Category Archives: News

Elle’s July issue highlights the work of nine high-impact changemakers in the feature, “9 For all Mankind.” This inspiring group of women are making waves in education, medicine, employment, and sustainability. Amy Lehman was interviewed about her “big idea,” impact … Continue reading →

Named one of Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women in 2009, Ann Veneman served as the Executive Director of the United Nations Fund for Children from 2005-2010. At UNICEF, Veneman directed staff in 150 countries and worked to advance programs supporting … Continue reading →

This past April, more than 1,000 millennial entrepreneurs set sail for three days in the Bahamas to amplify the positive impact of their businesses. Pulling together the brightest people in business and culture, Summit at Sea brought together leaders like … Continue reading →

Sundance Institute partnered with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on a special collaborative project, designed to harness the power of film to create communities and inspire action on issues related to global health, poverty and education.  Six short documentary … Continue reading →

Each year in Oxford, 800 distinguished delegates from the social, finance, private and public sectors convene in Oxford for three days and nights of critical debates, discussions and work sessions aimed at innovating, accelerating and scaling solutions to social challenges. … Continue reading →

LTFHC Founder, Dr. Amy Lehman, Takes the Stage at The Daily Beast’s Women in the World 2011 Conference Dr. Lehman and Gabi Zedlmayer, Hewlett-Packard’s Vice President of Global Social Innovation, discussed their bold and creative missions to bring modern healthcare … Continue reading →

They are heads of state and heads of household, angry protesters in the city square and sly iconoclasts in remote villages. With a fiery new energy, women are building schools, starting businesses, fighting corruption, harnessing new technologies and breaking down … Continue reading →

by Danielle Shapiro Amy Lehman is working furiously to build a floating hospital that will bring medical care to millions of hard-to-reach people in Congo. Danielle Shapiro reports from the water. On a baking hot day this past October when … Continue reading →

Chicagoans, Evanstonians, come to the JRC to hear from Julia White, our youngest LTFHC supporter, as well as Dr. Amy Lehman. We’ll be screening the films, and there will be a Q & A. Location: Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation 303 Dodge … Continue reading →

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