CohnReznick has pledged $ 100,000 to the American Cancer Society to fund multi-year research examining the effects of housing discrimination on cancer cases. The study, “The Systemic and Biological Impact of Housing Discrimination on Cancer Risk and Access to Cancer Care,” will take place over a four-year period to explore the link between discrimination in […]
Month: August 2021
California Society of CPAs Appoints Denise LeDuc Froemming as Next President and CEO
The California Society of CPAs has announced that Denise LeDuc Froemming will be its next President and CEO, effective October 18, 2021. Froemming will succeed Rich Simitian, who had been interim CEO since March, when former company chief Anthony Pugliese took over as head of the Institute of Internal Auditors. She will also be President […]
Hennessy unveils in 2021 the inaugural members of “Never Stop Never Settle Society”, an initiative for black entrepreneurs
NEW YORK, NY – Hennessy announced the selection of twenty esteemed inaugural members inducted today into the “Never Stop Never Settle Society,” a $ 1 million program to advocate for the next generation of black entrepreneurs. The initiative was introduced in March 2021 to support a more equitable landscape for inclusive business growth and development. […]
Central Banks Cannot Solve Most Societal Problems
Tuesday 24 August 2021 2:20 pm A former Governor of the Bank of England has warned that central banks cannot be relied upon to solve most of society’s problems. Writing for Bloomberg, Mervyn King said there are “serious challenges for our societies. But the seriousness of a problem is not the only, or even the […]
Page Turner: The Curious Society Launches 5-Book Magazine Designed To Slow You Down | Local News
Shadya Jarecke holds up the first edition of Curious Society, which features a photo of Carol Guzy, on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at the MINT office in Billings. RYAN BERRY Billings Gazette Holding an oversized 5-pound magazine up to her face, Shadya Jarecke becomes obscured. She grips the edges of the magazine, fingers almost aligned […]
Using open social innovation to solve society’s biggest challenges
Remarks 1 See Satish Nambisan, “Platforms for Collaboration”, Stanford Social Innovation Review, flight. 7, no. 3, 2009, and John Kania and Mark Kramer, “Collective Impact” Stanford Social Innovation Review, flight. 9, no. 1, 2011. 2 Tara McGuinness and Anne-Marie Slaughter, “The New Practice of Public Problem Solving”, Stanford Social Innovation Review, flight. 17, no. 2, […]
The Vegan Society controversy: everything you need to know
Reading time: 4 minutes Last month, five directors resigned from The vegan society following allegations that the charity is “institutionally racist” and homophobic. Eshe Kiama Zuri, Michele Fox, Sally Anderson, Joel Bravette and Robb Masters have resigned from the board. “Not a safe place” The Vegan Society is the oldest of its kind in the […]
How startups are leveraging technology to reshape the management of society
You are reading Entrepreneur India, an international Entrepreneur Media franchise. As housing companies in India become larger and larger, with many apartments comprising over 1000 units, managing them has become a huge task for resident protection associations or committees. From providing security, managing guest entrances and staff attendance to monthly collections and maintaining payment reports, […]
Five ETFs to meet society’s future challenges
The pandemic has encouraged societies to look more into the future, as evidenced by campaigns such as “building back better”. What followed was an unprecedented pace of ETF launches directly targeting industries solving tomorrow’s problems. In 2020 alone, 23 new thematic ETFs debuted in Europe, providing exposure to all sorts of niche sectors such as […]
New exhibition opens at the Ripon Historical Society | New
This embroidered dress from the late Victorian era was owned by Margaret Hockenberry (1845-1920), a relative of the modern Bumby family of Ripon. The Ripon Historical Society, 508 Watson St., invites the public to view its new exhibit, titled “Remembrance, Temperance, and Suffrage: What Women of Ripon Made, Wore, Drank and Thought”. The museum is […]