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Celebrating 10 Years with a Look at "Turning Points..."

Videos of select sessions from the 2011 conference will soon be available on the 2011 Highlights page.

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.

Global Philanthropy

Global Philanthropy Forum 10th Annual Conference

Ten years ago we gathered, and asked:
What role can private wealth play in financing the public good? This was the question before us in 2001 when the GPF was born.

Ten Years Hence...
An Aspiration then, "New Philanthropy" is a Force for and Face of Change Today. Key leaders like Bill & Melinda Gates, Warren Buffett, John and Tasha Morgridge, Jeff Skoll, Pierre and Pam Omidyar and other "new philanthropists" have set an example for us all. The members and early founders of the GPF have given "new philanthropy" operational meaning, testing novel approaches and infusing philanthropy with the same creative and experimental zest they brought to private enterprise.

The Options have Expanded, Philanthropy is Transformed. Our members were bold enough to define philanthropy broadly to encompass all private means of financing positive social change, a definition that allowed them not only to explore but to expand the options and more fully align their assets with their intentions.

Prior Topics for GPF Discussion are now Drivers of Philanthropy. Social investing, a topic at the first GPF conference, is now a growing industry and an oft-chosen complement to grant-making. Cross-sectoral partnerships, the topic of our third conference, are now well-travelled paths. Our 2007 focus was on market-based solutions, which are now proliferating, gaining traction and blurring the lines between the commercial and philanthropic sectors. Similarly, leverage has become our members' focus. And as engaged donors our members are rigorous in their pursuit of results. Their search for the optimal system of monitoring and evaluation may drive a new consensus - one we will discuss and apply in the years ahead.

As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, and - still questioning, still aspiring -- we will take stock. What are the new fundamentals of philanthropy that have enabled success? What has worked and what has not? Which changes were fads; which are now facts of life? What are the remaining gaps - and how will we fill them?

And when we sense a problem at a turning point, a solution near at hand, we will act. Philanthropy, now unbound, finds new opportunities for impact. Which issues and actors are at an inflection point? What are the game changers? And will we act now so as to change the nature of tomorrow?

These are the questions we will address at the 10th Annual Conference. Please join us to take part in this conversation, this celebration, this inquiry.

The Global Philanthropy Forum Conference is intended for individuals who have made a significant commitment to philanthropy, and executives from private, public, and corporate foundations. Participation in the conference is by invitation only, and invitations are not transferrable.