Why World MS Day?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease. It is one of the most common disabling neurological conditions amongst young adults in the northern hemisphere. Over 2,000,000 people in the world have MS. The aims of world MS day are to raise awareness and mobilise the global movement
How can I help?
The focus for World MS Day this year is employment. You can take our employment and MS survey (we will release the results on 26 May 2010), take part in an MS society activity, organise an activity, or donate.
http://www.worldmsday.org/home
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
How it's Done in other Countries
Health Care is not just for the Lucky or the Wealthy
Plenty of countries get health care right: http://bit.ly/cqZuPx
Plenty of countries get health care right: http://bit.ly/cqZuPx
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
MS Awareness Week is March 8-14, 2010
National Multiple Sclerosis Society wants you to move it! MS Awareness Week is March 8-14 and there are so many ways to move it toward a world free of MS!
http://tinyurl.com/y9l5tq8
http://tinyurl.com/y9l5tq8
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Using CSR To Attract (and keep!) Millenial Workers
This is re-printed from Helping Hand Rewards
http://tinyurl.com/yaptqyy
by Hinda Incentives
The unconventional is slowly becoming conventional.
According to an article by The Economic Times, more young entreprenuers are opting for less conventional career paths, looking to pursue social missions using for-profit business models. Many people agree that younger entreprenuers are a model for necessary change in how we do business. Not only making money, but helping others and creating better sustainability in the process (also known as social enterprises). These business ideals are becoming more and more mainstream with Generation Y and Millenial workers. It’s the ideal that business is no longer just about making money but making the world a better place in the process.
There are several other like-minded workers that have a passion for sustainability but without the ability to pursue their own private venture. What makes this sort of talent choose which organization they want to work for? For these folks, an organizations involvement in social responsibility will have a huge impact on how they ultimately choose (and more importantly remain with) an employer. How a company gives back, whether it be through volunteer time, money, or using fair trade products as corporate gifts, influences a person’s view and/or loyalty toward that organization.
How are you using social responsibility to maintain employee engagement and loyalty?
http://tinyurl.com/yaptqyy
by Hinda Incentives
The unconventional is slowly becoming conventional.
According to an article by The Economic Times, more young entreprenuers are opting for less conventional career paths, looking to pursue social missions using for-profit business models. Many people agree that younger entreprenuers are a model for necessary change in how we do business. Not only making money, but helping others and creating better sustainability in the process (also known as social enterprises). These business ideals are becoming more and more mainstream with Generation Y and Millenial workers. It’s the ideal that business is no longer just about making money but making the world a better place in the process.
There are several other like-minded workers that have a passion for sustainability but without the ability to pursue their own private venture. What makes this sort of talent choose which organization they want to work for? For these folks, an organizations involvement in social responsibility will have a huge impact on how they ultimately choose (and more importantly remain with) an employer. How a company gives back, whether it be through volunteer time, money, or using fair trade products as corporate gifts, influences a person’s view and/or loyalty toward that organization.
How are you using social responsibility to maintain employee engagement and loyalty?
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
What You Put Your Attention On...Grows Stronger in your Life: Nathan Myhrvold, inventor
Nathan Myhrvold, inventor
In Nathan Myhrvold's world, mosquito repellent is so old-fashioned.
The inventor, former Microsoft Corp. executive and CEO of Intellectual Ventures is developing a prototype device that would create walls of lasers that are impenetrable by malaria-causing mosquitoes.
Myhrvold demonstrated the technology at the TED Conference and said lasefortresses could surround health clinics in the developing world.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/16/ted.people/
In Nathan Myhrvold's world, mosquito repellent is so old-fashioned.
The inventor, former Microsoft Corp. executive and CEO of Intellectual Ventures is developing a prototype device that would create walls of lasers that are impenetrable by malaria-causing mosquitoes.
Myhrvold demonstrated the technology at the TED Conference and said lasefortresses could surround health clinics in the developing world.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/16/ted.people/
TED2010: Ten fascinating people you've never heard of:
Temple Grandin, autistic professor
Temple Grandin sees her autism as a gift, not a disability. The professor at Colorado State University, who has become a prominent animal rights activist, spoke at TED about how people's brains work in different ways -- and how that's something that should be appreciated, not stigmatized. Grandin, for instance, thinks in pictures, "like Google for images," she said.
She also grabs hold of details, a brain function she feels could help politicians.
"I get satisfaction out of seeing stuff that makes real change in the real world," she said. "We need a lot more of that and a lot less abstract stuff." One of her biggest real-world accomplishments, she said, was that a mother recently told her that her autistic child had gone to college because of Grandin's inspiration.
Grandin's life also is the subject of an HBO film.
Temple Grandin sees her autism as a gift, not a disability. The professor at Colorado State University, who has become a prominent animal rights activist, spoke at TED about how people's brains work in different ways -- and how that's something that should be appreciated, not stigmatized. Grandin, for instance, thinks in pictures, "like Google for images," she said.
She also grabs hold of details, a brain function she feels could help politicians.
"I get satisfaction out of seeing stuff that makes real change in the real world," she said. "We need a lot more of that and a lot less abstract stuff." One of her biggest real-world accomplishments, she said, was that a mother recently told her that her autistic child had gone to college because of Grandin's inspiration.
Grandin's life also is the subject of an HBO film.
TED2010: Ten fascinating people you've never heard of: Philip Howard
A partner in the New York-based law firm Covington & Burling, Philip Howard is a crusader against the excesses of his own profession. Howard, author of "Life Without Lawyers: Liberating Americans from Too Much Law," gave a blistering talk at TED about how "the land of the free has become a legal minefield."
He cited the Florida school district that banned running at recess as an example of how "people no longer feel free to act on their best judgment" for fear of getting sued. "People are acting like idiots," he said. "For law to be a platform for freedom, people have to trust it."
Howard pushes for policy changes in health care, education and other fields through an organization he founded, Common Good, which describes itself as "a non-profit, non-partisan legal reform coalition dedicated to restoring common sense to America."
He cited the Florida school district that banned running at recess as an example of how "people no longer feel free to act on their best judgment" for fear of getting sued. "People are acting like idiots," he said. "For law to be a platform for freedom, people have to trust it."
Howard pushes for policy changes in health care, education and other fields through an organization he founded, Common Good, which describes itself as "a non-profit, non-partisan legal reform coalition dedicated to restoring common sense to America."
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About Me
- Beth
- Greater NY Area, NY/NJ, United States
- I am an executive recruiter with 10 years experience in corporate recruiting and human services.
