Tagged ‘Julie Furbush’

May 19th, 2010By , Comments (1)

Adam Bucko helps homeless youth channel their passion into creative careers. His organization, the Reciprocity Foundation, connects youths living on the streets in New York City with college scholarships and jobs in field such as media, fashion, music and social entrepreneurship. Within a ...

April 28th, 2010By , , Comments (1)

Acclaimed photographer Phil Borges spent decades chronicling social, environmental and cultural threats and problems around the world. Now he has handed cameras over to young people in 30 countries to tell their own stories. His organization, Bridges to Understanding, links classrooms globally, pairing ...

April 22nd, 2010By , Comments (1)

One time he was two weeks away from payroll and he didn't know how he was going to pay his staff. Another time, he delivered a customer coffee beans that were so hard they broke the blades of the man's coffee grinder. John ...

March 30th, 2010By , No Comments

Gillian Caldwell had a dream job. She was running WITNESS, an organization that safeguards human rights through multimedia technology. Everything about the work aligned perfectly with her values, talents and interests. She had also realized her long-time ambition of launching “a YouTube for ...