Global Philanthropy Forum

The GPF joins a coalition of private organizations and the government of Liberia in an effort to amplify support for post-conflict reconstruction and development efforts in the recovering West African nation.

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Jane Wales presents the Harriet Tubman Community Award to Reporter Brasil and Comissao Pastoral da Terra from Brazil, who together harness the power of the marketplace to make slaveholding unprofitable and have freed thousands from slavery.

Freedom Awards
September 15, 2008

Click below to view the plenary session with Kerry Kennedy and other videos from the 2008 Conference.

"'Philanthrocapitalism' - harnessing business and the market to the goals of social change - is a powerful but unconvincing movement, and carries with it considerable risks as well as opportunities."

Michael Edwards in
Just another Emperor?

"Remember that we are made for goodness. Evil may appear to have the upper hand, but in the end, it is goodness, right, justice, beauty and compassion that triumph."

Archbishop Tutu

2008 Annual Conference

Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State, discussed philanthropy and democracy at this year's Global Philanthropy Forum/Aspen Institute Summer Seminar

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Seventh Annual Global Philanthropy Forum

The Global Philanthropy Forum aims to build a community of donors and social investors committed to international causes, and to inform, enable and enhance the strategic nature of their giving and social investing.

By continually refreshing a lasting learning community, the GPF seeks to increase the number of philanthropists who will be strategic in pursuit of international causes. We share a conviction that individuals are not only capable of advancing human security, environmental stewardship, and improved quality of life, but that they must.