Day Two of the Social Good Summit has just wrapped … but the conversation is just heating up. Below we share with you twelve of our favorite memorable moments from today’s global conversation.
“They’re stating that youth are taking over, but I would make the argument that we already have.”
-Brooke Loughrin, US Youth Observer @USYouthObserver
“What defines service is a commitment to those beyond yourself.”
-Ambassador Susan Rice, US Ambassador to the United Nations @AmbassadorRice
“Did you know I was the first person to raise money on Twitter?”
-Beth Kanter, author of The Networked Nonprofit and Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media @Kanter
“Now every company has to stand for something, and stand for something good, because this generation demands it.”
-Deborah Dugan, CEO of RED, @debdugan
“Being illiterate doesn’t mean you aren’t smart. It means you can’t fully use a language.”
-Maura O’Neill, chief Innovator and Senior Counselor, USAID @MauraAtUSAID
“Love is a commodity that expands once you start to use it.”
-Forest Whitaker, Artist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador @ForestWhitaker
“We need to act, we need to focus, we need to deploy the technologies we have. We need a different approach.”
-Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University and Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General @JeffDSachs
“The world is this close to ending polio. The last generation got us to 99%, this generation can get us to 100%.”
-Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA @BabatundeUNFPA
“Significance of this week is not iPhone 5; but release of $35 tablet increasing access to mobile tech globally.”
-Larry Irving, Co-Founder, Mobile Alliance for Global Good @larry_irving
“You’ve got your time, you’ve got your dime, and you’ve got your voice. You’ve got to use all three.”
-Maggie Fox, President and CEO, Climate Reality Project @ClimateReality
“21st century technology and media can stop misinformation and dirty weather, and we can stop the crisis.”
-Al Gore, Former Vice President of the United States @AlGore
“I’m not afraid of change, I’m excited about it!”
-Muhammad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, @Yunus_centre
[Observers at Social Good Summit in New York City - Photo credit: UN Foundation]
