Global Philanthropic Forum

I sat down with Jane Wales, CEO of the World Affairs of Northern California and Global Philanthropy Forum, in San Francisco at an event titled “The Trump Administration's Foreign Policy: Back to the Future?” We discussed what is behind President Trump's America First doctrine and what it signals for the ...

L-R: Amb. Stuart Symington, US Ambassador to Nigeria, Jane Wales, Founder, Global Philanthropy Forum, Toyin Saraki, Founder, Welbeing Foundation Africa, Tsitsi Masiyiwa, Board Chair APF, Ndidi Nwuneli Board Member APF, HRH Queen Sylvia Board member APF, Gbenga Oyebode, Board Member ...

We have the Global Philanthropy Forum based in the USA setting up the African Philanthropy Forum which brings together wealthy individuals from the continent to share their philanthropic objectives; the African Philanthropy Network which has emerged from the previous African Grantmakers Network and ...

The 2017 African Philanthropy Forum Conference themed “African Philanthropy in a Changing Global Context”, is coming to Nigeria this year from October 30 – 31 at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. So far, the annual conference has been hosted in three other African countries – Ethiopia, ...

“If we're going to make a difference in the lives of those we serve, we need to prove ourselves in this moment,” Shah told the Global Philanthropy Forum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. He called for “making big bets, managing real and diverse partnerships, being transparent and open, [and being] ...

Annie Chen founded RS Group in 2008 as a family office for her personal wealth. A deep dive from Asian Venture Philanthropy Network shows how RS moved its full portfolio into sustainable, mission-aligned investments. The first step, over 18 months starting in 2010, was to transfer 50 percent of assets ...

Watch the plenary addresses from the 2012 Global Philanthropy Forum Annual Conference, taking place in Washington, DC, April 16-18. The conference will explore new approaches to philanthropy that are challenging the status quo, lessons learned from the private sector, and how philanthropy can play ...