JUST AROUND THE CORNER
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reports that total worldwide military expenditures in 2009 were estimated at a mind-boggling $1531 billion, up nearly 6% from ’08. That was despite the financial credit crisis and global recession. Questions raised by the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom (WILF) should make all of us sit up […]
WHAT MILLENNIALS ARE MADE OF
I’ve been thinking about the future and present of Millennials all week — all year, actually – but lately spurred by news of a just-published business book. This book seeks to advise employers of all stripes about the seven trends “essential for understanding and managing the Millennials” in the workplace. The trends are: “the role […]
LEGACY, LEADERSHIP AND GROWING UP THE FAMILY FOUNDATION
In honor of the Hill-Snowdon family foundation’s 50th anniversary since being established and the 10th since launching its strategic grantmaking program, the National Center for Family Philanthropy has collaborated with Ashley Snowdon Blanchard, foundation president, to produce a history of the family’s turns and transformations. When I talked to Ashley some time ago, her view […]