A Future of World Travel and Social Good

This is my friend. He’s fun.

I met "Global X" while in San Francisco. I was immediately drawn to his presentation — a Frenchman and former photographer talking about blogs? Right down my alley. And after an hour or so crash-course in Web 2.0, I had to introduce myself.

Since then, we’ve had a lovely breakfast in Boston and planned a rendezvous in Paris. We’ve discussed social entrepreneurship; the world and what’s right & wrong about it; the crazy adventure that is life; French films and wine; and, of course, a bit of Web 2.0 (for work purposes). It’s great to hear of his adventures, and the more I hear… the more I think about my own future. This is the job I want when I grow up.

He makes a difference in the world... or at least is a small part of a bigger picture that does. He works for the Skoll Foundation — my favorite foundation — that encourages social entrepreneurship. (Think venture capitalism with the goal of social change instead of financial profit. It’s what our most recent panel was about, and it’s what I’m hoping my company will create a blog about.) Aside from running Social Edge, the Skoll Foundation’s online forum for social entrepreneurs, Global X travels the world doing "due diligence" — guiding passionate people in their pursuits to making the world a better place while simultaneously keeping a strategic eye open for the Foundation’s best interests. That’s what I want to do... see the world & make it better.

In the meantime, I’ll tell people to check out Kiva and Social Edge, I’ll figure out what I need to do to get the skills required to work at a foundation, and I’ll dream about other ways to travel the world…

Perhaps by representing America?