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  • Chet Odendahl
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    President Emeritus, Global Greengrants Fund. Co-Founder, Grantmakers without Borders.  Member, Board of Directors, Council on Foundations.

    Mission

    "We believe that grassroots groups are a key to solving the intractable problems of poverty, powerlessness and environmental destruction. Our experience has shown that there is no better investment than supporting passionate people with great ideas."

    President Emeritus Global Greengrants Fund Boulder, Colorado
  • Peggy Clark
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    Executive Director, Global Health & Development, The Aspen Institute.

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    Executive Director Global Health & Development, The Aspen Institute Washington, DC
  • Jonny Dorsey
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    Executive Director, Global Health Corps. Co-Founder and former Executive Director, FACE AIDS. Former Student Body President, Stanford University. Recipient: Echoing Green Fellowship.

    Mission

    "...to mobilize a global community of young leaders to build a movement for health equity."

    Executive Director Global Health Corps Woodside, California
  • Katie Drasser
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    Health Systems Consultant, Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco. Former Venture Director, Criterion Ventures. Former Healthcare Consultant, AmerisourceBergen and John Snow Inc.

    Director, Policy Dialogues, Opportunity Collaboration.

    Mission

    "...dedicated to improving health and reducing the burden of disease in the world's most vulnerable populations."

    Health Systems Consultant Global Health Group San Francisco, California
  • Rick Beckett
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    Chief Executive Officer, Global Partnerships. Co-Author, Real Change Leaders: How You Can Create Growth and High Performance at Your Company.

    Mission

    “....to expand opportunity for people living in poverty by supporting microfinance and other sustainable solutions in Latin America. We partner with innovative, mission-driven microfinance institutions that reach people traditionally left behind—such as women and the rural poor—with microloans and other services that can help families break the cycle of poverty.”

    Chief Executive Officer Global Partnerships Seattle, Washington
  • Anne Petersen
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    Founding President, Global Philanthropy Alliance.  Former Associate Director, Health Program, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Former Senior Vice President, WK Kellogg Foundation.

    Mission

    "...to assist local organizations and social entrepreneurs in Africa to engage their communities to create positive and sustainable change."

    President Global Philanthropy Alliance Kalamazoo, Michigan
  • Angie Peltzer
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    Founder and Executive Director, Global Women's Network. International Relations Officer, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, U.S. Department of Labor. Founder and Director, GO M.A.D. (GO MAKE A DIFFERENCE).

    Mission

    "...be a Wikipedia of women's organizations, describing women's groups and nonprofit organizations across the globe."

    Executive Director Global Women's Network Washington, DC
  • Nina Smith
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    Executive Director, GoodWeave USA. Executive Director, RugMark Foundation USA. Former President, Fair Trade Federation. Former Executive Director, The Crafts Center (publisher of Crafts News). Recipient: Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship.

    Mission

    "...to end illegal child labor in the carpet industry and to offer educational opportunities to children in South Asia."

    Executive Director GoodWeave USA Washington, DC
  • Harold Rosen
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    Executive Director, Grassroots Business Fund.

    Mission

    "...to build and support high-impact enterprises that provide sustainable economic opportunities to thousands of people at the base of the economic pyramid. GBF provides these organizations with appropriate financing and targeted technical assistance to enable them to become catalysts for economic growth and social enhancement among the poor in the developing world."

    Executive Director Grassroots Business Fund Washington, DC
  • Robert Pattillo
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    President,Gray Ghost/Rockdale Foundation. Founder, The Rockdale Foundation. Founder, Gray Ghost Microfinance Fund. Founder, Gray Matters Capital. Board Member, Council of Microfinance Equity Funds; ACCION Investments; MicroVest; Deustche Bank Microcredit Development Fund; Catalyst Microfinance Investors.

     

    Mission

    "To enable entrepreneurs to realize their dreams while benefiting the lives of people at the base of the economic pyramid. To deploy needed financial and human resources to high impact social ventures addressing the needs of large, underserved populations."

    President Gray Ghost/Rockdale Foundation Atlanta, Georgia
  • Margarita Barney
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    Executive President, GRUPEDSAC. Former President, Mexican Network of Social Development Projects. Recipient: UBS Visionaris Award; Ashoka Senior Fellow; Social Entrepreneur of the Year, Schwab Foundation; Tech Awards Laureate.

    Mission

    "...To promote education and sustainable development in Mexico and Latin America through integral programs that motivate towards self-sufficiency and selfdevelopment, primarily in rural areas and among populations living in extreme poverty."

    Executive President GRUPEDSAC Mexico City, Mexico
  • Heather Weiss
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    Founder and Director, Harvard Family Research Project. Senior Research Associate & Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education.

    Mission

    "...[to help]stakeholders develop and evaluate strategies to promote the well being of children, youth, families, and their communities."

    Director Harvard Family Research Project Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Brigit Helms
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    Chief Executive Officer, Helmshart Inc.  Former, Chief Executive Officer, Unitus.  Former Head, Advisory Services, International Finance Corporation (Jakarta). Author, Access for All: Building Inclusive Financial Systems.

    Mission

    "...fights global poverty by accelerating the growth of microfinance—small loans and other financial tools for self-empowerment—where it is needed most."

    Chief Executive Officer Helmshart Inc. Seattle, Washington
  • Sarah Shannon
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    Executive Director, Hesperian.

    Mission

    "...enable ordinary people to diagnose, treat and prevent common health problems, and organize to change the social conditions that undermine health."

    Executive Director Hesperian Berkeley, California
  • T.J. Cook
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    Chief Strategy Officer, HiDef Web Solutions.

    Mission

    "...integrity and compassion produces innovative solutions for great causes. We specialize in the complex problems by putting the user experience first and implementing the latest in technology and services to produce cost-effective solutions that deliver results."

    Chief Strategy Officer HiDef Web Solutions Boulder, Colorado
  • Frieder Krups
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    Co-Founder and Chair, HiMaT Grassroots Development Foundation, Pakistan. Former Chairman, Economic Development Network, Young Presidents’ Organization. Co-Founder, Institute for Sustainable Communities.

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    Chair HiMaT Grassroots Development Foundation Tel Aviv, Israel
  • R. Paul Herman
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    Founder and Chief Executive Officer, HIP (Human Impact + Profit). Former, Strategic Investment Advisor, Omidyar Network.

    Mission

    ".... to identify the innovations that will serve customer needs profitably while improving society."

    Chief Executive Officer HIP Investor San Francisco, California
  • Jason Spindler
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    Founding Partner and Managing Director, I-DEV International. Former Analyst, Citigroup/ Salomon Smith Barney. Peace Corps Volunteer, Peru. Recipient: Fellow, Catherine Reynolds Program for Innovation In Social Entrepreneurship; Fellow, Helton Global Human Rights .

    Mission

    "We envision a world that no longer needs international assistance. Where communities in developing countries have the skills, resources, and capabilities to compete, independently, in the global marketplace, and thus control their own futures. I-Dev’s mission, to improve the standard of living & empower local communities through sustainable, market-based development, is guided by that vision."

    Managing Director I-DEV International Lima, Peru & New York, New York
  • Ryan Allis
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    Chief Executive Officer, iContact Corporation.

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    Chief Executive Officer iContact Corporation Durham, North Carolina
  • Theresa Fay-Bustillos
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    Founder and Principal, IdealPhilanthropy LLC. Former Vice President, Worldwide Community and Corporate Citizenship Department for Levi Strauss & Co.; Former Vice President, Legal Programs, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Treasurer, Board of Directors, International Funders for Indigenous Peoples; Board Member, TransFair USA.

    Mission

    "...to offer personalized philanthropic advisory services and grantmaking. We have the capability to solve tough social issues almost anywhere in the world through a lean and unique organizational structure."

    Principal Ideal Philanthropy San Francisco, California
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"The Colloquium for the Common Good was probably the most useful to me -- a great way to get to know the 'whole' person rather than just isolated parts of their work. A number of people requested my business plan. An incredible event."

Samantha Morshed, Chief Executive Officer, Hathay Bunano (Dhaka, Bangladesh)

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