Global Philanthropy Partnership was founded
in 2003 as a non-profit organization. While
not a grantmaking organization, GPP serves
as a strategic resource to promote international
giving and raise awareness of global development
issues.
Global philanthropy, or global social investing,
is an emerging field with numerous players
and a variety of approaches. Global Philanthropy
Partnership strives to support a better
understanding of this field through conducting
original research, developing a network
of organizations that promote philanthropy,
and connecting philanthropists and potential
philanthropists so they can share interests
and best practices. Current areas of interest
also include climate change in the Midwest
and the establishment of a biodiversity
museum in Panama.
We encourage you to browse the resources
and links available here and to contact
us for additional information.
Adele S.
Simmons, President
Adele Simmons is Vice Chair of Chicago Metropolis
2020, a senior advisor to the World Economic
Forum, and President of the Global Philanthropy
Partnership. Mrs. Simmons was President
of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation between 1989 and 1999, overseeing
grants of over $1.5 billion. The Foundation's
international programs focus on the environment,
population, international peace and security,
understanding inequality within and among
nations, and climate change.
Since leaving the MacArthur Foundation,
Mrs. Simmons has been spending part of her
time strengthening the infrastructure of
global philanthropy through her work with
the Chicago Global Donors Network, the World
Economic Forum, the Global Fund for Women,
the Synergos Institute, the International
Network on Strategic Philanthropy, the World
Bank, and the Global Equity Initiative.
Mrs. Simmons is Chair of the Board of the
Fair Labor Association, a member of the
board of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs,
the Field Museum, the Mexican Fine Arts
Museum, Environmental Defense, the Union
of Concerned Scientists, the Synergos Institute,
and Marsh and McLennan. She serves on the
advisory committee of Realizing Rights:
the Ethical Globalization Initiative, the
Global Philanthropy Forum, UNRISD, and the
World Bank Institute. She is a founder of
Global Chicago.
Mrs. Simmons served on President Carter's
Commission on World Hunger and President
Bush's Commission on Sustainable Development
and was a member of the Commission on Global
Governance as well as the UN High Level
Advisory Board on Sustainable Development.
Before joining the MacArthur Foundation,
Mrs. Simmons was President of Hampshire
College and, prior to that, Dean of Students
and Assistant Professor of History at Princeton
University.
April Kanne
Donnellan, Executive Director
April K. Donnellan joined Global Philanthropy
Partnership as executive director in 2005.
She previously served as program director
of the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations.
Prior to that, Ms. Donnellan was a Foreign
Service officer with the U.S. Department
of State completing assignments in Port
Louis, Mauritius and Washington, DC. April
served as staff assistant to the assistant
secretary for international organization
affairs, and as a sanctions/peacekeeping
officer covering the Middle East and Africa.
She earned a Meritorious Honor Award for
her work implementing multilateral sanctions.
Ms. Donnellan, a former term member of the
Council on Foreign Relations, is a graduate
of Georgetown University and fluent in French.
In 2007, April was named a Next Generation
Fellow, participating in the Midwest Assembly
of the Next
Generation Project of the American
Assembly. The Midwest Assembly’s
report linked here.
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Sonya Anderson
National Director, First Five Years Fund
Amb. J.D. Bindenagel
Vice President for Community, Government and International Affairs, DePaul University
Paula Doherty
Johnson
Senior Fellow, The Philanthropic Initiative
Research Fellow, Global Equity Initiative,
Kennedy School, Harvard University
Mary Page
Director, Human Rights and International
Justice
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Adele Simmons
President, Global Philanthropy
Partnership
Climate:
A December 2005 workshop on climate change
issues gathered participants from across
sectors to discuss actions and challenges
facing the Midwest region of the United
States. Co-sponsored by the British Consulate
in Chicago and the Chicago Council on Foreign
Relations, and supported by a grant from
the Joyce Foundation, the workshop discussions
identified short-, medium-, and long-term
actions that could be pursued regionally.
In 2006, Global Philanthropy Partnership
was awarded a planning grant from the Energy
Foundation to follow up on the workshop
dialogue, gather data and resources, and
issue a report
on potential next steps, which was published
in April 2007.
Global Philanthropy Partnership is working
on behalf of the City of Chicago and with
numerous partners to coordinate the city’s
adaptation and mitigation strategies regarding
climate change. In September 2008, the City
launched the Chicago Climate Action Plan.
Details of the plan can be found at www.chicagoclimateaction.org
.
Museum of Biodiversity:
In cooperation with the Fundaciòn
Amador, Global Philanthropy Partnership
worked to design conservation and educational
programs for the Frank Gehry-designed Panama:
Bridge of Life \ \ Museum
of Biodiversity
Local Giving, Global Impact:
Supported by a grant from the Chicago Community
Trust, Global Philanthropy Partnership is
creating a database of Chicago-based organizations
involved in global philanthropic work. Sorted
by geography and area of focus, this searchable
database helps link Chicago area donors
and donor advisors to local groups that
share similar international interests and
goals. The list also enables groups
to connect with each other and find synergies
to promote their important work.
Click here to go to the Local Giving, Global Impact database.
Bhutan Youth Development Fund:
Global Philanthropy Partnership is providing
staffing resources to support the Youth
Development Fund in Bhutan.
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