Clinton Foundation In The News 7/17/15

From:press@clintonfoundation.org To: press@clintonfoundation.org Date: 2015-07-17 16:11 Subject: Clinton Foundation In The News 7/17/15

Good afternoon! We wanted to give you updates on recent events, Foundation work, and announcements in the news this week: * Several op-eds about the Clinton Climate Initiative have appeared in newspapers in island nations around the world, to discuss the importance of renewable energy and CCI's work in small island nations. Authored by CCI's CEO Dymphna van der Lans and Jules Kortenhorst, CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), each op-ed outlines the CCI-RMI partnership and the work we do to help islands transition to renewable energy. The op-eds have appeared in The Voice St. Lucia<http://www.thevoiceslu.com/2015/07/meeting-the-threats-of-climate-change/?utm_source=sf-fb&utm_medium=social>, The Seychelles Nation<http://www.nation.sc/article.html?id=246065> and The Nassau Guardian.<http://www.thenassauguardian.com/opinion/op-ed/57572> Share/retweet the St. Lucia piece here: https://twitter.com/ClintonFdn/status/620276507852820481 and the Bahamas here: https://twitter.com/ClintonFdn/status/621435457696591873 * The inaugural Presidential Leadership Scholars program concluded in Dallas with a final conversation led by President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush. The 60 scholars completed leadership training aimed at helping them develop proposals to increase the social good. The event was covered by USA Today<http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/07/09/bush-clinton-presidential-leadership-scholars-projects/29813603/>, TIME<http://time.com/3950156/bill-clinton-george-bush-leadership/>, The New York Times<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/us/politics/a-bush-and-a-clinton-side-by-side-on-stage-and-not-a-political-zinger-between-them.html>, CNN<http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/09/politics/bill-clinton-george-w-bush/> and NBC.<http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Presidents-George-W-Bush-Bill-Clinton-to-Speak-at-Graduation-of-Inaugural-Class-of-Presidential-Leadership-Scholars-Program-313006831.html> Share/retweet the presidents' advice here: https://twitter.com/ClintonFdn/status/619502948494798848 and a Q&A with a graduate of the program here: https://twitter.com/ClintonFdn/status/619989678683496448 * Frank Giustra, who established the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership with President Clinton, discussed the value of philanthropy in affecting positive change worldwide and emphasized the work of the Clinton Global Initiative in undertaking challenges that were once considered impossible to confront. Read his piece in the Huffington Post here.<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-giustra/imagining-the-impossible-_b_7803550.html> Share/retweet about the value of global philanthropy here: https://twitter.com/Frank_Giustra/status/621715591183757312 * The American Institute of Architecture Foundation and All Hands Volunteers announced a $3 million reconstruction plan for Nepalese villages that were devastated by the April 25earthquake. The Commitment to Action will not only rebuild homes by the catastrophic earthquake, but also train local architects to construct disaster-resilient homes. Read about the project here<http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/the-architects-foundation-announces-3-million-reconstruction-program-for-nepal_o>. Share/retweet news about reconstruction here: https://twitter.com/architectmag/status/621406923666104320 * Kyle Zimmer, CEO and President of First Book, wrote piece for the Huffington Post<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kyle-zimmer/literacy-and-justice-for-_b_7717174.html> about the shocking lack of diversity in children's books. CGI-member First Book launched a CGI Commitment to Action to disperse hundreds of thousands of books that recognize different cultures, ethnicities, sexual orientation, and abilities to children across the country. Share/retweet about the importance of literacy for all: https://twitter.com/ClintonFdn/status/621048989455122432 * Mansi Prakesh, a 20-year-old CGI U student, was highlighted in the Christian Science Monitor<http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2015/0713/A-college-student-brightens-lives-in-India> for her successes in bringing clean energy to developing nations. After discovering that compact florescent bulbs could reduce a family's electricity costs by 80%, Prakesh pledged to bring these bulbs to India. Her Commitment to Action at the 2014 CGI U conference won the Social Ventures Challenge and spurred her first trip. Share/retweet the progress of Prakesh's NGO here: https://twitter.com/abrightertoday/status/605760084983939073 Hope you have a great weekend!