After attending the recent gathering of power players in the philanthropic world, known as the Global Philanthropy Forum my head was spinning with facts and figures documenting the magnitude of the seemingly intractable problems the world faces today.

The changing landscape of global philanthropy leaves us with the question of what if we cannot measure social change with the tools of the business world or with numbers.

I've just returned from the Global Philanthropy Forum, an annual gathering of up to 500 philanthropists and social activists from all over the world. A very good place to remember how many things ARE working around the globe.

A small group of African philanthropists including singer Angelique Kidjo have joined together to create the African Philanthropy Forum, an affiliate ...

How can we make education more relevant for young people, how can we learn to be more effective with impact investing, and how can we advance philanth...

Risk is philanthropy's calling card -- it's what our philanthropic dollars, at least in the United States, are now tax-advantaged to do. If we're not taking enough risk, we're clearly not doing everything in our power to maximize impact for the poor or vulnerable.

No longer do funders see their primary role to be writing big checks. Spurred by the entrepreneurial drive of a new generation, new philanthropists are developing their own blueprints for change.

NetHope brings 34 of the world's leading humanitarian organizations together to collaborate, create and implement innovative IT solutions in remote parts of the developing world.

The problems we face in health, environment, education and poverty are ubiquitous and persistent. These problems require profound patience coupled with ingenuity in the way that we marshal our resources to solve them.

The legacies of Rockefeller and Carnegie-and particularly their ethos of questioning and continual learning-were alive on the final day of the Global ...

This year's Global Philanthropy Forum, "Towards a New Social Contract," focuses on the changing nature of the global social contract -- how globalization is changing the way our societies choose to divide up responsibility and allocate resources to improve the public good.

From the Arab Spring and the financial meltdown to weather extremes and civil conflict, we are experiencing rapid and sometimes wrenching change that ...

An NGO unable to identify valuable outcomes to the right donors will be crowded out by other NGOs that share their impressive outcomes with the right people.

A young imagination -- twinned with leadership skills, amplified by media and social networks, and boosted by private sector and community support -- is an unparalleled engine of change.

Jane Wales, President and CEO of the World Affairs Council and Founder of the Global Philanthropy Forum, on the evolution of the convening, the philanthropic sector today and much more.

Hats off to Jean Case, who, like Bill Gates, has come forward to share mistakes made and lessons learned in her recent blog. As two of the biggest names in philanthropy, the challenges they are trying to solve should be public ones.

Philanthropy, technology, and social change are intertwining at incredible speeds across continents, platforms, and devices. We're only beginning to understand the potential.

For the majority of the world's poor, poverty is predominantly a rural issue. What role can philanthropists play in creating the conditions necessary for wide-spread economic growth in rural areas?

Quiet power characterizes the women of Liberia with whom we have met.

I am now traveling with 19 Global Philanthropy Forum (GPF) members. We will be learning what we can do in Liberia and reporting to you along the way.

Private philanthropy can complement good policy if the outpouring of support is matched by a long-term commitment to sustainable development, a need most recently identified by Haiti's Prime Minister.

Global Water policies need change. Water is quickly becoming more and more scarce around the world and nonprofits and and philanthropists are committed to revolutionizing the way we use water.