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From Challenge Grants to P.R.: Many Facets of J. Luce Foundation
New York, N.Y. When my mother passed away in 2001, I was inspired to create Orphans International Worldwide ( OIWW ) that went on to help vulnerable children in Africa, A…
Missed Gala with Jim Luce? Many Free New York City Events Offered
New York, N.Y. Last week, The National Arts Club was home to the J. Luce Foundation's 17th Annual Gala (See: How You Can Help Jim Luce Try to Heal the World ) and over 20…
NYC Gala in Support of Tibetan Orphans Set for January
Dr. Kazuko Hillyer Tatsumura, founder of Gaia Holistic Foundation, at the Tibetan Buddhist Orphanage at Manjushree. Photo: Dr. Kazuko. Although Leila and Hank Luce had be…
At Cipriani: 2012 Women Refugee Voices of Courage
New York, N.Y. Actress and humanitarian Liv Ullmann kicked off the Women's Refugee Commission 's 2012 Voices of Courage Awards luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street in New Yor…
At the UN: Co-hosting Conference on World Peace, Health and Culture
New York, N.Y. Recently I agreed to co-host the World Peace, Health and Culture Conference at the United Nations on behalf of Orphans International Worldwide (OIWW) , whi…
Come Join Us - Masquerade Ball Benefit for Orphans
Brewster, N.Y. How we identify ourselves from a cultural standpoint is of utmost importance. It is though this identification that we learn to foster a newfound sense of…
Dr. Kazuko Opens Academic Building at Tibetan Orphanage in India
New York, N.Y. Last month, Dr. Kazuko Tatsumura Hillyer attended the grand opening of the Academic Building of Manjushree Tibetan Orphanage in Tawang, India that she help…
Foundation Launches Young Leadership Experience to Hellas
New York, N.Y. Leadership. The ability to motivate others towards a common goal. When coupled with a charity or philanthropy, the art of connecting with others to better…
Habitat for Humanity Notes Importance of World Toilet Day
New York, N.Y. The jokes are too easy, the ramifications too deadly. People are dying all over the world from a lack of proper sanitation and hygiene – and access to basi…
Help the Underprivileged Children of Gyan Jyoti School in Bihar India
Bihar, India. We would like to thank everyone who gave support to the Gyan Jyoti School and Orphan Care in Bodhgaya, Bihar India through the J. Luce Foundation and Orphan…
Honoring Young Leaders and Humanitarians at U.N. Mission
New York, N.Y. Fifteen years ago, I began a journey of unknown destination. Last week, we celebrated that journey - and the many people who have journeyed with us. Many d…
How Can We Help Orphans in Kenya - With 2.4 Million of Them?
By Jim Luce with Rebecca Aikman. Becca Aikman was just reflecting a few weeks ago on the New Year with me. We were still feeling the happy glow of the past holiday season…
Jumping for Joy: Happiness Day 2016 at the United Nations
New York, N.Y. Over 700 people from all walks of life assembled in a large conference room in the United Nations headquarters last weekend to celebrate the International…
Latino College Students Fund Haitian High School Graduates to Prepare for Chinese University
Hicksville, L.I. Having just returned from an eight-day post-disaster relief trip to Haiti, I was delighted to be invited to an earthquake benefit dinner at C.W. Post on…
Live from Leogane: College Prep Leadership Training Begins for our Orphan Mentors
T he College Prep Leadership Training Program of Orphans International Worldwide ( OIWW ) Haiti launched this week at l'Ecole de la Redemption in Leogane, 18 miles west o…
Live from Leogane: Orphans International Partners with Haitian School Founded by Orphan
Leogane, Haiti. "My father, Ambroise Beauliere, wrote our school's mission statement forty years ago to provide private education at the best possible quality at the lowe…
Marietta College McDonough Leadership Conference Set for 2016
Marietta, OH. The 2016 McDonough Leadership Conference of the McDonough Center at Marietta College has received its lead sponsorship - The McDonough Corporation. Bank of…
Mark Your Calendar: What's Up In New York City - and Our World
New York, N.Y. The Stewardship Report on Connecting Goodness ( website / Facebook ), in cooperation with the J. Luce Foundation ( website / Facebook ), Orphans Internatio…
Micro-Finance Meets Multi-Nationals at Clinton Global Initiative
New York, N.Y. Nobel-prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus , founder of the microfinance pioneer Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, addressed our breakfast at the Clinton Global…
On Leadership, College Awards, Cooperates with Foundation
With Ryan D. Turnewitsch 1972: walking up the hill to Marietta Junior High School in Ohio, I never imagined I would one day be working in developing nations around the wo…
On the Banks of the Ganges: Reflections of a Journey in Time
Varanasi, India . I realize this is winter in northern India just like in New York, but I had thought that India would be warmer and greener. The countryside is often dra…
Sixteenth Annual Leadership Awards Reception Rocks New York
New York, N.Y. What an absolutely amazing event last week! The breadth of our activities over the last sixteen years blew me away. Our St. John’s University event, featur…
Spring into Action this Season with the J. Luce Foundation!
New York, N.Y. Spring 2016 is going to be the most exciting season the J. Luce Foundation has experienced since its inception. There are so many ways that you can get inv…
United Gala for Orphaned Children in Developing World
New York, N.Y. Orphaned children-especially in poor countries-face daunting odds against succeeding in life. In many countries they have little, if any, opportunity to ob…
2007: Orphans Around World Look up to Silicon Valley Prodigy as Hero
New York, N.Y. Orphans International Worldwide ( OIWW ) has added Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, to its list of Global Heroes and Role Models. This list in…
Fund Launch for Kids in Greece with Ancient Hellenic Ideals
New York, N.Y. The recent launch of the J. Luce Foundation 's Hellenic Fund to support children in Greece - whether economically distressed, orphaned, or refugee - was an…
Hellenic Fund Launching to Help Kids, including Refugees, in Hellas
New York, N.Y. I am pleased to announce that our Foundation will launch our Hellenic Fund to support children in Greece - whether economically distressed, orphaned, or re…
J. Luce Foundation Announces New Fellows from Marietta College
New York, N.Y. The James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation has announced this week that six Marietta College students have been chosen as 2015-16 J. Luce Fellows. These are: Man…
Japanese Holistic Healer in NYC to Build Tibetan School
New York, N.Y. I first met Kazuko Tatsumura, OMD at a Christie's benefit for Tibet House at Rockefeller Center. We began to chat about Japan, where I had once studied, as…
Mayflower Roots - and a Metrocard - Get One on the Subway
New York, N.Y. Who we are is shaped by where we have been as much as by where we wish to go. For me, knowing where my family has been over the last several centuries give…
My Mother: "God Damn It James, I Raised You Better Than That!"
N ew York, N.Y. My mother's words still ring out in my head, year after year. It was Thanksgiving 1998, Boston. I was continuing to complain about how traumatized I felt…
Peter Yarrow, Operation Respect Take Center Stage in Ohio
Marietta, Ohio. I moved from Oxford, Ohio to Marietta, Ohio in 1972 - with a box of Peter, Paul & Mary albums. I was raised by liberal parents in the ‘60’s - Dad fighting…
So Many In Need, it's Hopeless? Quandary of Assisting Youth in Greece
New York, N.Y. The needs of children and young adults in Greece are enormous. The problems there are so insurmountable that the Greek government alone cannot solve them.…
Swap The Biz: Adding Philanthropy to Networking
New York, N.Y. If ever there were a more perfect match between philanthropy and business networking, I have not seen it. Swap The Biz is a high-end, red-carpet, business-…
Battling Inequity for Life: Luce Leader Travels, Reflects
Madison, WI. In January of this year, I was recognized by the James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation as one of two Luce Leaders for the year 2014 —an award reserved for young i…
Pratham: Chelsea Clinton on Board USS Intrepid for Education in India
New York, N.Y. In looking back at 2013's most successful Manhattan events, the one gala that stands out for me took place on the USS Intrepid along the West Side Highway…
True Love at Last: The Cancro-Silvetz Wedding
By Mitzi Perdue, edited by Jim Luce. Huntington, N.Y. Lorraine Silvetz, formerly Lorraine Cancro, didn't use Match.com or another Internet dating site to find the love of…
At Clinton Forum, Western Union Highlights 'NGO GlobalPay'
New York, N.Y. I was delighted to breakfast with my friends at Western Union at the Clinton Global Initiative ( CGI ) this week, including its President and CEO Hikmet Er…
Childlike Art Exhibition Opens on Upper East Side to Benefit Orphans
New York, N.Y. Curated by Jeremy Hu of Asymmetrik Gallery, Childlike is a mixed presentation of paintings, photographs and sculpture of children around the world featurin…
Examiner (?): Finding True Love While Helping Humanity
Also, we can use the attached shot in Nat'l Examiner which I requested from Donnetta. If it is not best quality will resend from computer. Think had sent a few days ago b…
Friends of DeCosta Headley to Honor Humanitarians at Annual Dinner
New York, N.Y. Many philanthropists toil and make personal sacrifices—with pleasure—because of their commitment to improving the lives of others. Few realize the challeng…
Prince Harry: From Polo in Connecticut to Orphans in Africa
Greenwich, CT. Not often do I have the chance to meet with royals who care deeply about orphans. Unable to get out of meetings in Manhattan, I did the next best thing: I…
True Love at Last: The Cancro-Silvetz Wedding
By Mitzi Perdue, edited by Jim Luce. Huntington, N.Y. Lorraine Silvetz, formerly Lorraine Cancro, didn't use Match.com or another Internet dating site to find the love of…
Charlie Rangel Honored at Uni Haiti Gala for his Efforts to Rebuild Haiti
New York, N.Y. Congressman Charles B. Rangel was honored by The James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation with its Humanitarian Award for his decades of work to encourage developm…
Hip Hop Saves Lives’ Wan-Luv Summer Music Series in NYC
New York, N.Y. Summer in New York City is a special time with heat, rain – and outdoor festivals! On July 26, the Wan-Luv 2012 Summer Music Series will present a “Pre Car…
Instilling Hope: First Step in Effective Development
Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Most of us agree that Pol Pot ’s despotic regime in Cambodia marked one of the darkest periods of the 20th century, with a death toll of some two mi…
J. Luce Foundation: Banner Year for Supporting Young Global Citizens
New York, N.Y. 2012: Luce Leaders, Luce Awards, Million Dollar P.R. Packages, work in India, Afghanistan, Haiti - as well as Africa and the Americas. Help us end the year…
Jim Luce on Orphans International Worldwide
Jim Luce traveled to Indonesia in 1995 where he encountered an orphanage - and an orphan named Mathew - that would change his life. Through the persistence of his mother,…
My Pilgrimage Complete: Life Continues Like a Wheel
Bodh Gaya, India. Four years ago I wrote the most-read piece of my life: Will a Vow of Poverty Fill the Void in My Soul? One of the reasons I was interested in this pilgr…
Next Step of Indian Pilgrimage: Vultures’ Peak Where Buddha Preached
Rajgir, India. Following several days in Bodh Gaya, where Buddha obtained enlightenment under the tree, we continue our pilgrimage to another holy site of Buddhism: Rajgi…
Skadden Hosts 12th Annual J. Luce Foundation Year End Celebration
The James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Inc. Invites you to our 12th Annual Year-End Champagne Reception Hosted by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP With Orphans Int…
Touching the Untouchables in a Rural Indian Village
Bodh Gaya, India. I have been privileged to visit two "Untouchable" villages while here on pilgrimage in India - the first about four miles outside Bodh Gaya in Bihar pro…
Construirá Escuela para Huérfanos Tibetanos
Tawang , India . Conocí a Kazuko Tatsumura, OMD, en un evento de beneficencia de Christie’s para la Case del Tíbet ( Tibet House ), en el Rockefeller Center. Comenzamos a…
Ambassador Returns to Sri Lanka, Visits Orphanage at Payagala
By Dr. Palitha Kohona, Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United Nations Galle, Sri Lanka. I went home to Sri Lanka unexpectedly for just a few days in June. Of course, one of…
Andeisha Farid and the Orphaned Children of Afghanistan
New York, N.Y. I met "Orphans Hero" Andeisha Farid this fall when she was in town as part of Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Women Program . Then I saw her on Brian Williams' brill…
Annabella Gonzalez Dance Troupe Presents Spring Series "Juntos"
New York, N.Y. The latest offering from the Annabella Gonzalez Dance Troup ( AGDT ), Juntos ('United'), was triumphant. I was particularly impressed with the strength of…
Book Speaks to Man's Successful Mission to Help Humanity
Washington , DC. Although our lives have turned out different, I learned in my friend Charles "Chic" Dambach's exciting new book, Exhaust the Limits , that we have much i…
Brooklyn Steppers March Forward, Giving to Community, Gaining in Process
Brooklyn, N.Y. In high school I had been manager of our marching band in Ohio. It was a grueling task, but rewarding to see my friends play and march so well. The program…
Connectivity Is Key To Social Change
New York, NY. Approaching my 24th trip to Haiti in 12 years, just before the first anniversary of the earthquake, I have decided to call Haiti home for a while. I am able…
Euro-American Women's Global Forum Set For Athens in July
New York, N.Y. "Women Lead the Way on Green Energy and Environment: Making their Impact on the Economy and Culture" is the theme of the 14th annual awards program to be h…
Eyewitness: Haiti Has Improved Somewhat in Last Two Months
Léogâne, Haiti. I am sitting in the office of Belo Water in Léogâne, Haiti, on the first morning of my 21st trip here. This is my second trip since the terrible January 1…
Failed States: Index Quantifies that Feeling in My Gut
United Nations, N.Y. What is a failed state? Building orphanages and orphan care programs around the world, I have dealt in terrible conditions, where the government - an…
Fifty Lessons Learned from a Decade of Service in International Development
New York, N.Y. I recently had the honor of addressing the Fellows of the New York City New Leaders Council (NLC) as part of their 2010 Institute. Other presenters include…
Fifty Lessons Learned from Decade in International Development
New York, N.Y. The purpose of the symposium was to train and support the next generation of progressive political entrepreneurs. Mark Green 's former campaign staffer Kei…
First 'Davos' for Women's International Development in NYC
New York, N.Y. I met Cecilia Attias, former First Lady of France and founder and executive chair of the Cecilia Attias Foundation for It was extraordinarily successful -…
French Artist & Legend CharlElie Couture in New York City
New York, N.Y. We first met French Contemporary Artist CharlElie Couture at the French Embassy in New York for the Wynton Marsalis ceremony in the fall of 2009. He impres…
Greece for Americans: From Aristotle to Athens, Astoria - and Loula
New York, NY. “Hellas” – the Hellenic Republic – has intrigued me since by boyhood when I collected foreign postage stamps and had to ask my father to identify the origin…
Indonesian Orphaned Children Grow - and Go Mainstream
Manado, Indonesia. In 2001 Orphans International Worldwide ( OIWW ) built its first full-care project in Indonesia, outside Manado in predominantly Christian North Sulawe…
Join Us in Integrated Approach to Build The New Haiti
Léogâne, Haiti . I am perhaps the most excited I have been in my entire life as I prepare to move to Haiti next month. Ten months after the earthquake of January 12 I wil…
Let Us Not Waste The Limited Number of Hours We Have Left
New York, NY. 9/11 brings back haunting memories. Having buried by brother and mother almost back-to-back just before 9/11, losing all three of my life-long mentors over…
Meet the Amazing Aroon Shivdasani of NYC's Indo-American Arts Council
New York, N.Y. Indo-American Arts Council founder and executive director Aroon Shivdasani has lived all over the world but has called New York home for about half her lif…
Orphans International Movement to Help Kids Around the World
New York, N.Y. When I founded Orphans International Worldwide ( OIWW ) in 1999, I had no idea it would grow into an international movement. A Google search today reveals…
Skype Interview with Josh Silverman on Haiti and Bettering Humanity
Luxembourg,LX . As you probably know, the multilingual, cross-platform Voice over Internet Protocol, instant messaging, and videoconferencing sensation known as Skype is…
Spectacular Sold-Out Premiere of Anti-Child Trafficking Film in NYC
New York, N.Y. Cambodian Parliament Member Mu Sochua received a standing ovation from the sold-out, standing room-only crowd at the red carpet world premier of REDLIGHT l…
The Dichotomy of Haiti: Hell Meets, well, Heaven
New York, NY. The images from Haiti before the earthquake were dismal. 'Poorest in the Western Hemisphere,' we heard again and again. Post-quake reporting has seemed to f…