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An accomplished social advocate and leadership specialist, a best-selling author, and a popular speaker, Marc Kielburger is the Chief Executive Director of a youth leadership training organization. Marc met with Karen Elmhirst to discuss the philosophy of 'we'.
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Thought Leader Interview with guest Marc Kielburger: Corporate Social Responsibility - Finding Meaning through Adopting a "We" Philosophy
Marc Kielburger is co-author of Me to We, Finding Meaning in a Material World. He is also an accomplished social advocate and leadership specialist, a best-selling author, and a popular speaker. He is the chief executive director of Free the Children, the world's largest network of children, helping children through education. Marc is also the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Director of Leaders Today, a world-renowned youth leadership training organization. With the determination to protect the environment, Marc first became socially involved when he was 13 years old. He went on to serve as a Parliamentary Page in the Canadian House of Commons, work with AIDS patients in the slums of Bangkok, and volunteered in Kenya, where he helped local women establish a fair trade cooperative. Marc is a Harvard graduate and a Rhodes Scholar. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University, having completed a degree in international relations. After winning a coveted Rhodes scholarship, he went on to complete a law degree at Oxford University with an emphasis on Human Rights Law. His work has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, 60 Minutes, BBC and has been profiled in numerous newspapers and magazines.
KE: You wrote this book with your brother Craig, the founder of Free the Children. How did the two of you come to share this passion for human rights and making the world a better place?
MK: We got involved in human rights issues from a very young age. Both our parents were teachers, and from early on they instilled in us core values of understanding local and global issues, and developing the social conscience to become active. Understanding and talking about social issues around the dinner table with our parents and having these conversations while encouraging us to reach out made a huge difference.
"Me to We" is a reflection of our journey and what we have been able to accomplish as an organization. It's not only a book, but also a movement. It has done very well and just recently hit the New York Times' best sellers list. Most important for us is how we are creating a movement of professionals, young people, educators and parents who are engaged in these acts of we thinking, volunteerism, and community service to create that world we want to see.
KE: Tell us briefly about Free the Children and your other organization, Leaders Today. What is the primary aim of each organization?
MK: Free the Children is the world's largest network of children helping children. We founded the organization 12 years ago. We engage young people in development issues and have built over 450 schools around the world. We have more than 40,000 kids that go to the schools and benefit from clean water, health, and medical programs. We provide young people with the opportunity to have an education and break the cycle of poverty.
Leaders Today is the youth leadership wing of what we do. The focus of Free the Children is on developing countries,
whereas Leaders Today focuses in North America. We engage young people in fundraising and non-fundraising activities. They can do travel abroad programs. We take about 1,000 students overseas to volunteer in places like Kenya, India, Ecuador and rural China to build schools. We also engage families to provide concrete volunteer opportunities. In Canada we work with about 350,000 young people, mostly high school students, every year, teaching them the importance of volunteerism and providing
them with the skills and tools they need to become engaged in service.
KE: Corporate social responsibility is somewhat in vogue. We see headlines about companies going green, communicating the use of fairtrade practices and doing more to support their communities. What led to the increased attention on this topic.
FF: Yes, that is a good way of thinking about it. We have developed some models to statistically assess them so we can identify the ones that are most critically impacting people at any given point in their lives.
KE: What was it that prompted you to write this book?
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Karen Elmhirst is always on the lookout for research and best practices in the areas of leadership, leadership development and organizational learning. Karen writes articles and interviews thought leaders in order to provide you with the information and resources you need to help you build great organizations. Karen is also an executive coach, working with leaders to help them identify their personal definitions of success and to live lives that support those intentions.
Karen has had experience in a wide range of industries and has held senior level positions in both marketing and sales. Karen has also been active as a writer, trainer, facilitator and communication coach. Her articles have appeared in the IHRIM Journal and Leadership Excellence as well as on HR.com. Karen graduated with Hons. Bachelor of Commerce degree from U.B.C in Vancouver, Canada. She completed her coaching training at The Coaches Training Institute.
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