... for the honorable Edward Norton! Over the years he has become one of my favorite actors but more importantly, he has become one of my favorite humanitarians. It must run in his blood to be civic-minded and an activist. He is an Enterprise Partners Board Trustee, which is an organization that provides financing for green and affordable housing and was co-founded by his grandfather James Rouse. Aside from being one of the key figures in saving and building my beloved High Line, he also produced the documentary "By the People" which covers President Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
In some ways, this close coverage of the campaign and their fundraising efforts, must have inspired his new venture Crowdrise. Crowdrise is a social-fundraising website that allows you to create on-line fundraising opportunities for either your favorite charity or support any existing charities posted on their site. It's quite clever and I suspect will catch on just like Facebook. Please join him and "Do the Right Thing" - oh, not the Spike Lee film that he was in but, 25th Hour is and one of my favorites:).
