Clinton Global Initiative

Bernard Schwartz is a proud supporter of The Clinton Global Initiative, a non-partisan forum envisioned by former President Bill Clinton that is designed to bring together a carefully selected group of the world’s best minds and most distinguished problem solvers to focus on practical, effective measures that can be taken now. These leaders — from a wide variety of political, ideological, religious, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds — include current and former heads of state, top business executives, preeminent scholars, and representatives of key non-governmental organizations.

As part of the Clinton Global Initiative, Bernard Schwartz made a commitment that provided funding to produce a ninety-minute documentary film, entitled Back to School, which was broadcast nationally on September 5, 2006 through PBS. Part of PBS’s Wide Angle series, the documentary and its associated activities examined the inequities of global education and raised change-effecting awareness of the crucial social and economic benefits of educating children — especially girls — worldwide.

At Thirteen, WNET, Bernard Schwartz supports WIDE ANGLE and EXPOSÉ: America’s Investigative Reports, two of the public affairs series at Thirteen/WNET New York. WIDE ANGLE is PBS’s Emmy-winning weekly series of in-depth documentaries from around the world. The only series of its kind on television, WIDE ANGLE focuses on the human stories behind crucial global trends, offering Americans urgently needed insight into today’s interconnected world. EXPOSÉ: America’s Investigative Reports is an award-winning PBS documentary series that gives a prime-time spotlight to some of the most important investigative journalism in America. Each program shines a light on such civic-minded reporting in an effort to promote its democratic role as a check on government, corporate, and other kinds of power. By featuring the best of investigative journalism, EXPOSÉ provides the public with a mechanism to scrutinize the institutions that hold the public trust. And the series arms people with information about their ”tax dollars at work,” their elected representatives’ actions, and the activities of business and public agencies - ultimately broadening the reach of stories the public has a right to know. Bernard Schwartz’s commitment to these series makes it possible for audiences across the United States to have a better understanding of important issues.

For more information, visit the Clinton Global Initiative web site or the Thirteen/WNET web site.