Author: JR Kerr
The Freedom to Build Business that Matters
The Fourth of July is especially meaningful to me as the leader of a small company. My grandmother was an immigrant and an entrepreneur. She built two successful businesses throughout the course of her life and to me she was an icon. She...
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From Short Timelines to Speaking the Same Language, Five Ways to Co-Create Disruptive Partnerships
Last month, Handshake marked the 77th United Nations Global Assembly by partnering with Salesforce.org to host a breakfast for practitioners and visionaries across business and philanthropy. The event took place on the 41st floor of Salesforce Tower near Bryant Park...
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Standing in Solidarity – Reflections from Rome
“Go Do It”. This was the charge issued by Pope Francis to the Global Solidarity Fund last month in Rome. Alongside the G20 Summit, Handshake was proud to stand with the Global Solidarity Fund in a series of activities to advance its work to...
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The planet needs partners.
The final COP26 agreement was announced on November 13, wrapping two weeks of negotiations, dialogues, and convenings in Glasgow, Scotland. Handshake was proud to be on ground with our partners last month, creating opportunities for the private sector to advance solutions, partnerships,...
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“With Malice Toward None, With Charity For All”
These last few days have been painfully hard on our communities and our country. Racist abuse, violence and murders are not new but these issues are immediate and impossible to ignore. It’s long past time for us all to do the...
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