>>>
>>> YOU
>>> YOU SEE IT, 1000 POINTS OF LIGHT, WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
WHAT DID THAT MEAN?
I KNOW ONE THING, MAKE AMERICA
GREAT AGAIN, WE UNDERSTAND.
PUTTING AMERICA FIRST, WE
UNDERSTAND.
UNDERSTAND. THOUSAND POINTS OF LIGHT, I
NEVER QUITE GOT THAT ONE.
>>> THAT WAS AND A PIECE OF A
RALLY IN MONTANA THIS MONTH.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TAKES A
SWIPE AT A SIGNATURE INITIATIVE
FROM THE ADMINISTRATION OF
FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE HW
BUSH.
BUSH.
BUSH. POLITICS IS NOT FOR THE THIN
SKINNED.
SKINNED.
SKINNED. STILL, SOME IDEAS RISE ABOVE
THE RHETORIC.
THE RHETORIC. AS WAS THE CASE NEARLY 30 YEARS
AGO.
AGO.
AGO. >>>
AGO. >>> I HAVE SPOKEN OF 1000
POINTS OF LIGHT, OF ALL OF THE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT
ARE SPREAD LIKE STARS
THROUGHOUT THE NATION DOING
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. WE
GOOD. WE WILL WORK HAND IN HAND,
ENCOURAGING, SOMETIMES LEADING,
SOMETIMES BEING LED.
REWARDING.
REWARDING. WE WILL WORK ON THIS IN THE
WHITE HOUSE, IN THE CABINET
AGENCIES.
AGENCIES.
AGENCIES. I WILL GO TO THE PEOPLE AND THE
PROGRAMS THAT ARE THE BRIGHTER
POINTS OF LIGHT AND I WILL ASK
EVERY MEMBER OF MY GOVERNMENT
TO BECOME INVOLVED.
THE OLD IDEAS ARE NEW AGAIN
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT OLD, THEY
ARE TIMELESS.
ARE TIMELESS. DUTY, SACRIFICE, COMMITMENT,
AND A PATRIOTISM THAT KINDS ITS
EXPRESSION IN TAKING PART AND
PITCHING.
PITCHING.
PITCHING. >> POINTS OF LIGHT CEO NATALIE
NOW CARRIES THE TORCH.
SHE IS AN AGENT OF CHANGE, WITH
A LEADERSHIP STYLE THAT
ENHANCES AN INSPIRES.
AS YOU WILL SEE IN TODAYS
EXECUTIVE PROFILE.
EXECUTIVE PROFILE. >>> I DREW UP IN MIAMI, THE
OLDEST OF TWO CHILDREN--I GROW
UP IN MIAMI, OLDEST OF TWO
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL IN MIAMI
AND THEN LEFT AT THE AGE OF 16.
I WENT TO COLLEGE, MOVED TO
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. >> SO YOU WENT TO COLLEGE AT
THE AGE OF 16?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WOW, WAS THAT DIFFICULT OR
WERE YOU READY FOR COLLEGE AT
16?
16?
16? >>
16? >> WELL, I THINK I WAS READY,
BUT MY FAMILY THOUGHT I WAS
YOUNG.
YOUNG.
YOUNG. BUT I WENT TO COLLEGE AND I
ACTUALLY GRADUATED AT 9. YOU
KNOW, I ALWAYS PUSHED MYSELF.
BUT I DIDN'T GO TO LAW SCHOOL
DIRECTLY FROM COLLEGE.
I ACTUALLY WORKED AS A
PARALEGAL FOR TWO YEARS?
AND THAT GAVE YOU THE IDEA, OH,
MAYBE LAW SCHOOL IS WHAT I WANT
TO TRY.
TO TRY.
TO TRY. >> YES, IT WAS, ACTUALLY, ONE
OF THE PARTNERS THERE, HER NAME
WAS CAROL BELLOWS, JUDGE
BELLOWS, SHE IS A JUDGE NOW,
SHE ACTUALLY MENTIONED TO ME,
SHE SAID NATALIE, YOU ARE AS
SMART AS SOME OF THE YOUNG
LAWYERS, YOU SHOULD GO TO LAW
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. FROM THERE, I APPLIED.
SHE SAID I WILL HELP YOU, AND
SHE DID.
SHE DID.
SHE DID. >> YOU WENT TO LAW SCHOOL AT DE-
PAUL AND YOU STARTED YOUR
CAREER PRACTICING LAW BUT YOU
WENT TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR.
>> I STARTED OUT IN LITIGATION
AND IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
BEING A LAWYER, THERE IS
SOMETHING CALLED BILLABLE
HOURS, WHICH YOU HAVE TO TRACK
PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT YOU
ARE DOING.
ARE DOING. AND WAS MARRIED AND HAD A YOUNG
CHILD.
CHILD.
CHILD. AND YOU KNOW, JUST NEEDED A
DIFFERENT LIFESTYLE.
DIFFERENT LIFESTYLE. AND SOY WORKED, I STARTED
WORKING FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF--SO I STARTED WORKING FOR
THE U.S. DEPARTMENTS OF CIVIL
RIGHTS AND I WORKED WITH THE
CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE
PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLS AND WAS
RECRUITED TO WORK ON THE
BUSINESS SIDE OF EDUCATION AND
THAT REALLY STARTED THE PATRICK
OFFORD NOT REALLY--PATH OF NOT
REALLY BEING A GLARE WHAT ABOUT
WORKING IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR
INTRIGUED YOU.
INTRIGUED YOU. >> OH, I LOVED EDUCATION.
I KNOW I WAS TAUGHT AS A YOUNG
GIRL THAT EDUCATION AND HARD
WORK FOR TWO FAMILY VALUES.
EDUCATION WAS THE WAY THAT YOU,
IT WAS YOUR TICKET TO A BETTER
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. >>
LIFE. >> YOU ARE IN PHILADELPHIA AND
YOU FIND YOURSELF WORKING FOR
THE GIRL SCOUTS IN A HUGE ROLL.
>> WITH THE GIRL SCOUTS OF
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, I WAS THE
CEO OF GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH WAS ONE OF
THE LARGEST COUNCILS IN THE
COUNTRY, 40,000 GIRLS, 15,000
VOLUNTEERS.
VOLUNTEERS. THE TENTH LARGEST GIRL SCOUT
COUNCIL IN THE COUNTRIES.
AND FROM THERE, I WAS--IN THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. AND FROM THERE I WAS ACTUALLY
RECRUITED TO THE GIRL SCOUTS OF
THE U.S.A.
THE U.S.A. IN NEW YORK AS THE CHIEF
TRANSFORMATION OFFICER.
TRANSFORMATION OFFICER. >> HOW DID YOU FIND POINTS OF
LIGHT.
LIGHT.
LIGHT. >>
LIGHT. >> I WAS RECRUITED.
SOMEONE ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO
ME AND ASKED ME TO CONSIDER THE
ROLL.
ROLL.
ROLL. AND
ROLL. AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I
DON'T KNOW WHY I JUST TOOK A
LOOK AT IT AND I THOUGHT OH,
THIS MIGHT BE INTERESTING
BECAUSE IT WAS ALL ABOUT
VOLUNTEERISM AND I SPENT A LOT
OF MY LIFE AS A VOLUNTEER.
SO, I JUST DECIDED TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION AND THEN THE MORE
I LEARNED ABOUT POINTS OF
LIGHT, THE MORE INTRIGUED I
BECAME.
BECAME.
BECAME. >> TELL EVERYONE ABOUT POINTS
OF LIGHT AND THEN WHAT ARE THE
THINGS YOU HAVE ENJOYED MOST
ABOUT THE JOB SO FAR.
>> WELL, POINTS OF LIGHT IS THE
WORLD'S LARGEST POSITION
DEDICATE TODAY VOLUNTEER
SERVICE--DEDICATED TO VOLUNTEER
SERVICE.
SERVICE.
SERVICE. SO WHEN YOU THINK OF POINTS OF
LIGHT, REALLY THINK ABOUT THAT
WE WORK WITH THE CORPORATE
SECTOR, WE WORK WITH
INDIVIDUALS, NON PROFITS, AND
WE MAKE CONNECTIONS AND WE HELP
PEOPLE LEAD AND LEND SUPPORT TO
CAUSES THEY CARE ABOUT.
WE ARE IN 200 CITIES AND 37
COUNTRIES.
COUNTRIES. WE HELP MOBILIZE OVER 5 MILLION
INDIVIDUALS TO VOLUNTEER AND
THEY CONTRIBUTE ABOUT 20
MILLION HOURS OF SERVICE A
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. >>
YEAR. >> HA ARE SOME OF THE THINGS-
-WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS
YOU LEARNED ANT THE
ORGANIZATION?
ORGANIZATION? >> --LEARNED ABOUT THE
ORGANIZATION?
ORGANIZATION? >> WE USE THE PHRASE SERVICE
UNITS.
UNITS.
UNITS. I
UNITS. I HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN THAT-
-UNITS.
-UNITS.
-UNITS. I
-UNITS. I HAVE ACTUALLY--UNITES.
I HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN THAT IN
ACTION.
ACTION.
ACTION. I
ACTION. I WAS 60 DAYS ON THE JOB AND I
WAS ON THE STAGE WITH FIVE
FORMER PRESIDENTS.
FORMER PRESIDENTS. THIS WAS AFTER THE HURRICANE.
AND THEY CAME TOGETHER TO
REALLY RECOGNIZE THE SERVICE OF
REGULAR CITIZENS WHO HAD
VOLUNTEERED AND HELPED SUPPORT
THEIR COMMUNITY AND SO TO HAVE
THAT EXPERIENCE, TO BE WITH
FIVE FORMER PRESIDENTS.
>> OBVIOUSLY, POINTS OF LIGHT
FOUNDATION IS VERY CLOSELY
ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSH FATHER
AND MOTHER.
AND MOTHER. >> I YES, NEIL BUSH--FAMILY.
>> YES, NEIL BUSH IS OUR
CHAIRMAN.
CHAIRMAN.
CHAIRMAN. >> ANY STORIES OF EITHER
PRESIDENTS BUSH?
PRESIDENTS BUSH? >> WELL, THE LAST TIME I WAS IN
TEXAS WITH PRESIDENT GEORGE HW
BUSH, I HAD TO BRIEF THE
PRESIDENT ABOUT POINTS OF LIGHT
AND YOU KNOW, YOU ARE NERVOUS,
SO YOU HAVE YOUR BOOK AND YOUR
NOTES, I WAS ABOUT TO BRIEF HIM
AND HE SAYS WHAT IS WITH THE
BOOK?
BOOK?
BOOK? WHICH YES, IT IS LIKE THIS IS
JUST A CONVERSATION, DO NOT
WORRY ABOUT IT, JUST BRIEF ME.
AND SO I TOOK AND I PUT MY BOOK
DOWN AND I JUST SHARED WITH HIM
THE PROGRESS OF THE
ORGANIZATION.
ORGANIZATION. >> POINTS OF LIGHT RECENTLY
BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN 2500
LEADERS FROM BUSINESS,
GOVERNMENT, AND NON PROFITS FOR
AN INFORMATION SWAP OF SORTS
HELD HERE IN ATLANTA, SERVICE
UNITES 2018