The Stewardship Report: Connecting Goodness

2020 with COVID-19: From ‘Full Steam Ahead’ to ‘Wait and See’
At the beginning of March, we grasped the global implications of what would soon thereafter be labeled “pandemic.” On March 7, The Stewardship Report published, “The coronavirus is impacting the entire world – including the world of philanthropy and international development. All of our global programming is on hold, but our social entrepreneurial ventures, including advertising in The Stewardship Report and onlining The Luce Collection should not be affected. The Luce Collection will feature over 1,000 family heirlooms in over fifty categories valued at just over a million dollars.”

Orphans International Worldwide’s Partnership with bubclub
bubclub, a sustainable children’s fashion brand inspired by improving social issues, has selected Orphans International Worldwide (OIW) as a charitable partner from which customers can direct proceeds from their purchase. See full story here.

Foundation V.P. Leads Mental Health First Aid Training
Dr. William M. Bauer has become a nationally certified instructor of Mental Health First Aid, a skills-based training course that teaches participants how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses including suicide.

‘QuaranTips’ Launched to Support Teachers in Distance Learning
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our foundation, led by Board member Sunil Herath, has created a website called ‘QuaranTips’ to instruct teachers how to use technology for distance learning.

J. Luce Young Global Leader Publishes A New Book on Albinism
So pleased to get Lina Escobar’s new book on her work with people living with albinism in Africa. It is available in the J. Luce Foundation library if you would like to see it, but better yet, you can buy it on Amazon.com (ISBN 9798613122158).
STAY TUNED! A ‘New Normal’ is emerging and with it MUCH PROGRESS: Our 20th Anniversary Awards Reception at The Henry Luce Room (Asia Society), our World Congress V at Luce Hall (Yale University), our Luce Leadership Experience India, the Opening of the Saraswati Luce Leadership Centre (India), a high school exchange program between our N.Y. Young Global Leaders Lions Club and Jakarta (Indonesia), our Luce 24 Under 24 Awards, a trip to H.H. the Dalai Lama’s Manjushree Orphanage in the Himalayas we support, and the opening of Orphans International India for Dalit (“Untouchable”) children in Bihar. Finally, the orphanage in Sulawesi from where Mathew Luce came has also been rebuilt with our help. JOIN US!
Contributions to the Foundation may be made online at http://tinyurl.com/k7qa4wj. Contributions to Orphans International Worldwide at http://tinyurl.com/qyx6hlf. Checks payable to either may be sent to 540 Main Street #418, New York, N.Y. 10044.