Todd Bernstein
Todd Bernstein is an American civic engagement advocate. He is president of Global Citizen, a non-profit organization he founded in 1995, which promotes social justice through civic engagement. He created the Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service, an initiative dedicated to volunteer work and community service.
Education
Bernstein holds a B.A. in Politics and American History from Ithaca College and a M.I.A. from the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government.Career
King Day of Service
In 1994, Bernstein collaborated with Harris Wofford and Congressman John Lewis to launch the King Day of Service, an initiative to encourage volunteer participation in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. In 1999, the Greater Philadelphia King Day of Service was recognized as a national Point of Light by the Points of Light Foundation.Bernstein also founded MLK365, which aimed to extend the King Day of Service into a year-round civic engagement initiative in the Greater Philadelphia region.
Civic Engagement
In 1997, Bernstein served as national planner for the Presidents' Summit for America's Future, a five-day summit that brought U.S. presidents and community leaders together to address civic engagement and opportunities for young citizens. The summit led to the creation of America's Promise: The Alliance for Youth.In 2000, he served as director of the National Shadow Convention, a bipartisan event held concurrently with the Republican and Democrat national conventions. From 2006 to 2008, Bernstein was director of the King Day of Service National Expansion Initiative.