Michael J. Nyenhuis’ Post

This morning, UNICEF USA's Impact Fund for Children and 60 Decibels published an Op-Ed in ImpactAlpha, continuing to build the case for #ChildLensInvesting by elevating impact on children in survey data across sectors that are not generally considered child-focused, like clean energy, microfinance and agriculture. This is an exciting yet crucial step in exploring how valuable business insights can be revealed when we consider children as beneficiaries.

A warm congratulations to Sherrie Rollins Westin on her new role as CEO at Sesame Workshop. I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing Sherrie’s leadership, compassion and commitment to the world’s children firsthand in her ongoing role as a UNICEF USA National Advisory Council member. I know she will continue to inspire and meaningfully impact the lives of children in the U.S. and beyond as CEO at Sesame Workshop. Sherrie, congratulations—and thank you for your relentless work on behalf of children everywhere.

What are you doing for lunch tomorrow? Up for some company? Join me and AidKonekt for a live podcast recording and conversation on leadership, humanitarian and philanthropic trends and UNICEF USA's work. We’ll be chatting from 12 to 1 p.m. ET on Zoom. Register for free at the link below.

Mental health matters at every age.

I’ve had the honor of holding a few titles throughout my life and career. None of them will ever be more important to me than “Dad." To my fellow dads and father figures, and to all those who make us such, I’m wishing you a very happy Father’s Day today.

For those of you who have been following along, here’s a brief update on our youth mentorship experiment. Over the last year, a few of us on UNICEF USA's leadership team had the honor of receiving regular guidance from a small group of young people—tomorrow’s leaders, CEOs, and change-makers, if you will. Not only have our youth mentors played an important role in strengthening our leadership’s approaches, but they’ve each proven themselves to be part of UNICEF’s story. So many individuals (of every age) help make UNICEF what it is, including our youth leaders—and you. I invite you to visit the link below for some of my key learnings from my youth mentors, and encourage you to learn how you can join us in shaping UNICEF’s story at iamunicef.org. #IAmUNICEF

Looking forward to a lively conversation: