TED Prize

Support one of the inagural Abreu Fellows

casson — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:15:33 +0000

The outpouring of enthusiasm for José Abreu’s wish from people around the world has been amazing. So, when the Abreu Fellows Program launches this fall, we want to have one scholarship that represents that support. We developed the Facebook Causes page to allow all of you to give micro-donations - $10, $25, $50, $100 or [...]

GOOD’s Water Issue

casson — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:25:06 +0000

Credit: GOOD/Open We just received an advanced copy of GOOD magazine’s summer 2009 issue - The Water Issue - in our office. It is a great compilation of articles and graphics on all the many topics related to water, from the lack of access to clean water to business of dams to overfishing to war. TED Prize [...]

OAN: Designing the classroom of the future

casson — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:17:02 +0000

2006 TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair recently wrote to update us on the amazing success of this year’s Open Architecture Challenge. The challenge was for teams of teachers, students, architects and designers to work together to design the classroom of the future for a school of their own choosing. Tens of thousands of participants and [...]

I Bring What I Love

casson — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:15:50 +0000

Opening this Friday in New York and elsewhere over the summer, Youssou D’Nour: I BRING WHAT I LOVE, is a beautiful documentary about the power of one man’s voice to inspire change. Its message of compassion and love reverberates with the message of Karen Armstrong’s wish for a Charter for Compassion. The film follows N’Dour, the [...]

“Seeing Change” in Washington: James Nachtwey’s photos on display for Congress

casson — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:10:21 +0000

On October 3, the world first saw TED Prize winner James Nachtwey’s photos of XDR-TB. Now Washington is taking notice! Our advocacy partner RESULTS, with support from Eli Lilly and BD, launched the exhibit with a congressional reception entitled “Seeing Change”. The stunning photographs remain on view at the Russell Rotunda in the Capitol Building for [...]

Celebrate World Oceans Day!

casson — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:52:07 +0000

Today, June 8, is World Oceans Day. Although it has been celebrated unofficially since 1993, this year marks the first official celebration as declared by the United Nations. Sylvia Earle, in her 2009 TED Prize talk, eloquently expressed why all people need to take notice of the importance of the oceans and how their [...]

Take 3 minutes for the oceans

casson — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:03:33 +0000

In order to best fulfill Sylvia Earle’s wish, our incredible partners at Razorfish have created a survey on people’s knowledge of the many dangers facing our oceans. The generous support of Keynote Solutions, a test and measurement company, will allow us to organize the information we gather which will provide us valuable insight into the [...]

Congressional reception with James Nachtwey

casson — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:36:56 +0000

Tomorrow evening at the U.S. Captiol a Congressional reception will be held with TED Prize winner James Nachtwey. If you are interested in attending, details are below. If you aren’t in DC, check back here for pictures and an update next week.

No more fish in the sea

casson — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:00:30 +0000

Credit: GOOD and Timko & Klick Earlier this spring at the Women in Conservation luncheon, the National Audubon Society honored Sylvia Earle with a Rachel Carson Award. As GOOD Magazine recounted, in her speech, “she spoke about one thing we can all do to help protect our ravaged oceans: Stop. Eating. Fish.” Now GOOD has posted [...]

el Sistema USA launches a Facebook Causes page

casson — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:26:46 +0000

For everyone on Facebook, you can now support the Abreu Fellows Program on a Causes page. We would love to raise one scholarship, $25,000, through this site in the next two weeks. $10, $25, $50, $100 or more - donations at all levels are important. Check out this short video on the wish and the program [...]