How the UnTours Foundation Is Investing in the B Corp Movement
When Hal Taussig founded UnTours in the early 1970s, he dreamed of travel as a bridge, connecting people deeply with new communities, cultures, and each other. His innovative model invited travelers to slow down, immerse themselves in local life, and forge genuine connections in the communities they were visiting. But Hal wasn’t content with simply redefining travel; […]
Honoring the Best of the B Corp Movement: The Hal Taussig Award
When he was a finalist for “The Most Generous Business in America” award back in 1999, Hal Taussig was invited along with the other finalists to New York for a big gala where the winner of this prestigious award would be announced. When the award organizers were meeting all the finalists, they found out Hal […]
Our Journey Owning the World’s First B Corp
Certified B Corporations are companies that are verified to meet the highest standards of social and environmental impact, legal accountability, and public transparency. Since the B Corp movement began in 2006, there are now over 8,000 Certified B Corporations across the world with one unifying goal: to use business as a force for good. Origins […]
Be like Hal. – Following Hal Taussig’s Example in Estate Planning
We wish you could be a fly on the wall at our board meetings – they are anything but Roberts-Rules events. Everything at this Foundation is unique, productive, and outside of any box I’ve ever known. When Hal and Norma Taussig were with us, the board spent a fair amount of time on transition planning. […]
Hal & Me
My dear friend Hal passed away yesterday. I was so incredibly lucky to work with Hal for a decade. What a man, what a character, what an inspiration. He walked his talk with joy in his heart and a good dose of mischief around the edges.
