford Foundation. She is also on the board of a foundation backed by billionaire George Soros, the Open Society Foundation's Southern Initiative. A leaked document from an October 2015 board meeting of the Soros-funded US Programs/Open Society revealed that the organization provided $650,000 “to invest in technical assistance and support for the groups at the core of the burgeoning #BlackLivesMatter movement.” The document notes that the board planned to discuss the difficulty of dealing with a de-centralized movement: “What happens when you want to throw a lot of money at a moment[sic], but there isn't any place for it to go?” It was also raised that the Soros name could discredit Black Lives Matter if the public became aware of his financial support. https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/10/11/pers-o11.html ACR-My Podcasting Family Visit the home of The Oddcast at "Alternate Current Radio, and check out all their other great shows including, Boiler Room, and be sure to subscribe to their Social Media to get updates on all the fantastic talk, and music shows. https://alternatecurrentradio.com/ Check out the ACR video: "Shilling For Sanity" https://youtu.be/TyQv1JL78Eg Support the show by subscribing, liking, sharing, & donating! 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Sue Schwartzman shares on Philanthropy: raising well grounded kids About: Sue Schwartzman. Sue has over two decades of experience working with high net worth individuals, families and teens, to systematically and strategically engage in philanthropy and volunteerism and to navigate and communicate about money and values. Her authentic and personal approach includes unfolding what people care and are passionate about and developing plans for acting upon those determined values. Sue pioneered one of the most esteemed teen philanthropy programs internationally. Her work is responsible for training more than 900 teenagers who have raised over $7 Million for an array of non-profits. She also developed a Seventh Grade Philanthropy Curriculum still used to foster giving and civic engagement in middle school aged kids. With a Masters of Education from Stanford University, Sue takes a distinct learn-by-doing approach to philanthropy that is informed by her decades-long teaching of hundreds of kids and young adults. Sue has a wide range of experience in the philanthropic sector including: education, program development, family engagement, running grant cycles, running giving circles, facilitating next gen leadership circles and personal philanthropic consulting. She is passionate about connecting with youth and millennials alike, and is an acclaimed speaker and facilitator. She has founded camps and many community programs, served on community boards, led board and leadership training retreats and workshops for organizations such as The Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund, Jewish Funders Network, Goldman Sachs, Amplifier Giving, and several other financial institutions. Her work has also been featured in The San Francisco Chronicle, Investor's Business Daily, The Atlantic Philanthropies, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Chicago Tribune and Times of Israel. A CAP ( Certified Advisor in Philanthropy) Candidate, A 21/64-certified multigenerational family trainer, speaker, and advisor, Sue is a master at giving voice to all generations around the family philanthropy table, and at connecting family members in new and lasting ways. Learn more at www.SchwartzmanAdvising.com or reach Sue at Sue@SchwartzmanAdvising.
Today's bonus episode continues the conversation Jen had with Jude Rabig of Rabig Consulting. She explains the lengths that they went to when designing and building the first Greenhouses to make sure that they mirrored the houses and homes the residents would be coming from in the specific context of Tupelo, Mississippi. She gives some strategies anyone can use to make sure that their care environment reflects the place it finds itself in, and the residents who find themselves in it. Jude Rabig is a nationally recognized leader, speaker, and change agent who served as the first Executive Director of the National Green House Project. She assisted in shaping the model of care and leading the implementation of the first Green Houses in Tupelo, Mississippi. Through her company Rabig Consulting, she provides customized change consultations to help communities develop innovative strategies for change in long-term care. She has worked with scores of organizations nationally and in Canada to develop small house communities. In addition to providing Small House consulting nationally, she also founded and leads Lifespace Senior Services based in Schenectady, NY to provide home and community-based clients with support for their holistic well-being with an emphasis on thriving despite limitations or frailty. She has served in many roles including Director of the Office for Aging and Continuing Care in Oneida County New York and Professor of Gerontology at Utica College. In each of these positions, she has worked tirelessly, exhibiting a commitment to fighting ageism, and championing programs and practices that support autonomy, dignity and enhanced quality of life for older adults. She is a former Atlantic Philanthropies, Hartford Foundation Practice Change Fellow, and a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Adviser. She holds a Ph.D. in gerontology and a business certificate from Stanford School of Business. Continue the conversation in our LinkedIn group Shaping Dementia Environments: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9044567/ Learn more about Perkins Eastman insights: https://www.perkinseastman.com/white-papers/
In institutional environments, there is a clear distinction between spaces that are ‘front of house' and spaces that are ‘back of house'. But as we move away from institutional approaches, this distinction starts to blur very quickly. Join Jennifer and Max as we talk to 3 great guests – Jude Rabig, Carrie Chiusano, and Damian Utton about their experiences educating leadership, frontline staff, family, and communities about how operation and design can make their communities feel more like home. Our first interview is with Jude Rabig, a nationally recognized leader, speaker, and change agent who served as the first Executive Director of the National Green House Project. She assisted in shaping the model of care and leading the implementation of the first Green Houses in Tupelo, Mississippi. Through her company RabigConsulting, she provides customized change consultations to help communities develop innovative strategies for change in long-term care. She has worked with scores of organizations nationally and in Canada to develop small house communities. In addition to providing Small House consulting nationally, she also founded and leads Lifespace Senior Services based in Schenectady, NY to provide home and community-based clients with support for their holistic well-being with an emphasis on thriving despite limitations or frailty. She has served in many roles including Director of the Office for Aging and Continuing Care in Oneida County New York and Professor of Gerontology at Utica College. In each of these positions, she has worked tirelessly, exhibiting a commitment to fighting ageism, and championing programs and practices that support autonomy, dignity and enhanced quality of life for older adults. She is a former Atlantic Philanthropies, Hartford Foundation Practice Change Fellow, and a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Adviser. She holds a Ph.D. in gerontology and a business certificate from Stanford School of Business. Then, we speak with Carrie Chiusano. She has 36 years of long-term care experience with Presbyterian SeniorCare Network, many of which were spent helping to shape and implement the Woodside Place philosophy of specialty care for persons living with Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias. Prior to being appointed Executive Director for the Presbyterian SeniorCare Network Dementia Care Center of Excellence in January 2016, Carrie served for five years as the Administrator for Woodside Place of Oakmont, which opened in 1991 and was one of the nation's first dementia-specific residential community specifically designed to meet the holistic needs of older adults living with Alzheimer's and related dementias. In her leadership of the dementia Center of Excellence, Carrie is responsible for the integration of dementia care services across the various settings that comprise the Network as well as the family caregivers coping with the disease. In addition to her service on numerous, industry association boards, Carrie has become a certified trainer for the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners in dementia care. Our last conversation is with Damian Utton, who has been with Pozzoni Architecture since 1997 and is now a Director, bringing his wealth of experience in design for older people to his coordination and leadership of research and development at the firm. In the late 2000's, he spent a sabbatical touring and researching more than 100 dementia environments around the world, and the findings became his book: ‘Designing Homes for People with Dementia'. He subsequently has authored and co-authored books on designing for older people and people with dementia and writes frequently for the care press. Continue the conversation in our LinkedIn group Shaping Dementia Environments: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9044567/ Learn more about Perkins Eastman insights: https://www.perkinseastman.com/white-papers/
Today's bonus episode continues the conversation Jennifer had with Jude Rabig of Rabig Consulting. In this clip, Jude speaks to a moving experience from her career in which three ladies with cognitive decline just did not want to come inside at their newly built green house in Tupelo, Mississippi…. In 90 degree weather and full sun. Jude Rabig is a nationally recognized leader, speaker, and change agent who served as the first Executive Director of the National Green House Project. She assisted in shaping the model of care and leading the implementation of the first Green Houses in Tupelo, Mississippi. Through her company Rabig Consulting, she provides customized change consultations to help communities develop innovative strategies for change in long term care. She has worked with scores of organizations nationally and in Canada to develop small house communities. In addition to providing Small House consulting nationally, she also founded and leads Lifespace Senior Services based in Schenectady, NY to provide home and community based clients with support for their holistic well-being with an emphasis on thriving despite limitations or frailty. She has served in many roles including Director of the Office for Aging and Continuing Care in Oneida County New York and Professor of Gerontology at Utica College. In each of these positions she has worked tirelessly, exhibiting a commitment to fighting ageism, and championing programs and practices that support autonomy, dignity and enhanced quality of life for older adults. She is a former Atlantic Philanthropies, Hartford Foundation Practice Change Fellow, and a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Adviser. She holds a PhD in gerontology and a business certificate from Stanford School of Business. Continue the conversation in our LinkedIn group Shaping Dementia Environments: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9044567/ Learn more about Perkins Eastman insights: https://www.perkinseastman.com/white-papers/
How do all the in-between spaces in our lives – not quite public, not quite private – impact our feeling of ownership, pride & community in the spaces we live, work and play? Join Jennifer and Max as we talk to 5 great guests – Katie Swenson, Sean Kelly, Marvell Adams, Steve Bailey, and Jude Rabig – about the importance of these in-between spaces for older adults living with dementia. First, we speak with Katie Swenson, who is a nationally recognized design leader, researcher, writer, and educator. She is a Senior Principal of MASS Design Group, an international non-profit architecture firm whose mission is to research, build, and advocate for architecture that promotes justice and human dignity. Before joining MASS in early 2020, Swenson was vice president of Design & Sustainability at Enterprise Community Partners, where she led the Rose Fellowship program, recruiting and mentoring 85 fellows who are the next generation of leaders in architecture and community development. Previously, Katie served as a fellow with the Piedmont Housing Alliance in Charlottesville, VA and founded the Charlottesville Community Design Center. Next, we talk to three members of the leadership team of Kendal: Sean Kelly, Marvell Adams, and Steve Bailey. Sean Kelly, President & CEO, joined Kendal in 2008 and took on his current role in 2016. Prior to 2016, while at Kendal, Sean was responsible for fostering a culture of continuous improvement through leading and managing new opportunities for growth and evolution for Kendal. Sean came to Kendal after 10+ years working with development, finance, marketing and operations consultant to senior housing and service providers throughout the United States. Marvell Adams Jr., COO, served as Executive Director/CEO of Kendal's metro Washington, D.C.-area affiliate, Collington, for seven years, before being named The Kendal Corporation's Chief Operating Officer in October 2018. Marvell came to Collington from Rochester, New York, where he was COO/Administrator at The Highlands at Pittsford, a continuing care retirement community affiliated with the University of Rochester Medical Center. Steve Bailey, SVP of New Business and Development, joined Kendal's corporate staff in 2012 as Project Director and has directed major expansion and repositioning projects for several Kendal communities, including Kendal on Hudson and Kendal at Ithaca. He also has served as a key resource for planning and developing new Kendal communities, including development plans for Kendal at Sonoma in northern California in partnership with the San Francisco Zen Center. Steve's experience includes more than 30 years in real estate development and planning. Finally, we speak with Jude Rabig, a nationally recognized leader, speaker, and change agent who served as the first Executive Director of the National Green House Project. She assisted in shaping the model of care and leading the implementation of the first Green Houses in Tupelo, Mississippi. Through her company Rabig Consulting, she provides customized change consultations to help communities develop innovative strategies for change in long term care. She has worked with scores of organizations nationally and in Canada to develop small house communities. In addition to providing Small House consulting nationally, she also founded and leads Lifespace Senior Services based in Schenectady, NY to provide home and community based clients with support for their holistic well-being with an emphasis on thriving despite limitations or frailty. She has served in many roles including Director of the Office for Aging and Continuing Care in Oneida County New York and Professor of Gerontology at Utica College. In each of these positions she has worked tirelessly, exhibiting a commitment to fighting ageism, and championing programs and practices that support autonomy, dignity and enhanced quality of life for older adults. She is a former Atlantic Philanthropies, Hartford Foundation Practice Change Fellow, and a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Adviser. She holds a PhD in gerontology and a business certificate from Stanford School of Business. Continue the conversation in our LinkedIn group Shaping Dementia Environments: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9044567/ Learn more about Perkins Eastman insights: https://www.perkinseastman.com/white-papers/
New progressive social movements are driving a huge boom of new talent. But leadership development efforts don't have the funding or scale to keep up. Our guests today are trying to working to change that. In episode 2 of our second season, we're thrilled to talk with two powerful leaders, Deepak Bhargava and Gara LaMarche, who seek to build a new leadership center for young are building a new leadership center, housed within the City University of New York (CUNY), to support young activists — particularly those from communities of color and working-class backgrounds. Deepak comes from the progressive community organizing field, where he is best known for running the Center for Community Change (now known as Community Change). Gara comes from the progressive philanthropy field, where he has held executive leadership roles in the Democracy Alliance, Atlantic Philanthropies, and the Open Society Foundations. We discuss their career journeys, their new research, and their current endeavor. And we discuss why there is so little infrastructure to support the progressive nonprofit workforce, including the lack of investment from organized philanthropy.
Today's bonus episode continues the conversation Jennifer had with Jude Rabig about the obstacles an organization must find their way around in order to create a truly decentralized approach to decision-making in a care environment. Jude gives some very valuable suggestions and examples of how to engage surveyors and regulators in the process of culture change. Jude Rabig is a nationally recognized leader, speaker, and change agent who served as the first Executive Director of the National Green House Project. She assisted in shaping the model of care and leading the implementation of the first Green Houses in Tupelo, Mississippi. Through her company Rabig Consulting, she provides customized change consultations to help communities develop innovative strategies for change in long term care. She has worked with scores of organizations nationally and in Canada to develop small house communities. In addition to providing Small House consulting nationally, she also founded and leads Lifespace Senior Services based in Schenectady, NY to provide home and community based clients with support for their holistic well-being with an emphasis on thriving despite limitations or frailty. She has served in many roles including Director of the Office for Aging and Continuing Care in Oneida County New York and Professor of Gerontology at Utica College. In each of these positions she has worked tirelessly, exhibiting a commitment to fighting ageism, and championing programs and practices that support autonomy, dignity and enhanced quality of life for older adults. She is a former Atlantic Philanthropies, Hartford Foundation Practice Change Fellow, and a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Adviser. She holds a PhD in gerontology and a business certificate from Stanford School of Business. Continue the conversation in our LinkedIn group Shaping Dementia Environments: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9044567/ Learn more about Perkins Eastman insights: https://www.perkinseastman.com/white-papers/
In this episode we discuss an important operational trend in care environments: decentralized decision-making and resources. The goal of this approach to put decision-making as close to the resident as possible. But how does one go about doing that? What are the related opportunities and barriers? Our first interview is with Jude Rabig, a nationally recognized leader, speaker, and change agent who served as the first Executive Director of the National Green House Project. She assisted in shaping the model of care and leading the implementation of the first Green Houses in Tupelo, Mississippi. Through her company Rabig Consulting, she provides customized change consultations to help communities develop innovative strategies for change in long term care. She has worked with scores of organizations nationally and in Canada to develop small house communities. In addition to providing Small House consulting nationally, she also founded and leads Lifespace Senior Services based in Schenectady, NY to provide home and community based clients with support for their holistic well-being with an emphasis on thriving despite limitations or frailty. She has served in many roles including Director of the Office for Aging and Continuing Care in Oneida County New York and Professor of Gerontology at Utica College. In each of these positions she has worked tirelessly, exhibiting a commitment to fighting ageism, and championing programs and practices that support autonomy, dignity and enhanced quality of life for older adults. She is a former Atlantic Philanthropies, Hartford Foundation Practice Change Fellow, and a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Adviser. She holds a PhD in gerontology and a business certificate from Stanford School of Business. Then, we speak with Carrie Chiusano. She has 36 years of long-term care experience with Presbyterian SeniorCare Network, many of which were spent helping to shape and implement the Woodside Place philosophy of specialty care for persons living with Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias. Prior to being appointed Executive Director for the Presbyterian SeniorCare Network Dementia Care Center of Excellence in January 2016, Carrie served for five years as the Administrator for Woodside Place of Oakmont, which opened in 1991 and was one of the nation's first dementia-specific residential community specifically designed to meet the holistic needs of older adults living with Alzheimer's and related dementias. In her leadership of the dementia Center of Excellence, Carrie is responsible for the integration of dementia care services across the various settings that comprise the Network as well as the family caregivers coping with the disease. In addition to her service on numerous, industry association boards, Carrie has become a certified trainer for the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners in dementia care. Our last conversations is with Damian Utton, who has been with Pozzoni Architecture since 1997 and is now a Director, bringing his wealth of experience in design for older people to his co-ordination and leadership of research and development at the firm. In the late 2000's, he spent a sabbatical touring and researching more than 100 dementia environments around the world, and the findings became his book: ‘Designing Homes for People with Dementia'. He subsequently has authored and co-authored books on designing for older people and people with dementia and writes frequently for the care press. Continue the conversation in our LinkedIn group Shaping Dementia Environments. Check it out at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9044567/
Margaret Dorgan, Executive Coach & Communications Specialist and Founder of Love Your Work & Catalyst Coaching Margaret describes herself as a multi-potentialite, having worked as a Senior Communications Executive with The Atlantic Philanthropies, Bord Bia and Barnardos, she possesses strong analytical, planning and organizational skills and has significant experience influencing at senior level. Margaret is highly experienced in planning and giving effect to communications strategies for national and global organisations, her passion and flair for PR and corporate communications have in more recent years been augmented by a developed skill set as an Executive Coach, Mentor, Lecturer & Facilitator. Her newly launched service, ‘Catalyst Coaching' finds her working with CEOs, leaders, Entrepreneurs, Social Enterprise Initiatives as well as individuals striving to bring clarity to their process, helping them identify and then achieve their optimum targets, one conversation at a time." In our conversation Margaret talks about midlife; coaching, communication, mental health and wellbeing at work, building resilience, the importance of soft skills in leadership and her experience of losing her parents at a young age. If you are interested in working with Margaret and finding out more about her work you can find her on LinkedIn Margaret Dorgan of Catalyst Coaching.
Over the past quarter-century, Gara LaMarche has had a super interesting career in philanthropy and progressive politics. For nearly a decade, starting in the mid-1990s, he worked for George Soros helping Soros figure out how to give away hundreds of millions of dollars in the United States. During that time, the Open Society Foundations would emerge as a key early funder of causes like criminal justice reform and marriage equality. LaMarche then went to work for another top mega-donor, Chuck Feeney, and led Atlantic Philanthropies, where he was once again in charge of giving away huge piles of money. After that, he became head of the Democracy Alliance, a network of wealthy donors that collectively moves tens of millions of dollars a year to progressive causes. Along the way, LaMarche has worked with just about every important organization and leader on the left. LaMarche has been a practitioner of big philanthropy, but also a thoughtful critic. Host David Callahan spoke with LaMarche not long before he announced that he would be stepping down as president of the Democracy Alliance. Inside Change is produced by David Callahan and Kayan Tara.
In this episode of the Road to Growth podcast, we are pleased to introduce you to Ron Carucci. Ron is co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, working with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries. He has a thirty year track record helping some of the world’s most influential executives tackle challenges of strategy, organization and leadership. From start-ups to Fortune 10’s, turn-arounds to new markets and strategies, overhauling leadership and culture to re-designing for growth, he has worked in more than 25 countries on 4 continents. In addition to being a regular contributor to HBR and Forbes, (you can read his work at these links), he has been featured in Fortune, CEO Magazine, BusinessInsider, MSNBC, Inc, Business Week, Smart Business, and thought leaders. He has helped CEOs, their executive teams, and senior executives tackle some of the most complicated transformations in spaces like biopharma Silicon Valley tech startup scaling, global culture change, and food science innovation. He has helped build leadership pipelines for global Fortune 100 companies, and accompanied executives on major career transitions. He is the bestselling author of 8 books. He led a ten year longitudinal study on executive transition to find out why more than 50% of leaders fail within their first 18 months of appointment, and uncovering the four differentiating capabilities that set successful leaders apart. Those findings are highlighted in his ground breaking Amazon #1 book Rising To Power, co-authored with Eric Hansen. He has also served as an adjunct at the Center for Creative Leadership. His clients have included Abbvie, Starbucks, Microsoft, Coronal Energy, CitiBank, Corning, Inc., Lamb Weston, The Hershey Company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Amgen, Deutsche Bank, Gates Corporation, MMC, Edward Jones Investments, ConAgra Foods, GSK, TriHealth, OhioHealth, Del Monte Foods, Midnight Oil Creative, Weyerhaeuser, McDonald’s Corporation, Sojourners, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Cadbury, Miller Brewing, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Johnson & Johnson, ADP, and the CIA. Learn more and connect with Ron Carucci by visiting him on Website: https://www.navalent.com/ on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v234mvaUQ4o&%3Bfeature=youtu.be Be sure to follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/to_growth on Facebook: facebook.com/Road2Growth Subscribe to our podcast across the web: https://www.theenriquezgroup.com/blog Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Cdmacc iTunes: https://apple.co/2F4zAcn Castbox: http://bit.ly/2F4NfQq Google Play: http://bit.ly/2TxUYQ2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4JwTLX0I09-X1XN-Xv1h_Q?view_as=subscriber For any San Diego Real Estate Help please visit: Website: https:www.TheEnriquezGroup.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKnzMRkl-PurAb32mCLCMeA?view_as=subscriber ****************************************************************************
We are in conversation with Amit and Archana Chandra, a couple who through their life have set an example and inspired many towards greater generosity, purpose, simplicity, joy and more. Amit Chandra is Managing director and Chairman of Bain Capital India and founder of their Mumbai office. Prior to that, most of his professional career was at DSP Merrill Lynch, one of most reputed investment banks in India. He joined the firm after his MBA from Boston College and by his mid-thirties, he was heading the firm. Despite having reached the pinnacle of the corporate world at such a young age, Amit recalls having felt empty. That led him to reflect deeply on the meaning and purpose of life and at the peak of his banking career, he gave up his position as MD of the firm and moved to private equity so that he could devote more time to philanthropic work. In fact, generosity was not a new thing for Amit. Thanks for his mother’s encouragement, giving was part of Amit’s DNA right from the early days. He would give time for education and as money came, he started to give money too. As a couple too, Amit and Archana have been contributing to various causes, right from the day of their marriage. They would set themselves a target for % of income to be donated - it started with single digits, then grew to 10%, then a bit more and at some point, they decided to give away most of their income. Currently, they aim to donate 90% of their income and are also signatories to Indian Giving Pledge -- LivingMyPromise. Since last few years Amit has now moved to a part-time model in Bain Capital where he devotes half of his time to Bain Capital and the remaining half to Social Impact and related topics. Archana’s early career was in marketing, PR, and HR roles at Bennett & Coleman, Informix (a division of IBM) and The Akanksha Foundation. Soon, she moved full time into social work and presently serves as Board Member & CEO of Jai Vakeel Foundation, one of the largest NGOs serving those impacted by mental challenges. She is a Trustee of SRCC, which is building the largest hospital dedicated to children in the country. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of Annamrita (part of the ISKCON Food Relief Foundation) and Antarang Foundation. She passionately shares stories of inclusion encouraging everyone to take time to notice and connect with people with disability, not as much for changing their lives but because it might transform our own lives. Inspired by The Atlantic Philanthropies founder Chuck Feeney's "giving while living" approach to philanthropy, Archana and Amit Chandra, have become the torchbearers of new ideas and trends in India’s development sector. Their commitment to create an equitable, inclusive and sustainable society is now embodied in the A.T.E Chandra Foundation. Since their earliest days, they have deeply supported the education space including playing a pivotal role in setting up organizations like Ashoka University in liberal education, design for change movement which has supported over 2mn children from 50,000 schools across 35 countries become change agents, setting up one of the largest children’s hospitals SRCC in Mumbai to name a few. In recent years, the foundation has focused on various projects and initiatives in the area of Rural Transformation and Sector Capacity Building. Under Rural transformation, they have supported some groundbreaking work in water sustainability and helping many villages of Maharashtra become draught free through a unique, simple and collaborative approach to water restoration. Under Capacity building for the development sector, they are committed to leadership development in nonprofits and aim to support 200 social sector leaders every year and also support many NGOs by funding their capacity building expenses which can enable them to provide better services at scale. In India, as country wide lockdown was announced and 100s of millions of poor struggled with basic necessities, the Chandras along with some friends quickly responded and in a period of 2 months, were able to feed 1 million people with over 20million meals. Through their work, they have created monumental impact, but drawing inspiration from Guru Nanak Dev and other teachers of Sikh religion, Amit and Archana continue to be the change, and live a life of simplicity, humility and greater compassion.
It's been called "The Philanthropist's Dilemma" and the "Now or Forever" question: Do I spend down or form a foundation in perpetuity?This question of course comes with many others: is this really a binary decision? How should I find my own path? How do I take into account the size of my giving, my philanthropic strategy, my co-decision makers and my life plans?Join us in conversation with Peter Smitham, Chair of Atlantic Philanthropies, to learn how philanthropists can approach decision-making around whether to spend down or to give in perpetuity. The session will last 60 minutes.Peter Smitham was a founder of Permira (formerly Schroder Ventures), a global private equity firm where he fulfilled different roles for 30 years until 2015, including managing partner and chairman. Previously he had worked in the electronics industry, including a successful start-up in the 1970s. In 2000 Peter decided to “go plural” and include strategic philanthropy, social impact investing and emerging market private equity to his developed market private equity career with Permira. Since then he has served on the boards of MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly Marie Stopes), New Philanthropy Capital, and Population Services International. In 2004 he joined the Board of Atlantic Philanthropies - a multibillion-dollar organisation with a limited life spend down philosophy created and funded by Chuck Feeney. Peter served as the Board Chair of Atlantic Philanthropies from 2011-2020. In 2004 Peter and wife Lynne founded their family foundation, The Kiawah Trust, which focuses on improving the lives of disadvantaged adolescent girls in India.
各位朋友大家好,今天可還好嗎?歡迎再次收聽謙信歷史廣場Podcast,我是謙信,喜歡我提供內容的話請記得訂閱喔,讓我們趕緊進入主題吧! 謙信成長過程深受一句話影響「裹屍布沒有口袋」,說這句話的並不是那種夸夸其談、只會出一張嘴的政客、表裡不一的人,相反的是一位財富可與巴菲特、比爾蓋茲等人比肩的人,更重要是他身體力行我們熟知「錢財乃身外之物,生不帶來,死不帶去」這句話,發誓要在自己生前把財富捐完,而在2020年9月14日,他宣布自己的大西洋慈善基金會(Atlantic Philanthropies)結束營運,因為已捐光所有的錢,總額達到八十億美元之多,他究竟是誰呢? 1931年4月美國新澤西州一個愛爾蘭移民家庭誕生新生命,樂於幫助別人父母為他命名為查克·費尼,深受基督教家庭教育影響,他從小就習慣過著節儉的生活。1948年加入美國空軍並在日本韓國服役四年之久,這段軍旅生涯帶給他相當大的影響,完成學業的他利用自己退伍身分推銷免稅商品,這時候遇見康奈爾大學校友羅伯特·米勒,兩人合作在1960年創立的環球免稅集團(DFS),目前已經是世界最大的連鎖免稅店集團。 他的為人生活堪稱是所有奢侈品牌的最大敵人,怎麼說呢?這麼一位應該很有錢的人,生活卻比一般受薪階級更為節省,除從來沒有穿過名牌衣服,眼鏡也破舊不堪,連佩戴手錶也是從地攤上買來的。吃的方面不愛美食,最喜歡的是價格低廉的烤奶酪和蕃茄三明治。不僅沒有自己汽車,外出通常都是乘坐公共汽車,這點是謙信一直仿效的,甚至用的公文包是個布袋。假使有幸和他一起到小酒館坐坐,一定會仔細核對帳單;假使住在他家裡,睡覺前一定提醒你把燈關了。....
各位朋友大家好,今天可還好嗎?歡迎再次收聽謙信歷史廣場Podcast,我是謙信,喜歡我提供內容的話請記得訂閱喔,讓我們趕緊進入主題吧! 謙信成長過程深受一句話影響「裹屍布沒有口袋」,說這句話的並不是那種夸夸其談、只會出一張嘴的政客、表裡不一的人,相反的是一位財富可與巴菲特、比爾蓋茲等人比肩的人,更重要是他身體力行我們熟知「錢財乃身外之物,生不帶來,死不帶去」這句話,發誓要在自己生前把財富捐完,而在2020年9月14日,他宣布自己的大西洋慈善基金會(Atlantic Philanthropies)結束營運,因為已捐光所有的錢,總額達到八十億美元之多,他究竟是誰呢? 1931年4月美國新澤西州一個愛爾蘭移民家庭誕生新生命,樂於幫助別人父母為他命名為查克·費尼,深受基督教家庭教育影響,他從小就習慣過著節儉的生活。1948年加入美國空軍並在日本韓國服役四年之久,這段軍旅生涯帶給他相當大的影響,完成學業的他利用自己退伍身分推銷免稅商品,這時候遇見康奈爾大學校友羅伯特·米勒,兩人合作在1960年創立的環球免稅集團(DFS),目前已經是世界最大的連鎖免稅店集團。 他的為人生活堪稱是所有奢侈品牌的最大敵人,怎麼說呢?這麼一位應該很有錢的人,生活卻比一般受薪階級更為節省,除從來沒有穿過名牌衣服,眼鏡也破舊不堪,連佩戴手錶也是從地攤上買來的。吃的方面不愛美食,最喜歡的是價格低廉的烤奶酪和蕃茄三明治。不僅沒有自己汽車,外出通常都是乘坐公共汽車,這點是謙信一直仿效的,甚至用的公文包是個布袋。假使有幸和他一起到小酒館坐坐,一定會仔細核對帳單;假使住在他家裡,睡覺前一定提醒你把燈關了。....
For those of you who don't know him or have never heard of him Chuck Feeney is an extraordinary human being whose kindness and vision has brought hope and joy to millions. Last week he signed the papers to finally bring an end to Atlantic Philanthropies – a humanitarian and charitable organisation he established in 1982. His purpose was to give away his 8 billion dollar fortune.I first met Chuck in 1993. Niall Ó Dowd brought the two of us together. We hit it off from that first crinniú. Later he was part of a delegation of Irish Americans who came to Ireland on a fact finding visit. As well as Chuck and Niall the group was led by former US Congress member Bruce Morrison and included Bill Flynn, Chair of National Committee on American Foreign Policy, and Trade Union activist Joe Jamison. Because our first meeting with the delegation took place in Connolly House, the Sinn Féin office in west Belfast, the delegation became known as the Connolly House group.The group played a hugely important role in creating the conditions for the 1994 IRA cessation. They were especially vital in encouraging and sustaining the involvement of the Clinton White House. Chuck has remained steadfast and committed to the Irish peace process ever since.Chuck also made an outstanding financial contribution to the establishment and running of the Sinn Féin office in Washington in 1995 and to its funding in advance of Friends of Sinn Féin being established.Chuck is one of the most remarkable people I have ever met. A very private man who shunned the spotlight and who was totally committed to our efforts to build a peace process. He always remained keenly interested in the latest developments within the peace process.Chuck travelled the world, quietly, anonymously, donating his money to education projects, cancer research, the arts, music, neuroscience, sport and human rights. Millions of people in the USA, Ireland, Australia, Vietnam, South Africa and in dozens of other countries have benefited from his determination to use his wealth to improve the human condition.Chuck's philosophy is straightforward – if you give while living you get to see the results. So, thank you Chuck and Helga for your generosity and solidarity over many years. Be assured that your efforts have touched many millions and will continue to do so into the future. Go raibh maith agaibh chairde. Britannia Waives The Rules .... Arís.The song ‘Rule Britannia' with its infamous line “Britons never, never, never shall be slaves” was written in 1740 at a time when Britain was the leading slaving nation of that century, transporting and selling slaves in their tens of thousands. Britain's wealth was largely built on this trade. Recent controversies around statues belonging to slave owners and traders in Britain and elsewhere and a growing awareness of ‘Black Lives Matter' and of the appalling impact of British colonial policy, saw the BBC announce that the lyrics to Rule Britannia would not be sung in its ‘Last night at the Proms' to be broadcast several weeks ago. The jingoistic and right wing outrage this sparked, including a condemnation from Boris Johnson, forced the BBC to u-turn. The words were sung to an empty Albert Hall.From the first landings by Norman knights in the 12th century, through centuries of exploitation, occupation, dispossession and land thefts, to the imposition of plantation, the promotion of sectarian divisions, famines, An Gorta Mór, partition and state collusion and murder, British government involvement in Ireland has been to our detriment. But I won't go on about that. It has encouraged and sustained a ‘Little Englander' mentality that is narcissistic, aggressive, and arrogant. An attitude that ignores the inhumanity a
In the past month, nonprofits and foundations across the country have made strong statements of commitment to racial justice, in particular to support the Movement for Black Lives. At the center of this work is an understanding that we need to create new narratives about what we want our future to look like and how we move forward. As we create these narratives, we will need to harness the power of stories. Our guest this week is Thaler Pekar, who specializes in gathering stories of foundations, nonprofits, and companies. Among her many achievements, Thaler traveled around the world to collect 178 oral histories for Atlantic Philanthropies, which are archived at Cornell University. In addition to her work on oral histories, her firm Thaler Pekar & Partners produces videos, conducts workshops, and coaches executives on how to tell their stories. Eric and Thaler spoke back in February, but their conversation could not be more timely. Thaler reminds us of the importance of collecting and sharing stories. As so many of us turn our sights to creating a new narrative of change, this episode serves as a valuable lesson in the curriculum.
In the past month, nonprofits and foundations across the country have made strong statements of commitment to racial justice, in particular to support the Movement for Black Lives. At the center of this work is an understanding that we need to create new narratives about what we want our future to look like and how we move forward. As we create these narratives, we will need to harness the power of stories. Our guest this week is Thaler Pekar, who specializes in gathering stories of foundations, nonprofits, and companies. Among her many achievements, Thaler traveled around the world to collect 178 oral histories for Atlantic Philanthropies, which are archived at Cornell University. In addition to her work on oral histories, her firm Thaler Pekar & Partners produces videos, conducts workshops, and coaches executives on how to tell their stories. Eric and Thaler spoke back in February, but their conversation could not be more timely. Thaler reminds us of the importance of collecting and sharing stories. As so many of us turn our sights to creating a new narrative of change, this episode serves as a valuable lesson in the curriculum.
The goal of the Health and Aging Policy Fellowship program is to help professionals in the aging space gain the skills and experiences they need to impact policy to improve the quality of life and quality of care delivered to older Americans. In this week's episode, Melissa shares her Health and Aging Policy Fellow experience. Part One of ‘Health and Aging Policy Fellow Experience’ The Health and Aging Policy Fellow Experience is a program that is sponsored by the John A. Hartford Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies. Anyone who is interested in health care and works in aging is eligible to apply to this program. It is highly competitive, and there are a series of information webinars/ phone calls you can attend prior to submitting your application. You would start by looking at the Health and Aging Policy Fellowship (HAPF) website. The HAPF website gives you the key dates and when the information webinars/ phone calls are held. That’s a great way to get a little bit more information about the program. For the application process, you would decide if you wanted to do the residential or non-residential track. And if you wanted to do a non-residential track, you would propose to do a project, with a particular organization or agency within the executive branch, judicial branch, a private foundation or an organization that matches your area of expertise and what you want to gain from the experience. “Geriatric Workforce Improvement Act is meant to help prepare our workforce within the USA to take care of older adults.” — Melissa (05:15-05:36) Many of the residential fellows will have some type of congressional Experience for their fellowship. They either serve in the office of a member of the House of Representatives or a member of the Senate. All of that depends on what your interest and area of expertise is. That drives making those decisions. You write your proposal and then if you’re selected to interview, then you may end up being selected as a fellow for the upcoming year. Once you are a fellow, first you have a five-week orientation in Washington, D.C. where you go and stay in D.C. for that period of time. The first week of the orientation is with the Health and Aging Policy Fellowship program itself, as well as Academy Health. Then you have four weeks where you are learning about the current issues in Congress, the actual legislative process, the great refresher from US history when you were in high school. You’ll get a chance to go to the Library of Congress and go to different offices and agencies within the US government. Part Two of ‘Health and Aging Policy Fellow Experience’ Melissa had the chance to visit CMS, which is the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Maryland State House to watch the legislative process at the state level, to get an idea of what and how things are compared to the state level and the federal level. She had a broad range of experiences of how policy moves through the process, and how the executive branch and legislative branches inform each other or are impacted by each other. And the role of the judicial branch as well. When you’re choosing your project, you’re looking to see what the current priorities are for the agency that you might want to work with and how you may fit into carving out some projects for yourself. “Advanced care planning is crucial because we are having more older adults within our family circle and communities.” — Melissa Melissa did the non-residential track but was able to have a legislative experience because she lived close enough to D.C. She served in the Senate on the Special Committee for Aging in the office of Senator Collins. One of their significant areas of interest for the Special Committee on Aging is Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s care, which fit with her professional background. The Senate Special Committee on Aging is interested in elder abuse, frauds, scams, pricing of insulin and other drugs. It was precisely the experience she wanted to have. She also helped to prepare for hearings, write briefs, and work on some of the bills that were going to be introduced, particularly the Geriatric Workforce Improvement Act. It is a piece of legislation. This is the only federally-funded program that helps prepare healthcare professionals in geriatrics. It’s meant to create programs around the United States to help prepare our workforce to take care of older adults. If you do a legislative experience and serve in a member of Congress or a House of Representative’s office, you have an opportunity to visit the state office in the home district of the member. During Melissa’s state visit, she was invited to do a presentation with people from the local Alzheimer’s Association and other members of the community that interested in Alzheimer’s care. That was a highlight for her as a nurse scientist to do her policy, visit and incorporate her work into that as well. How to Get Involved Melissa earned her Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) from the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) School of Nursing (SON) in 2000. She enjoyed working with the complex medical needs older adults experienced more than any other population, so after graduation, she started working with a geriatric practice in Wilmington, North Carolina. She worked full-time for five years as FNP in geriatric primary care across many long-term care settings (skilled nursing homes, assisted living, home, and office visits). She transitioned into academic nursing in 2005, joining the faculty at UNCW SON as a lecturer. She has maintained her clinical practice and board certification, while her primary roles have been as a Nurse Scientist and Nurse Educator. Find out more about her work at https://melissabphd.com/. For More Information About The Health and Aging Policy: https://www.healthandagingpolicy.org/fellowship-application/fellowship-overview/
Chuck Feeney is an Irish-American businessman and philanthropist and the founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, one of the largest private foundations in the world. Feeney gave away his fortune in secret for many years, until a business dispute resulted in his identity being revealed in 1997. Over the course of his life, Feeney has given away more than $8 billion. KiranPrabha narrates the interesting aspects Chuck Feeny's business as well as personal life.
If you worked in foundation communications in the past thirty years, chances are that David Morse helped you – directly or indirectly. At the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and then the Atlantic Philanthropies, David helped advance the field of strategic communications like few others. Many of the modern concepts of communications strategy were born in his office or through the work of his consultants. David sits down with Eric to talk about the legacy of Frank Karel, his predecessor at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, how the field has developed over time, and he’ll give you a chuckle when discussing the freedom that working for a limited life foundation affords. We recorded this conversation earlier in the year, so if you want to buy him a drink to ask him about the old days, you’ll have to go to Norway to do it – David has hung up his flak jacket and now sips aquavit on the fjords.
If you worked in foundation communications in the past thirty years, chances are that David Morse helped you – directly or indirectly. At the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and then the Atlantic Philanthropies, David helped advance the field of strategic communications like few others. Many of the modern concepts of communications strategy were born in his office or through the work of his consultants. David sits down with Eric to talk about the legacy of Frank Karel, his predecessor at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, how the field has developed over time, and he’ll give you a chuckle when discussing the freedom that working for a limited life foundation affords. We recorded this conversation earlier in the year, so if you want to buy him a drink to ask him about the old days, you’ll have to go to Norway to do it – David has hung up his flak jacket and now sips aquavit on the fjords.
In today’s conversation with Ron Caruuci, you will learn more about: Helping companies through periods of transformational change - accelerated growth - strategic pivots - cultural movements - leadership - getting out of holes Human endeavor at scale The importance of articulating your compelling, distinct storytelling and narrative How to define your story How business is the merging of two stories and the importance of being able to articulate your story in a compelling, distinct What are the fundamentals of distinction What most entrepreneurs fail to do Why language matters Ways to enroll all those around you in your story Biggest challenges in scaling Lessons on organizational design to increase efficiency and productivity Why most leaders rising in life fail in the first 18 months landmines put in front of leaders on the way up What the most successful leaders prioritize their stake-holds Role of context, breadth, choice, and connection in successful leadership Ron Carucci is a seasoned consultant with more than 25 years of experience working with CEOs and senior executives of organizations ranging from Fortune 50s to start-ups in pursuit of transformational change. His consulting has taken him to more than 20 different countries on four continents. He has consulted to some of the world’s most influential CEOs and executives on issues ranging from strategy to organization to leadership. His clients have included CitiBank, Corning, Inc., The Hershey Company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Amgen, Deutsche Bank, Gates Corporation, ConAgra Foods, TriHealth, OhioHealth, Del Monte Foods, Midnight Oil Creative, Weyerhaeuser, McDonald’s Corporation, Starbucks, Microsoft, Sojourners, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Cadbury, Miller Brewing, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Johnson & Johnson, ADP, and the CIA. Connect with Ron: Web: http://www.navalent.com/transformation Linkedin: http://linkedin.com/in/navalent Twitter: https://twitter.com/RonCarucci E-mail: ron@navalent.com Ron’s newest book: https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Power-Journey-Exceptional-Executives-ebook/dp/B00NFZK3K4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=ron+Carucci&qid=1551219412&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Bio Betsy Cooper (@BetsOnTech) is the founding Director of the Aspen Tech Policy Hub. A cybersecurity expert, Ms. Cooper joined Aspen’s Cybersecurity & Technology Program after serving as the Executive Director of the Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity at the University of California, Berkeley. Previously, she served at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as an attorney advisor to the Deputy General Counsel and as a policy counselor in the Office of Policy. She has worked for over a decade in homeland security consulting, managing projects for Atlantic Philanthropies in Dublin, the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit in London, and the World Bank, and other organizations. In addition, Ms. Cooper has clerked for Berkeley Law professor and Judge William Fletcher on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (where she currently is a nonresident affiliate), as well as a Yale Public Interest Fellowship. Ms. Cooper has written more than twenty manuscripts and articles on U.S. and European homeland security policy. She is also a Senior Advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group. Ms. Cooper earned a J.D. from Yale University, a D.Phil. in Politics from Oxford University, an M.Sc. in Forced Migration from Oxford University, and a B.A. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. She speaks advanced French. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Resources Aspen Tech Policy Hub Aspen Tech Policy Hub Fellowship Application News Roundup Coates tells Senate committee that Russia and China are working together to undermine the 2020 election In his annual threat assessment report, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coates told the Senate intelligence committee that Russia and China will try and interfere with the 2020 presidential election. The report lists social media threats as second on a list of several threats to U.S. national security. DC Circuit Appeals panel hears net neutrality oral arguments A three-judge panel of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments from the government and consumer advocates last week as consumer advocates’ lawsuit against the FCC for repealing the 2015 open internet rules presses on. Two of the judges—Particia Millett and Robert Wilkins—both Obama appointees—seemed to side with the consumer advocates as the FCC struggled to persuade the court that the agency had the authority to reclassify broadband as an information service. Report: FamilyTreeDNA works with the FBI BuzzFeed reported that popular home DNA testing company Family Tree DNA is working with the FBI, allowing agents to access its database to investigate violent crimes. Privacy advocates object to the partnership. But others say that as more people sign up for genetic tests, the data has become increasingly valuable to solve cold cases, with the arrest last year of the suspected Golden State Killer being a prime example. Feds charge second Chinese Apple car worker with data theft The feds have charged a second Apple engineer with stealing company trade secrets with a plan to bring them back to China. Another Apple employee spotted Jizhong Chen taking snapshots of his workspace with a wide angle lens even though he was working under an NDA. Apparently Chen had some 2,000 files on his hard drive, including manuals and schematics. He says he was going to China to see family. But the feds allege he was actually planning to bring the files back to a Chinese car manufacturer he’d applied for a job with. It’s the second Apple employee charged with stealing trade secrets from the company’s self-driving car unit. Apple reports Group FaceTime bug Apple reported a bug with Group FaceTime that allowed callers to hear the people they were calling before they answered. The company took down Group Facetime when it learned of the bug, apologized, and announced that it would release a fix for the problem this week. Facebook hires three leading privacy critics from Access Now, EFF, and OTI The Information reports that Facebook has hired three leading privacy critics from Access Now, EFF, and OTI as the company tries to deal with the onslaught of backlash around its privacy woes. Robyn Greene, Nathan White, and Nate Cardozo have been critical of Facebook and all joined the company within the last month. Mignon Clyburn to advise TMobile/Sprint TMobile and Sprint have tapped former FCC Chair and Commissioner Mignon Clyburn to help advise them on their $26 billion merger. Clyburn said in a statement that she will be advising the two companies as a continuation of her work to ensure vulnerable populations have affordable access to 5G.
My guest in this episode is Gara LaMarche who is one of the world’s leading voices on funding and philanthropy for social justice. Originally from Rhode island, Gara was the first in his family to go to college and he became the youngest person ever to serve on an ACLU policy committee. During his college years at Colombia he says he was a reluctant student and spent much of his time teaching at a nursery school in Harlem which he credits as being one of the most formative experiences of his distinguished career. As a former CEO of the Atlantic Philanthropies, a former director of U.S programs for the Open Society Institute, and now the President of the Democracy Alliance, Gara has overseen the investment of tens of millions of dollars into social justice programs around the world. He has also worked with Pen America and Human Rights Watch, and is currently the chair of StoryCorps. I first met Gara several years ago when he was visiting Dublin as part of his work with Atlantic Philanthropies and it was great to catch-up with him again during my recent trip to New York where I interviewed him in the StoryCorp offices in Brooklyn. ........ ........... About the podcast The Love and Courage podcast features interviews with inspirational people who are making a real difference in the world today. Guests are typically people passionate about social justice, and who have demonstrated courage and conviction in their lives. Host Ruairí McKiernan is leading Irish social innovator, campaigner, writer and public speaker. He is the founder of the pioneering SpunOut.ie youth organization, and helped set-up the Uplift and the A Lust For Life non-profits. In 2012 the President of Ireland Michael D Higgins appointed Ruairí to the Council of State, a national constitutional advisory body whose members include all current and former leaders of the country. Ruairí is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Fulbright fellowship, and he contributes regularly to the media on youth, health, community and social justice issues. ................. Subscribe, download, rate and review via iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud, YouTube and please spread the word. If you are new to podcasts and have an iPhone, simply use the podcast app on your phone. On Android phones, using the Google Play App download an podcast app such as Podcast Republic and search for 'Love and Courage' and then click subscribe. Download each episode individually, subscribe for updates and sign-up for email announcements about new guests and episodes. ................. Web: www.loveandcourage.org Twitter: @loveandcourage Facebook: www.facebook.com/hopehitching Instagram: ww.instagram.com/ruairimc/ Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/ruairimckiernanDonate: https://www.ifundraise.ie/998_ruairi-mckiernan---social-innovations.html Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/loveandcourage Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gCuceQXG7rmwRY9PAzBgg ................. Join the Love and Courage community This is independent community supported media. Once off and monthly patron support is hugely appreciated. Donate https://www.ifundraise.ie/998_ruairi-mckiernan---social-innovations.html. Funds help pay for production, post-production, transcribing, hosting, equipment upgrades, publicity, venue rental, and support for Ruairí's ongoing community, campaign and youth mentoring work. Once off supporters of €10 or over get names on the website and a Love and Courage badge. (Anonymous support is also possible). Once off supporters of €50 or more (or at least €5 per month) will get a Love and Courage t-shirt and badge, discounts on workshops and events, your photo and special credits online and on the podcast. Monthly patrons of €20 per month or more will get the above as well as a mention on the podcast credits (if you want). Patrons of €40 per month or more will get all of the above as well as quarterly phone call updates and invitations to special community gatherings. Bigger sponsorship opportunities may also be available. Monthly patrons also get extra info and personal email updates with behind the scenes news and insights. Questions: podcast@loveandcourage.org .................. Web: www.loveandcourage.org Twitter: @loveandcourage Facebook: www.facebook.com/hopehitching Instagram: ww.instagram.com/ruairimc/ Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/ruairimckiernanDonate: https://www.ifundraise.ie/998_ruairi-mckiernan---social-innovations.html Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/loveandcourage Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gCuceQXG7rmwRY9PAzBgg
Episode 1: Christopher G Oechsli What does it take to lead one of the world’s foremost philanthropic foundations? Humility, clarity and a commitment to justice and equity. These are some of the ideas discussed with Chris Oechsli, President & CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, the limited-life foundation set up and funded by Chuck Feeney.
Alexander Heffner of "The Open Mind" on preserving civil discourse in the media. Egypt's social media under threat, with Ramy Raoof of EIPR. Premysl Bercik of McMaster Univ explains how gut health affects the brain and probiotics reduce depression. Manu Prakash of Stanford describes his 20-cent lifesaving device. Charles Gerba of Univ of Arizona reveals the dirtiest things we touch. Christopher Oechsli of The Atlantic Philanthropies on the most generous philanthropist in America.
University of North Carolina's Kevin Guskiewicz discusses football caused concussions and how the NFL is changing due to this awareness. Susan Eckstein, Boston University, on the "Wet Foot, Dry Foot" policy for Cuban immigrants. The Atlantic Philanthropies' Christopher Oechsli explains the philosophy of "giving while living."
Ron is a seasoned consultant with more than 25 years of experience working with CEOs and senior executives of organizations ranging from Fortune 50s to start-ups in pursuit of transformational change. His consulting has taken him to more than 20 different countries on four continents. He has consulted to some of the world’s most influential CEOs and executives on issues ranging from strategy to organization to leadership. He has worked extensively in the health sciences, biotech, and healthcare provider sectors and in the technology, consumer products, and retail food and beverage industries. He has led work on several large-scale merger integrations and subsequent culture change initiatives and enterprise-level global organizational redesigns. Ron specializes in the areas of: Strategy formulation – helping companies establish strategic direction in a collaborative fashion that builds ownership Global organization design and enterprise governance – helping organizations configure capabilities and decision-making processes to execute strategy Organizational change – designing comprehensive approaches to enrolling organizations into the transformation journey Executive leadership development – building deeply impacting solutions to build individual and enterprise leadership capability across generations Enterprise talent strategy – building integrated HR mechanisms to help create competitively differentiated talent solutions for selection, development, and succession He has helped CEOs, their executive teams, and their enterprises redesign themselves and build appropriate talent strategies to ensure the current and next generation of leaders have the capabilities required by the organization. He has been chief architect of several major leadership development simulations and curriculums for global organizations focused on developing high-potential executive talent and connecting strategy execution to leadership capability. Ron has spent the last several years exploring his new passion of ushering in the next generation of leaders, helping organizations connect multigenerational workplaces, and helping emerging leaders discover their unique voice and leadership strengths. He has spoken around the world on numerous topics pertaining to developing leaders of tomorrow. Ron is a former faculty member at Fordham University Graduate School as an associate professor of organizational behavior. He has also served as an adjunct at the Center for Creative Leadership. He is author/co-author of eight books, including the most recent best-selling Rising to Power: The Journey of Exceptional Executives (Greenleaf 2014) with colleague Eric Hansen, The Value-Creating Consultant (AMACOM, 2000) Relationships That Enable Enterprise Change (Jossey-Bass, 2002), the acclaimed Leadership Divided, What Emerging Leaders Need and What You Might Be Missing (Jossey-Bass, 2006) and its companion Facilitator's and Field Guides, Bridging the Leadership Divide (Jossey-Bass, 2010), Future in-Formation: Choosing a Generative Organizational Life (Outskirts, 2008) with colleague Josh Epperson, and Leadership Stories from Tomorrow (Xulon, 2009). He has authored numerous articles and book chapters on the issues of executive leadership and organizational change. His clients have included CitiBank, Corning, Inc., The Hershey Company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Amgen, Deutsche Bank, Gates Corporation, ConAgra Foods, TriHealth, OhioHealth, Del Monte Foods, Midnight Oil Creative, Weyerhaeuser, McDonald’s Corporation, Starbucks, Microsoft, Sojourners, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Cadbury, Miller Brewing, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Johnson & Johnson, ADP, and the CIA. Seth Greene is a 6 Time Best Selling Author, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Celebrating the publication of two important new books, this event highlights some of the latest research on school discipline and will present substantive solutions for the future. Speakers: Dan Losen, Marsha Weissman. (Recorded: Mar 11, 2015)
A panel of grantmakers and practitioners explores the promise and perils of strategic litigation, often a hallmark of Open Society Foundations’ funding and operations. Speakers: Noeline Blackwell, James Goldston, Brian Kearney-Grieve, Gilbert Marcus. (Recorded: Jul 17, 2014)
Dr. Morrow Howell is a national leader in gerontology, widely known for her work on productive and civic engagement of older adults. She is editor of the book Productive Aging, published by Johns Hopkins University Press. She is a member of the Gerontological Society of America's Expert Workgroup on Civic Engagement in an Older America. With support from the Metlife Foundation, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Longer Life Foundation, and the National Institute on Aging, she explores strategies to maximize the engagement of older adults in productive roles. Her research has contributed to understanding about the outcomes for individual, families, and society associated with expanding work, volunteering, civic service, and care giving by older adults. She also studies mental health services to older adults, with support of the National Institute of Mental Health.