TED@State

Today, the Global Partnership Initiative, launched by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at our Global Philanthropy Forum conference in April, hosts the first ever US Government sponsored TED event – “TED@State.”  Speakers will include philanthropist Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO of the Acumen Fund and economist Paul Collier, author of The Bottom Billion, among others. Videos from [...]

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Updates on the White House Office of Social Innovation

The Chronicle of Philanthropy published an interview today with Sonal Shah, director of the new White House Office of Social Innovation, and Melody Barnes, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council.  Although the office was officially established a few months ago, little in the way of official news has come through until now. The [...]

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Inside Perspective on Iraq, Afghanistan, the Taliban and the Greater Middle East

With a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities in Iraq and Afghanistan, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, former ambassador under President George W. Bush to the United Nations, Iraq and Afghanistan, joined the Council this past week for an in-depth discussion on the Middle East. At the outset, he humbly noted that during his time in [...]

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Sonal Shah named head of new White House Office of Social Innovation

In an article yesterday, The Chronicle of Philanthropy confirmed the rumor that Sonal Shah has been named the head of the new White House Office of Social Innovation. The office was created to “promote government efforts to help innovative nonprofit groups and social entrepreneurs expand successful approaches to tackling pressing social problems.” Our CEO & [...]

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On Women: an open letter to President-Elect Obama

The Huffington Post on Tuesday published a letter written by V-Day Founder Eve Ensler, Global Fund for Women President Kavita Ramdas, and Women for Women International Founder Zainab Salbi, among others. They’ve written an open letter to President-Elect Obama calling on him to lead by example in promoting equal women’s involvement in government, and [...]

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How Obama can Partner with Philanthropy

In an op-ed published in today’s San Francisco Chronicle, our CEO & President, Jane Wales, writes of the many opportunities for philanthropy to partner across sectors to address our shared challenges.  She discusses the advantages of the social sector over the public and private sectors, and provides examples of its successes from luminaries in the [...]

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