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Elizabeth Gore is the first ever Resident Entrepreneur at the United Nations Foundation bringing innovation into the United Nations and chairing the UN Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council. She builds global partnerships and cause marketing strategies implemented in programs and campaigns supporting the humanitarian issues of the United Nations. Ms. Gore previously served as Vice President of Global Partnerships at the UN Foundation, and founded strategic grassroots efforts such as Nothing But Nets Girl Up, and the Shot@Life global vaccines campaign. Additionally, she manages partnerships with Fortune 100 companies and with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Prior to joining the UN Foundation, Ms. Gore served as the director of development and corporate relations for the Points of Light Foundation. Her consulting experience includes the implementation and launch of The Great American Bake Sale, an anti-hunger initiative for Share Our Strength, ABC television and Parade magazine.

Ms. Gore is a former United States Peace Corps volunteer and served in Bolivia, South America. In Bolivia, she wrote, received and managed a USAID grant to better the food availability and economic situation for the Chaco. Ms. Gore is originally from Texas where she was a financial development associate for the A&M Foundation. She holds a bachelor of science in Animal Science and a masters in Financial Development from Texas A&M University.

Ms. Gore was named by People as one of the top 100 Extraordinary Women. Ms. Gore has been featured on multiple media outlets including: ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fast Company, Fortune, Glamour, The New York Times, People, and Time. She is a World Champion Equestrian, and in 2010 joined Summit on the Summit and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for the global clean water crisis on behalf of the United Nations.

Ms. Gore currently serves on the leadership councils of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute in The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University as well as the annual CLASSY Awards, and is on the Advisory Board of SOMA, an innovative all-natural water filter company.

Blog Entries by Elizabeth Gore

Does Being a Blessed Society Make Us Dangerous?

(3) Comments | Posted March 30, 2013 | 8:21 AM

This post is part of the Global Mom Relay. Every time you share this blog, $5 will go to women and girls around the world. Scroll to the bottom to find out more.

Working for the United Nations Foundation, I have traveled all over the world. I have...

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Why We Must Listen to Children

(4) Comments | Posted March 9, 2013 | 8:51 AM

Yesterday we marked International Women's Day, a day that traces its roots to the women's suffrage and labor movements, and has since evolved into a celebration of the progress women have made, as well as a day to look ahead at opportunities for future generations. In many countries, International Women's...

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Why Moms Matter

(52) Comments | Posted March 7, 2013 | 9:35 AM

Isn't it hard being a mom? My daughter is 18 months old, and I am blown away at the awesome responsibility of motherhood. Stay-at-home moms, working moms, grandmoms, dads who are carrying the weight; this is hard. But, what an awesome job! I think every day about other moms.

We...

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Entrepreneurs and Innovators Changing Lives

(0) Comments | Posted September 24, 2012 | 1:20 PM

Humans have an amazing capacity to innovate; we also have an amazing capacity to care about each other. When these capabilities come together, the results can be extraordinary.

Researchers witnessing human suffering -- soldiers dying of infection during World War I, children stricken with polio and...

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What's a Blogust? An Inspiration!

(2) Comments | Posted August 31, 2012 | 11:14 AM

A confession: I thrive on inspiration; I function better when I feel inspired and when I get to engage with others to talk about their inspiration. Luckily, my job at the United Nations Foundation inspires me every day, through the work we do and the stories of our...

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A Real Gift to Mothers: Join the Fight Against Malaria

(6) Comments | Posted May 14, 2012 | 2:49 PM

I am sitting here in a refugee camp on the border of South Sudan and Kenya thinking about my daughter. As part of a United Nations Foundation delegation, I am visiting Kakuma Refugee Camp; since I have been here, my daughter turned nine months old.

Yesterday...

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Milestones for My Daughter and Kids Around the World March 27, 2012

(0) Comments | Posted April 23, 2012 | 12:54 PM

Take a moment. Think about the milestones in your life. What about your child's life? A first tooth, first steps or a first day of school. Now fast forward - first day of college, marriage, and making it big in the real world. I never really used or understood the...

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Clean Water for a Brighter Future

(0) Comments | Posted March 22, 2011 | 9:35 AM

Today is World Water Day, an international day of significance that brings attention to the need for access to clean water. As we commemorate this day, I remember the adolescent girls I met last year in Ethiopia who didn't have access to clean water. They remind me that investing in...

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Summit on the Summit: A Visual Journey

(1) Comments | Posted March 10, 2010 | 2:00 PM

In January 2010, we embarked up Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro to bring awareness to the world's clean water crisis, a plague that kills 1.8 million people each year worldwide. Masterminded by Grammy-nominated musician Kenna, ''Summit on the Summit, which also included Lupe Fiasco, Jessica Biel, Emile Hirsch, Isabel Lucas, Alexandra Cousteau...

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