CEO CORNER Children Should Be Seen and Heard Dear Friends, Wherever you may be as you read this, it is probably not in a village in Serbia, or on the plains of Tanzania, or in a refugee settlement in Lebanon. These places can be hard to imagine, but this is where our work happens—in parts [...]
Newsletters
Fall 2011
- By: The Global Fund for Children on November 19th, 2011
- Category: Newsletters
Dear Friends, Take a moment to close your eyes and think of the people you encounter in the course of a day. Now imagine: what would your day look like if every other child you met was working? Imagine children laboring as trash collectors, bricklayers, factory workers, tailors, and farmers. [...]
Summer 2011
- By: The Global Fund for Children on July 28th, 2011
- Category: Newsletters
Dear Friends, TIn the last three months, I have spent a lot of time meeting and chatting with our grantee partners, with donors, and with colleagues in the philanthropic community. I was intrigued by how often I found myself in conversations about Three Cups of Tea, author Greg Mortenson, and the Central Asia Institute. It [...]
Winter/Spring 2011
- By: The Global Fund for Children on March 29th, 2011
- Category: Newsletters
Oh, the places you’ll go! Someone sent me the verses from this classic Dr. Seuss book with a note of congratulations when my appointment as CEO of GFC was announced. This book has always been a favorite. As I reread it, it seemed to me that the book speaks not only of the journeys that [...]
Fall 2010
- By: The Global Fund for Children on October 29th, 2010
- Category: Newsletters
Dear Friends, South African activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said, “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” His words ring especially true as we welcome 30 new community-based grantee partners this fall, funding and empowering them to work locally with at-risk children and youth. [...]
Summer 2010
- By: The Global Fund for Children on July 29th, 2010
- Category: Newsletters
Dear Friends, This past May, as I stood onstage at historic Sotheby’s in New York City at The Global Fund for Children’s 15th anniversary celebratory event, I felt humbled and honored to be surrounded by so many of our longtime supporters. [...]
Winter 2010
- By: The Global Fund for Children on January 29th, 2010
- Category: Newsletters
Dear Friends, The headlines have disappeared, and media coverage of Haiti decreases a little more every day. While this pattern is to be expected in the aftermath of a major crisis, it also serves as a reminder that the initial burst of attention and donations must be matched by an even stronger commitment to comprehensive, meaningful recovery efforts. [...]