Clinton Global Initiative

Book Lays Out Plan for an 'Impact Index'

Jane Wales | Posted 12.11.2009 | Impact

Read More: Social Entrepreneurship, Virtual Stock Market, Social Innovation, Global Philanthropy Forum, Geo, Goldberg, Impact Index, Philanthropy, Nonprofit, Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets: Why Philanthropy Doesn't Advance Social Progress, Foundation Center, Steven Goldberg, The Aspen Institute, Clinton Global Initiative, University of Pennsylvania, Center for High Impact Philanthropy, Jane Wales, Social Entrepreneur, Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets, Fundraising, Fsg, Impact News
Jane Wales

Some of the best nonprofits have been prevented in their potential for growth. What's needed, according to Steven Goldberg, a consultant to nonprofits and social entrepreneurs, is a new nonprofit capital market.

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The Shah Appointment at USAID

Mira Kamdar | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Usaid, Clinton Global Initiative, Food Crisis, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Obama, Hillary Clinton, United States, Cold War, Rockefeller Foundation, Rajiv Shah, Gates Foundation, Foreign Policy, Green News
Mira Kamdar

With the appointment of Rajiv Shah to head USAID, it's deja-vu all over again for the Obama administration. Welcome to Camelot redux, the 1960's re-engineered for the 2010s.

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Bill Clinton: I Wish I Had Left White House "In A Coffin"

Reuters | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Istanbul, Bill Clinton, White House, Clinton Global Initiative, Clinton Term Limit, Clinton Political Life, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Monday he would have preferred to leave the White House in a coffin because he loved b...

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Enteric Disease impact on Global Health, Human Rights, and Environmental Degradation

Lisa Conte | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Clean Water, Global Health, Clinton Global Initiative, Pharmaceutical Industry, Diarrhea, Slavery, Business News
Lisa Conte

One of the collateral benefits of working in the global health arena is being reminded that disease doesn't exist in isolation.

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2010 Vancouver Olympic Games: An Opportunity to Change the World

Rahim Kanani | Posted 10.14.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Clinton Global Initiative, Violence Against Women, Microfinance, Vancouver, Olympics, United Nations, Gender, Vancouver Olympics, Canada, World News
Rahim Kanani

Canada is a model for the world on immigration, diversity and pluralism. Now is the time to reignite Canada's commitment to gender equality and the advancement of women's rights internationally.

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Palestine Women's Project: Cherie Blair and Hani Masri

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Bill Clinton, Clinton Global Initiative, Cherie Blair, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, Palestine, Israel, Hani-Masri, Tomorrow's Youth Organization, World News
Steve Clemons

Cherie Blair was kind enough to give me a few minutes at the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative to talk about her partnership with Hani Masri and the Tomorrow's Youth Organization in Nablus, Palestine.

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Creating Hope and Opportunity in Haiti for Extremely Poor Women and their Families

Susan Davis | Posted 10.06.2009 | World

Read More: Brac, Women, Clinton Global Initiative, Susan Davis, Microfinance, Ultra Poor, Fonkoze, Haiti, Muhammad Yunus, World News
Susan Davis

After two years of support -- asset transfers, skill training and social linkages -- over 90% of our program women "graduate" into becoming successful microfinance members.

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Lessons From Coco Chanel, a Self-Made Woman

Rachael Chong | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Coco Before Chanel, CoCo Chanel, Entrepreneurship, Gender Equality, Social Entrepreneurship, Glass Ceiling, Clinton Global Initiative, Women Entrepreneurs, Women and Girls, Business News
Rachael Chong

A woman ahead of her time, Coco Chanel was a true entrepreneur, who brought women freedom through fashion.

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Wanted Now: A Pragmatic and Visionary Leader for the Improved U.N. Entity for Women

Nandini Oomman | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

Read More: Clinton Global Initiative, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations General Assembly, United Nations Women, Ban Ki-Moon, Composite UN Entity for Women, Leader of UN Entity for Women, Usg, World News
Nandini Oomman

Ban Ki-moon must move quickly to appoint an Under Secretary General to lead a new UN women's agency. Selecting a leader should be based not on national quotas, politics or horse-trading.

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At CGI and Beyond, World Leaders Say Girls Are the Key to Progress

Maria Eitel | Posted 11.30.2009 | World

Read More: Nonprofits, Clinton Global Initiative, Women, Nike Foundation, Global Economy, Girls, Cgi, World News
Maria Eitel

For the first time in its five-year history, CGI included a cross-cutting focus called "Investing in Girls and Women." Now this isn't a total win. That said, this is an enormous step in the right direction.

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Letting Our Actions Speak

Bob McKinnon | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Clinton Global Initiative, G-20 Summit, Tom Brokaw, Climate Change, Health Care, Barack Obama, G-20, Childhood Obesity, Living News
Bob McKinnon

Every generation makes an implicit promise to leave their children a better world than they themselves inherited. In America, we have been fortunate to make good on that promise for almost three hundred years.

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CEO Secrets: Why Does Meditation Improve Performance?

Paul David Walker | Posted 11.28.2009 | Home

Read More: Clinton Global Initiative, Healthy Living, Living, Business, Spirituality, Home News
Paul David Walker

In order to be successful business leaders, we need to be able to see present reality with a minimum of filtering from the thoughts and images filling our minds.

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Clinton Global Initiative Raises Over $8 Billion For Philanthropic Efforts

MSNBC Giving | Posted 11.28.2009 | Impact

Read More: Bill Clinton, Philanthropy, Clinton Global Initiative, Hunger, Hillary Clinton, Charity, Fundraising, World Hunger, Impact News

NEW YORK - The Clinton Global Initiative gathered more than $8 billion in pledges at this year's summit, surprising its organizers who had worried tha...

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Smart Global Investment: Save a Mother's Life

Dr. Ana Langer | Posted 11.28.2009 | World

Read More: Ashoka Foundation, Bill Clinton, Clinton Global Initiative, Millennium Development Goals, Cgi, Maternal Health, Young Champions for Maternal Health, Maternal Mortality, Engenderhealth, World News
Dr. Ana Langer

You wouldn't expect a plenary session at the CGI called "Moving From Crisis to Opportunity - Financing an Equitable Future," featuring the CEO of JP Morgan, to be the natural venue for launching a major maternal health initiative.

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Getting Educated About Education

Jessica Alba | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas Kristof, Clinton Global Initiative, Education, Half the Sky, Cgi, 1goal, Politics News
Jessica Alba

In the US we take for granted that our children have a right to education. But for tens of millions of kids in the developing world, the chance for an education is a hope and a dream, but not yet a reality.

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Quiet Voices from CGI: Those that Fight the Epic Battle in the Ecuador Rain Forest

Michelle Kraus | Posted 11.25.2009 | World

Read More: Chernobyl, Clinton Global Initiative, Joe Berlinger, Cgi, Rainforest, Ecuador, Chevron, Amazon Rainforest, Chevron Ecuador, Amazon, World News
Michelle Kraus

As they marshal the forces of good at the Clinton Global Initiative to help alleviate the atrocities leveled against the people and lands of Ecuador, let the games begin.

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Opportunity, Fully Funded

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 11.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Efficiency Opportunity Fund, Bill Clinton, Clean Energy, Clinton Global Initiative, Living Cities, Green for All, Investment, Capital Access Program, Green News
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

Yesterday, Green For All and Living Cities unveiled the Energy Efficiency Opportunity Fund alongside President Clinton, at the closing session of Clinton Global Initiative's Annual Meeting.

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Upping the Pace for Going Green

Rep. Steve Israel | Posted 11.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Green, Clean Energy, Green Living, Green Jobs, Energy Policy, Green Technology, Bill Clinton, Clinton Global Initiative, PACE Bonds, Steve Israel, Green News
Rep. Steve Israel

PACE Bonds are small municipal loans that allow property owners to increase their home or building's energy efficiency with little to no upfront cost.

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Brad Pitt Attends Clinton Global Initiative To Talk New Orleans (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bill Clinton, Clinton Global Initiative, Brad Pitt, Make It Right, Slideshow, Entertainment News

(AP Text, Scroll for Photos) NEW YORK - The average electric bill for one of the energy-efficient homes built in New Orleans by Brad Pitt's Make It Ri...

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President Obama and the Spirit of Global Development Partnership

Noam Unger | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

Read More: Foreign Aid, Social Innovation, Noam Unger, Public/Private Partnerships, Jane Nelson, Obama Service, Corporate Social Responsibility, Foreign Assistance, Obama Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Innovation Fund, Clinton Global Initiative, Johannes Linn, Homi Kharas, Global Poverty, Development, Brookings Institution, World News
Noam Unger

Obama's speech was a call for a new spirit of global partnership, emphasizing that real progress in lifting millions out of poverty and countering transnational threats cannot be made by governments alone.

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Rebuilding the Global Economy: Will Women Lead the Way?

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

Read More: Women in Business, Clinton Global Initiative, Good News, Tonic, Investing in Women, World News
Katherine Gustafson

What everyone seems to agree on is that promoting advancement for women not only makes a lot of sense, but it's part of the answer to a lot of our societal and economic problems.

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Grandma's Got Game

Jessica Rovello | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Clinton Global Initiative, Casual-Gaming, Aol, Casual Games, Arkadium, United Nations, Aarp, Advertising Week, Jessica Rovello, New York City, Omma, Living News
Jessica Rovello

Those of us in the games business know that grandma, grandpa, and great uncle Fred are the little secret that drive millions of game plays monthly across a host of sites.

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Matt Damon Talks Water.org At Clinton Global Initiative

people.com | Stephen M. Silverman | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green

Read More: water.org, Clinton Global Initiative, Matt Damon, Green News

The star, 38, announced Tuesday at the launch of the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative that Damon's non-profit group, Water.org, would help provide clean...

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Bill Clinton Global Initiative: Talking Climate Change

treehugger.com | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Bill Clinton, Climate Change, Clinton Global Initiative, Bill Clinton Climate Change, Green News

It wasn't long before climate change was dominating the discussion, and Clinton was explaining how he still hopes the Senate will pass strong climate ...

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New York, New York: My Kind of Town

Reporters Uncensored | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Clinton Global Initiative, United Nations General Assembly, Iranian Opposition, Barack Obama, Matt Damon, United Jewish Appeal, Haiti, water.org, Iran, Iranian Election, World News
Reporters Uncensored

It won't surprise Ahmadinejad that the largest gathering of Iranians in exile in thirty years will be waiting for him here in New York City with green bandanas -- but the sight of rabbis next to them might.

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