Global Giving Matters Summer 2007 Issue 30

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Global Giving

MATTERS

Issue 30

Summer 2007

2 Feature: Making the case for giving with a gender lens

5 Global Giving Round-Up

Spotlight on private giving in China

Philanthropy can eclipse G8 on poverty

Worlds ultra-rich gave 10% of wealth to charity in 2006

Foundation launched to bridge knowledge gap in Middle East

Indias Tata family among winners of 2007 Carnegie Medal

Van Gendt named most influential in Netherlands philanthropy

MacArthur Foundation to promote philanthropy in virtual worlds

Clinton Foundation backs sustainable development effort in Latin America

Environmental champions tapped for Goldman Prize

Donors launch 50% League to encourage greater giving

Hedge fund manager among UKs most generous philanthropists

Conference highlights need for new alliances among foundations

Promoting strategic philanthropy to address climate change

Chicago conference to highlight visionary leadership in global giving

Nelson Mandela and the Gates family to be honored at University for a Night

11 Resources & Links

Google.org enters the blogosphere

Global grantmaking guidelines drafted

New publication Finance & Philanthropy

Shining a light on women who empower women

Alliance weighs in on challenges in global philanthropy

Vanity Fair shines a spotlight on Africa

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In This IssueWhy give to women and girls? Do

women have a distinctive style of

giving? What are the best strate-

gies for promoting womens philan-

thropic leadership?

This issues feature story presents

a discussion of these issues from a

workshop on women and philan-

thropy hosted by the Global

Philanthropists Circle. We also pro-

vide a selection of resources on

women and philanthropy that are

available online.

Global Giving Matters presents best

practices and innovations in philanthropy and

social investment around the world. It is an

initiative of The Synergos Institutes Global

Philanthropists Circle and the World

Economic Forum, under the direction of

Adele S. Simmons, President of the Global

Philanthropy Partnership, and Beth Cohen,

Senior Director, Global Philanthropists Circle.

Lynn Peebles is the lead writer.

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Why give to women and girls? Do women have a distinctive style of giving? What are

the best strategies for promoting womens philanthropic leadership?These were the key questions explored at a forum hosted in May by Synergos Global

Philanthropists Circle. For the nearly 40 participants in the New York City workshop,

the gathering addressed an unmet need for a space where philanthropic leaders who

are women can come together face-to-face for a candid exchange on personal and pro-

grammatic concerns about giving to benefit women and girls.

Synergos Chair and founder Peggy Dulany, andAnn Graham, Strategic Planning

Manager, Global Philanthropists Circle, introduced the workshop and outlined the

agenda for the meeting, which convened a high-powered group of women who are pri-

vate philanthropists and nonprofit and foundation leaders.

The primary goal was to highlight the critical need for funding for women and girls

globally, and the importance of womens leadership in this arena. The program empha-

sized support for women and girls as an essential goal in its own right, and as the

linchpin for wider economic and social change.

Eighty-five percent of the worlds poor are women and children, said Graham, who

organized the workshop. If we want to change the world, we have to look at people

who are poor.

Research emerging over the past decade is confirming the fundamental role women

play in economic development, civil society and good governance. Focusing on women

is often the best way to reduce birth rates and child mortality; improve health, nutri-

tion and education; stem the spread of HIV/AIDS; nurture self-sustaining community

organizations; and encourage grassroots democracy.

Increasingly, women, who were once viewed largely as passive recipients of aid, are

being viewed as active promoters of social change, not only in their own families and

communities, but in wider society.

Recent research on funding for women by theAssociation for Womens Rights in

Development (AWID www.awid.org) underscores the main challenges and opportuni-

ties in keeping the focus on women and girls around the globe.

Of the nearly 1,000 womens rights organizations surveyed by AWID in 2006, about

half reported more funding than in the past, but the extent of these gains was uncer-tain, given the weakening dollar. Only 13% were able to secure all the funding needed

for the year, and two-thirds said it had become more difficult in the last five years to

raise funds for activities related to womens rights and gender equality.

While the resources for womens programs and organizations fall dramatically short of

what is needed, AWID noted several positive trends in private giving that may help

address the funding gap.

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Feature: Making the case for giving with agender lens


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New and emerging private foundations, particularly small family foundations, are

stepping into areas that larger foundations are leaving, such as sexual and reproduc-

tive rights. And with the coming intergenerational transfer of wealth of up to $40 tril-

lion, women will inherit considerable assets, and more women than ever before will be

in a position to make major gifts.

Making the case for gender-based giving in the context of the UN Millennium

Development Goals, guest speaker Judith Bruce of the Population Council (www.pop-

council.org) said women and girls were the key to engagement if youre serious about

reaching global equity in the economic and health

goals.

Bruce noted, however, that strategic intervention

between the ages of 10 and 14 was critical to

assuring that the rights of young women around

the world were not irremediably lost. Without tai-

lored strategies and exceptional persistence, gov-

ernment programs typically dont reach this group,

and may even make the situation worse for womenand girls, she said.

Participants made the case that whether as indi-

vidual donors or as leaders of philanthropic organ-

izations, women increasingly are a force to be reck-

oned with, especially when it comes to funding

and empowering the most marginalized members

of societies across the globe.

As an example of the growing influence of women

in the philanthropic arena, Helen LaKelly Hunt, a

member of the Global Philanthropists Circle andfounder of the Sister Fund (www.sisterfund.org),

pointed to the emergence of womens funds,

financed largely by women, for women and girls.

She noted that in traditional philanthropy, 39% of

funding goes to the most marginalized popula-

tions; in the case of funds disbursed by the 120

womens funds that have sprung up across the

globe, more than 80% of funding goes to people

with the greatest needs.

Its time for women to reflect on their giving. Forthe first time, women are funding women. We

ought to do it in a big and bold way, said Hunt.

Melissa Berman, President and CEO of Rockefeller

Philanthropy Advisors (www.rockpa.org), another

speaker and facilitator, observed that women have

the motivation and means for giving as never

before, and that opportunities for information and

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Some Resources on Women in Philanthropy

African Womens Development Fund

www.awdf.org

Provides small loans to support local, national and international initiatives for

transformation led by African women in 40 African countries.

Association for Womens Rights in Development

www.awid.org

Connects, informs and mobilizes people and organizations committed to

achieving gender equality, sustainable development and womens human rights

with the goal of initiating policy, institutional and individual change that will

improve the lives of women and girls everywhere.

Global Fund for Women

www.globalfundforwomen.org

Advocates for and defends womens human rights by making grants to support

womens groups around the world.

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

www.ncrp.org

Advocates for the philanthropic community to provide nonprofit organizations

with essential resources and opportunities to work toward social and economic

justice for disadvantaged and disenfranchised populations and communities.

Population Council

www.popcouncil.org

Conducts research worldwide to improve policies, programs, and products in

three areas: HIV and AIDS; poverty, gender, and youth; and reproductive

health.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

www.rockpa.org

Helps donors create thoughtful, effective philanthropy throughout the world by

providing donors with research and counsel on charitable giving, developingphilanthropy programs, and offering complete program, administrative and

management services for foundations and trusts.

Sister Fund

www.sisterfund.org

Supports spiritual women and their organizations, grassroots activists for jus-

tice, and national and international social change agents.

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connection on giving are unprecedented for

women today.

She cited three ways in which women are making

change today: with the explicit intent to fund

women and girls directly; by funding initiatives

where women are likely to benefit; and by their

sheer presence in the philanthropic arena. Even ifthey are not giving with a gender lens, women

bring distinctive qualities to giving such as con-

sensus-based decision making and inclusiveness.

Guest speaker Ellen Remmer, Vice President of The

Philanthropic Initiative (www.tpi.org), offered an

overview of the latest research on womens leader-

ship styles and involvement in philanthropy, con-

cluding that women really are different, both in the

way they give and the way they lead.

Remmer pointed to a study byAlice Eagly of

Northwestern University and colleagues from the

United States and the Netherlands entitled

Transformational, Transactional and Laissez Faire

Leadership Styles: A Meta-Analysis Comparing

Women and Men. The study, published in the

Psychological Bulletin (Vol. 129, No. 3), concluded

that women are more likely than men to adopt

leadership styles shown to produce better perform-

ance and effectiveness in todays world. Eaglys

research indicated that women are more apt to be

transformational leaders. Such leaders serve as

role models and mentors to empower those around

them and encourage innovation. In contrast, more

traditional transactional leaders rely on a system

of rewards and punishments to appeal to subordi-

nates self-interest.

Synergos Chair and Founder Peggy Dulany said

there was increasing recognition of the value of a

feminine style of leadership, one that emphasizes

the anecdotal and intuitive in contrast to the factual

and analytical, a style often seen in individualswho are able to lead effectively but who do so

without formal authority.

Dulany noted that many women adopt this style as

a matter of necessity or culture, and suggested that

this adaptive, bridging type of leadership offers a

valuable alternative to more hierarchical styles of

command prevalent in the world today.

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Some Resources on Women in Philanthropy, continued

The Philanthropic Initiative

www.tpi.org

Designs, carries out and evaluates philanthropic programs targeting a wide

range of social issues, including education, health, youth and families, hunger

and nutrition, housing and homelessness, community and economic develop-

ment, civic engagement, environmental issues and the arts, for individual

donors, families, foundations, and corporations.

United Nations Development Fund for Women

www.unifem.org

Provides financial and technical assistance to innovative approaches aimed at

fostering womens empowerment and gender equality in more than 100 coun-

tries.

Wisconsin Womens Studies Librarians Website

www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/philanth.htm

A list of reading material and links to other womens philanthropy resources.

Women & Philanthropy

www.womenphil.org

Helps increase both the amount of philanthropic dollars awarded to women

and girls and the number of women working at all levels in the field of philan-

thropy through research, events, services and network of members.

Women Donors Network

www.womendonors.org

Creates an open, welcoming environment where visionary women who are

committed to effecting lasting fundamental change can explore all aspects of

philanthropic practice from personal development and professional training,

to strategies for long-term targeted giving.

Womens Funding Network

www.wfnet.org

Seeks to ensure that womens funds are recognized as the investment of

choice for people who value the full participation of women and girls.

Women in Philanthropy Fund, International Sisters Network

www.internationalsisters.org

Brings together influential women from all cultures to affect in positive world

action and global change.

Womens Philanthropy Institute, Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University

www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/PhilanthropicServices/WPI

Seeks to help women understand their full potential and capabilities as financial

donors, and to inspire women to fulfill their philanthropic potential through

workshops, peer learning exchanges and other initiatives.

Women for Women International

www.womenforwomen.org

Assists women survivors of war in 105 countries to move toward economic

self-sufficiency with direct aid, rights education, job skills training and small

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The forum offered a safe space for a candid exchange by participants, who brought

their own stories and experiences to the table: One recounted the decision to make a

multi-million dollar gift to a local cause in her own name, rather than her husbands,

and how that spurred other women in her community to step up as a donors in their

own right.

Another spoke of the frustration of supporting a health program in India with local

women in mind, only to find out that, because women werent valued in the commu-nity, they didnt participate.

While women are entering the field and making significant inroads in bringing a new

sensibility to giving, a consensus emerged that much work remains to be done in the

face of a largely male-dominated field. Participants offered a range of suggestions for

helping women develop as philanthropists, from creating board development pro-

grams for young women to encouraging more women to step up as philanthropic men-

tors and role models. All expressed an interest in keeping this particular peer group

going, and efforts are underway to explore the best way of doing that.

As Helen LaKelly Hunt put it, Women are the strategic point of intervention. Women

love to talk and network and do collective giving. Lets figure out how to flex our mus-

cles together.

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Global Giving Roundup

Overviews of best

practices around

the world andlinks to learn more

about them

Links to websites with

more details are available

at the online edition of

Global Giving Matters at

www.globalgivingmatters.org

Spotlight on private giving in China

According to the 2007 Hurun Reports Chinese Philanthropists List (www.hurun.net),

compiled by Briton Rupert Hoogewerf, of the $1.29 billion donated to charity in China

last year, the top 100 philanthropists accounted for $505 million in donations, up from

$436 million the previous year. Three-quarters of the funds donated by the top 100

were distributed by foundations created by the donors themselves, according to the

survey. Almost all the top 100 rich Chinese are accepting the concept of charity. With a

good policy environment, more and more wealthy people are setting up their own

charitable funds. said Hoogewerf, who launched the annual Chinese philanthropists

ranking in 2003. Topping the 2007 Hurun list was Shenzhen hotel entrepreneurYu

Pengnian, 85, reported to have given $258 million almost all of his wealth to charity

since 2003, to fund free cataract surgery for nearly 100,000 people in China. (China

Daily, April 12, 2007)

Philanthropy can eclipse G8 on poverty

Wealthy philanthropists have the potential to do more than the Group of Eight (G8)

leading nations to lift Africa out of poverty, according to Jeffrey Sachs, special adviser

to the United Nations Secretary-General. In an interview with the Financial Times in

April, Sachs said that the financial clout of individuals such as Microsofts Bill Gates

and international investor Warren Buffett, who have pledged billions of dollars to

global health and education, could eclipse flagging governmental initiatives. The

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20th century, and the Gates Foundation can be that of the 21st century, he said. Other,

less wealthy people could also contribute to a new private sector movement to help

speed the elimination of diseases and tackle specific challenges, Sachs added. There

are 950 billionaires whose wealth is estimated at $3.5 trillion. An annual 5% founda-

tion payout would be $175 billion per year that would do it. He was responding to

a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that aid

from rich countries to Africa remained static in 2006 even though G8 leaders promisedin 2005 to spend $50 billion more each year to 2010 on aid, with half the increase going

to sub-Saharan Africa. At the most recent G8 summit, concluded on June 10, world

powers pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other diseases in Africa but development

campaigners complained that most of that money represented past pledges that remain

unfulfilled. (Reuters, June 7, 2007; Financial Times, April 10, 2007)

Worlds ultra-rich gave 10% of wealth to charity in 2006

The worlds wealthiest people gave an estimated $285 billion to philanthropic causes in

2006, according to the 2007 World Wealth Report, an annual look at the financial prac-

tices of high-net worth individuals. The report was produced by Merrill Lynch &

Company and the Capgemini Group. Wealthy people with financial assets of more than$1 million (excluding the value of their homes) were worth $37.2 trillion last year

according to the report. In the reports first breakout of philanthropic giving in its 11-

year history, it found that 11% of wealthy individuals said they gave at least 7% of their

assets to charity. Among the richest surveyed those whose assets exceed $30million

17% percent said they gave 10% of their wealth to philanthropic causes last year.

Americans and Canadians together gave 7.6% of their assets to charity in 2006, 20 per-

cent more than in 2005. High-net worth individuals in the Asia Pacific regions gave

11.8 %, and those in the Middle East gave 7.7%. Wealthy Europeans gave 4.6% of their

assets, while rich Latin Americans gave only about 3% of their financial holdings to

charity. Latin Americans gave the least, according to the study, because philanthropy is

not as well developed there as it is in North America and Europe. The 2007 WorldWealth Report is available on Merrill Lynchs website, www.ml.com. (Chronicle of

Philanthropy, July 2, 2007; Merrill Lynch News Release, June 27, 2007)

Foundation launched to bridge knowledge gap in Middle East

United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has

announced a $10 billion education fund to bridge what he called a wide knowledge

gap between the region and the developed world in the West and Asia. Our only

choice is to bridge this gap as quickly as possible, because our age is defined by knowl-

edge, said Sheik Mohammed, who announced the launch of the Mohammed Bin

Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation at the meeting of the World Economic Forum in Jordanin May. Mohammed, who also rules the emirate of Dubai, said the foundation will

establish research centers in the region and in 2008 will begin providing scholarships

for students to top world universities and institutes. In addition, the foundation will

provide leadership programs for youth in government, the private sector and in non-

governmental organizations. The foundation will be based in the United Arab Emirates

and will begin to implement programs later this year. (Agence France-Presse, May 20,

2007; dubaiphotomedia.com, May 19, 2007)

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Indias Tata family among winners of 2007 Carnegie Medal

Winners of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy (www.carnegiemedals.org) awarded

every two years to honor families and individuals from around the world who have

dedicated their private wealth to the public good, were named in June. The 2007

Medals were given to the Tata family of India, Eli Broad, the Heinz family, and the

Mellon family. By courting risk, taking a long-term perspective, and embracing com-

plex, seemingly intractable challenges, these philanthropists have introduced hope toentire communities, enriching lives and improving livelihoods in the process, the

Carnegie Corporation of New York said in announcing this years winners. The Tata

family gives away between 8 and 14% of the net profits from its controlling company

each year to a wide range of programs for the public benefit in India, and has estab-

lished pioneering institutions in social sciences and medicine. The Heinz familys

giving is aimed at the environment, education, economic opportunity and the arts. The

Broad Foundation, established by industrialist Eli Broad and his wife Edythe, promotes

entrepreneurship for the public good, while the Mellon familys philanthropic giving,

through numerous family foundations, supports a range of causes in the US including

cultural institutions, higher education, conservation and science. (Carnegie Corporation

of New York News Release, June 18, 2007)

Van Gendt named most influential in Netherlands philanthropy

Rien van Gendt, Executive Director of theVan Leer Group Foundation (www.

vanleergroupfoundation.nl), was recently selected by FM, a Dutch magazine on philan-

thropy, as the most influential player in philanthropy in the Netherlands in 2007. Van

Gendt was tapped from a pool of 50 well-recognized civil society actors. Within the

Netherlands, van Gendt is widely respected as a bridge builder between endowment

funds and other civil society organizations. (EFC News, June 29, 2007)

MacArthur Foundation to promote philanthropy in virtual worldsThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (www.macfound.org), a leader in

building the field of digital media and learning, is exploring how to help advance the

use of virtual worlds for social benefit. Virtual worlds such as Second Life (www.

secondlife.com) and There (www.there.com) are participatory communities that permit

individuals to interact with million of residents from their computers. In recent

years, they have become popular as organizing tools for business collaboration and

social activities alike. A recent Walk for Hunger organized via Second Life, for instance,

drew nearly 400 participants. As part of its exploration into the role of philanthropy in

virtual worlds, MacArthur has awarded $550,000 to the Center on Diplomacy at the

University of Southern California to lead this effort. Through the grant, MacArthur,

which already supports several projects with virtual components, will pursue virtualconversations on issues such as migration, human rights, education, and global and

civic engagement, and examine ways foundations can help address community needs.

(MacArthur Foundation News Release, June 22, 2007)

Clinton Foundation backs sustainable development effort in Latin America

The William J. Clinton Foundation (www.clintonfoundation.org) is launching a sustain-

able development initiative focused on alleviating poverty in Latin America, and has

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received pledges of at least $100 million each from Canadian businessman Frank

Giustra and Carlos Slim Hel, chairman of Mexican conglomerate Grupo Carso, to fund

the initiative. The Clinton-Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative will bring together key

stakeholders from the business community and natural resources sector, including the

mining industry, in Latin America and other parts of the developing world. More than

twenty resource, finance, and supporting companies have endorsed or signed on as

partners to the initiative. Collective action is the best strategy to address the economic,educational, and health hurdles that confront millions in the developing world, said

Bill Clinton, who added that he was humbled by the enormous financial commitment

to this work by Frank Giustra and Carlos Slim. Ultimately, our goal is to bridge the gap

between the rich and poor, and give all people a shot at a better life. Slims philan-

thropic activities were also the subject of a profile June 28, 2007 in the New York Times.

(William J. Clinton Foundation News Release June 21, 2007)

Environmental champions tapped for Goldman Prize

A Zambian who rescued endangered wildlife and community livelihoods, and a

Peruvian who found innovative ways to protect the fragile Amazon rainforest while

ensuring the rights of local indigenous people are among this years winners of theGoldman Environmental Prize (www.goldmanprize.org), announced in April. This

years Prize recipients have succeeded in combating some of the most important envi-

ronmental challenges we face today, said Goldman Prize founder Richard N. Goldman

Their commitment in the face of great personal risk inspires us all to think more criti-

cally about what ordinary people can do to make a difference. The $125,000 Goldman

Environmental Prize, now in its 18th year, is awarded annually to six grassroots envi-

ronmental heroes and is the largest award of its kind in the world. This years winners

include Hammerskjoeld Simwinga, Zambia; Julio Cusurichi Palacios, Peru; Ts.

Munkhbayar, Mongolia; Willie Corduff, Ireland; Orri Vigfsson, Iceland; and Sophia

Rabliauskas, Canada. The prize was established in 1990 by San Francisco civic leader

and philanthropist Goldman and his late wife, Rhoda H. Goldman. Since receiving a

Goldman Prize, eight winners have been appointed or elected to national office in their

countries, including several who became ministers of the environment. The 1991

Goldman Prize winner for Africa, Wangari Maathai, won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.

Donors launch 50% League to encourage greater giving

A network of 80 generous individuals including Warren Buffetts sister and the con-

tractor who funded Paul Farmers hospital in Haiti have launched the 50% League, a

project of the Bolder Giving Initiative (www.boldergiving.org). Each has given away half

or more of their net worth, their business profits, or their income for three years or

more. Their total donations range from $130 million by an environmentalist heir to$30,000 given by a small business owner concerned about child abuse. Together they

have given away more than half a billion dollars. The purpose of the 50% League, fea-

tured in the March 2007 issue of Worth Magazine, is to publicize some of these role

models in hopes of inspiring others to give at their full potential. The group notes that

if each of the eight million millionaires in the US increased their donations by just

$6,250 a year, they could provide everyone in the world with food, education, health

care and a clean environment, based on UN estimates. Profiles of many of the 50%

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League members can be found on the Bolder Giving website. The 50% League is a

project of the Bolder Giving Initiative of the Zing Foundation, founded by nationally

known donor organizersAnne and Christopher Ellinger, authors of We Gave Away a

Fortune and founders of More than Money. (Bolder Giving Initiative News Release,

May 8, 2007)

Hedge fund manager among UKs most generous philanthropistsChris Hohn gave $460 million to the Childrens Investment Fund Foundation

(www.ciff.org) last year, making the hedge fund manager one of Britains most generous

philanthropists, with even more expected to be given this year. Hohn, founder of the

hedge fund, The Childrens Investment Fund (TCI), told investors in New York in June

that the foundation run by his wife Jamie Cooper-Hohn had passed $1 billion less

than five years after it was set up. Hohns donations put him at the forefront of UK

venture philanthropy, which has seen financiers and businessmen bring entrepre-

neurial skills and hedge fund-style activism to charities. The Childrens Investment

Fund supports projects for children in the developing world, with a focus on HIV. TCI

automatically gives 0.5% of its funds under management to the CIFF, a third of its

annual fee. Investors pay an extra 0.5% to CIFF if it produces returns above 11 per centa year, a level it has far outstripped since it was set up in 2002. Hohn voluntarily

donates the majority of the profits earned by TCI after paying staff. (Financial Times,

July 1, 2007)

Conference highlights need for new alliances among foundations

At the European Foundation Centre (www.efc.be) annual meeting in Madrid June 1-3,

which drew nearly 700 participants, speakers emphasized that foundations in the

United States and Europe have much to learn from each other in an era of increased

scrutiny and demands for accountability and results, according to the Chronicle of

Philanthropy. This is an important moment in philanthropy on both sides of theAtlantic, said Barry Gaberman, who retired last year after 35 years at the Ford

Foundation and who specialized in many of the foundations international efforts.

Gaberman, a featured speaker, noted that todays foundation assets are mind-boggling

and thats even before the intergenerational transfer of wealth that will take place on

both sides. The conference underlined the need for foundations to create new

alliances and become more open-minded as they devise ways to tackle complex global

issues such as health and climate change. The challenges of this goal were illustrated

by the experience of Uday Khemka, managing trustee of the Nand & Jeet Khemka

Foundation (www.khemkafoundation.org) which has offices in New Delhi and London.

At a session on global warming, Khemka explained that he had helped create the

Climate Change Philanthropy Action Network after seeking to join with other grantmakers, businesses and policy makers, and finding no such organization existed (see

related brief, below). Khemka, a member of Synergos board of directors and of its

Global Philanthropists Circle, said he sees tremendous opportunities for grantmakers

in this area. (Chronicle of Philanthropy, June 14, 2007)

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Promoting strategic philanthropy to address climate change

Following on the launch of the Climate Change Philanthropy Action Network (CCPAN)

at the Iceland Climate Change Action Summit in October 2006, the second meeting of

CCPAN took place in London in July 2007, bringing together a diverse group of 60 phi-

lanthropists and foundations from around the world to explore ways to promote

strategic philanthropy in the area of climate change mitigation. Convened by Uday

Khemka, managing trustee of the Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation and founder ofCCPAN, the meeting provided an overview of the latest scientific, political, economic

and business developments in the climate change field. Sal LaSpada of the Institute for

Philanthropy challenged the group to consider how best to move from conversation to

intentional, coordinated, strategically aligned collaboration to tackle the global

problem. Subgroups on policy, business and mass awareness were created to identify

key areas for action as the work of CCPAN evolves. CCPAN plans to develop a publi-

cation to set forth a framework for action, a menu of options for philanthropists and

case studies of philanthropic activities in climate change mitigation. CCPAN intends

for this resource to be made available to the entire global philanthropic community. A

date of September 15, 2007 was set for the next full meeting of CCPAN in Taiwan,

which aims at mobilizing for the first time a group of philanthropists from across Asiawho are interested in strategic action on climate change. The CCPAN website, www.

climatephilanthropists.org, is expected to go live by the end of summer 2007. For fur-

ther information, contact Denise Lee, [email protected].

Chicago conference to highlight visionary leadership in global giving

The fourth annual conference of the Chicago Global Donors Network, Visionary

Leadership in Global Philanthropy, will be held in Chicago on September 23-25, 2007.

The meeting will bring together a diverse group of global donors to explore ways to

identify, nurture and support leaders in Chicago, and around the world, who are

facing the most challenging issues of the day. Keynote speaker for the event is physi-

cian and infectious disease specialist Paul Farmer, a pioneer in international public

health who founded the nonprofit Partners in Health. Other featured speakers are

Wendy Paulson of the Paulson Family Foundation, and Bruce Babbitt, former US

Secretary of the Interior, who represent leadership in public service, philanthropy and

advocacy in the environmental and conservation arenas. In order to find opportuni-

ties to address global challenges in issues such as public health, population movement,

human rights and climate change, we need to learn from and support those individuals

who have dedicated their lives to finding innovative and sustainable solutions, said

Tracey Poe, Chair of the Chicago Global Donors Network. In recognition that donor

support needs to be informed, strategic and thoughtful, Poe said the conference would

provide a forum for careful examination of the ways in which we can leverage our

networks resources, both human and financial, to increase the amount and impact of

global giving. Toward this end, the meeting will offer participants a wide variety of

opportunities to engage with leaders from around the world who are addressing chal-

lenges such as girls education, strategic partnerships, and civil society in the Middle

East. For further information is online at www.chicagoglobaldonors.org.

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Nelson Mandela and the Gates family to be honored at University for aNight 2007

Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa, and the Gates family (Bill Gates,

Melinda French Gates and William H. Gates Sr.) will be honored with the David

Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Awards at University for Night on October 4 in New

York City. Each year, Synergos holds University for a Night to bring together leaders

from around the world from business, government and civil society to exploreways to create systemic solutions to poverty, inequity, conflict, environmental degrada-

tion and other critical problems. The event also raises funding for Synergos work. Mr.

Gates Sr., South African philanthropist Tokyo Sexwale and former Mexican Under

Secretary of State for Human Rights Marieclaire Acosta are among the featured

speakers. A distinctive feature of the event are discussions on particular global chal-

lenges and initiatives led by Distinguished Faculty, the key speakers and other global

leaders and experts. Instituto Rukha is Event Underwriter and The Rockefeller

Foundation has provided support for Synergos ongoing work. For more information

visit www.universityforanight.org.

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Activities, web-

sites and other

cutting-edge

information for

global givers

Links to websites with

more details are available

at the online edition of

Global Giving Matters at

www.globalgivingmatters.org

Resources & Links

Google.org enters the blogosphere

Google.org, the philanthropic arm of online search engine Google has entered the blo-

gosphere with the launch in July of the Official Google.org Blog at blog.google.org.

The blog seeks input from Google.org team members and other Googlers about what

theyre working on, and from Google.org grantees and partners on ideas and insights

they wish to share. Among the first to weigh in on the blog was 2007 Sundance award

winner Irene Taylor Brodsky, whose Vermilion Films has received support fromgoogle.org for a documentary that tells the story of public health heroes on the front

lines of polio vaccination and eradication. The film seeks to mobilize donors and

health workers to bring the campaign over the finish line. Throughout the project,

Brodsky will post stories from the field.

Global grantmaking guidelines drafted

The Washington, DC-based Council on Foundations and the Brussels-based European

Foundation Centre have created a tool designed to help the growing sector of global

philanthropy increase its accountability and effectiveness toward both donors and ben-

eficiaries. The two organizations have drafted the Principles of Accountability for

International Philanthropy, a set of voluntary guidelines for organizations and individ-

uals involved in cross-border grantmaking. The recommendations are the result of a

joint working group that was commissioned in 2005 and composed of members from

the two nonprofit membership associations. The group was charged with gathering a

set of best practices affecting accountability to mission, grantees, partners and intended

beneficiaries. The document identifies seven principles of accountability integrity,

understanding, respect, responsiveness, fairness, collaboration and effectiveness. The


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of the largest of Italys banking foundations with assets of $11.3 billion. Vello discussed

the challenges of making such a shift; from management style to measurement prac-

tices.

Vanity Fair shines a spotlight on Africa

Vanity Fair devotes its July 2007 issue to Africa. Guest-edited by rock star and

antipoverty activist Bono, the magazine highlights some of the drivers of change acrossthe continent today. Bill Clinton shares stories of his partnership with Nelson Mandela

in the fight against HIV/AIDS; Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a key player

in the anti-apartheid effort in South Africa, explains why the fight for equality must go

global; and author and journalist Binyagvanga Wainaina charts the strength of the

emerging entrepreneurial spirit in Kenya. Vanity Fair also examines the fruits of Jeffrey

Sachs bold new Millennium Villages experiments in Kenya and Uganda, and profiles

71 Africans who are working for a brighter future for their homeland.

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philanthropy and social investment around the world. We encourage you to send us:

Ideas about issues or people you would like to learn more about

Examples of your own philanthropy

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