Nicholas Kristof in Conversation with Jane Wales

Speaking to a capacity crowd at the Fairmont Hotel, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof said, “We’ve all won the lottery of birth, and with that comes some real responsibility.” Kristof and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, are the authors of a new book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity For Women Worldwide.  He joined the Council and the [...]

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Renu Mehta’s Scheme for raising $75 billion

Renu Mehta,  a former model (and member of the  Global Philanthropy Forum community!), is working hard to change the face of British Philanthropy.  Together with Sir James Mirrlees, a Nobel Prize winner in economics, they have come up with a new scheme for directing billions of dollars toward ending global poverty.  An article yesterday in [...]

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Creating a Global Social Investment Exchange

There’s a great post today on Philanthropy 2173 regarding the potential launch of the Global Social Investment Exchange (GSIX).
The GSIX planners are tapping people across diverse sectors -  financial, social, and tech to brainstorm ideas for this online giving platform.   The exchange would attempt to address inefficiencies of international aid and philanthropic work by [...]

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Bill Gates calls for Obama to Increase Spending

Philanthropist and billionaire Bill Gates spoke in Washington DC yesterday encouraging President-Elect Obama to increase spending. Even in the midst of this financial crisis, Gates urged us not to lose sight of our future and not to sacrifice our long-term goals for short-term gain. He encouraged Obama to follow through on his campaign [...]

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