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Continuous Learning
The legacies of Rockefeller and Carnegie–and particularly their ethos of questioning and continual learning–were alive on the final day of the Global Philanthropy Forum’s annual conference.
Global Philanthropy Forum, Philanthropy
Social Good: By All Means Necessary
"This work is not for sissies," admitted Acumen Fund founder Jacqueline Novogratz in reference to the work that Global Philanthropy Forum members do in philanthropy and impact investing. And she's right: the problems we face in health, environment, education and poverty are ubiquitous and persistent.
Global Philanthropy Forum, Philanthropy
New Roles, New Responsibilities
"What brings us together this year is the sense that the social contract is fraying, but that it is also evolving." So began this year's Global Philanthropy Forum, "Towards a New Social Contract," kicked off yesterday by GPF's President and CEO, Jane Wales, in Washington DC.
Global Philanthropy Forum, Philanthropy
Conflict Philanthropy: Great Risks, Great Rewards
In our increasingly globalized world, it is easy to expand our focus ever wider to issues and projects in all corners of our globe. Yet, philanthropy, wherever it is implemented, requires an understanding and appreciation for the local context – an awareness obtained through careful study, patience, an open mind and a listening ear.
Brookings Institution, Carne Ross, Central America, Cristiana Falcone, drug-trafficking, failure, Global Philanthropy Forum, GPF, Independent Diplomat, Inter-American Development Bank, John Prendergast, Kevin Casas-Zamora, Mexico, Peace Dividend Trust, Philanthropy, Scott Gilmore, The Enough Project
A look behind the data...
This afternoon, on the opening day of the 10th anniversary Global Philanthropy Forum, I had the pleasure of speaking in conversation with Jeff Raikes, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Among its many tremendous contributions, the Gates Foundation has been an intellectual leader when it comes to measurement and evaluation, or M&E.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, data, global health, Global Philanthropy Forum, Guinea Worm, Jeff Raikes, M&E, measurement and evaluation, Philanthropy, public health, The Carter Center