Clinton Global Initiative
The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization launched in 2005 by President Bill Clinton and the William J. Clinton Foundation[1][2] to "help our world move beyond the current state of globalization to a more integrated global community of shared benefits, responsibilities, and values," its website states.[3][4]
CGI describes itself as a "non-partisan catalyst for action, bringing together a community of global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges."[5]
Contents
2007 Focus
"The four areas of focus for the Clinton Global Initiative 2007 are Energy and Climate Change, Global Health, Education, and Poverty Alleviation."[6]
Contact information
Clinton Global Initiative
1301 Avenue of the Americas
37th Floor
New York, NY 10019-6022
Phone: 212 397-2255
FAX: 212 397-2256
Email: info AT clintonglobalinitiative.org
Web: http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org
Resources and articles
Related SourceWatch articles
- Gayle E. Smith served as Director of their Global Poverty track in 2005
- Jacqueline Novogratz frequently speaks to the Initiative
- Terror Free Tomorrow
- Bjorn Stigson
- Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty
- Debra Deanne Olson - member
- Peter O'Keefe
- Sally Ranney - board member
References
- ↑ William J. Clinton Foundation website.
- ↑ Clinton Foundation in the Wikipedia.
- ↑ FAQ, Clinton Global Initiative, accessed June 18, 2007.
- ↑ Who We Are, Clinton Global Initiative, accessed June 18, 2007.
- ↑ Who We Are, Clinton Global Initiative, accessed June 18, 2007.
- ↑ FAQ, Clinton Global Initiative, accessed June 18, 2007.
External Articles
- Glenn Kessler, "Clinton Gathers World Leaders. Nonpartisan Conference Focuses on Global Improvement," Washington Post, September 16, 2005.
- "Clinton Global Initiative 2006," Financial Times, September 2006.
- News Release: "Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting," Sheraton New York, New York, New York, Office of the First Lady, September 20, 2006.
- Tom Watson, "Exploding Philanthropy: What the Clinton Global Initiative Meant," onPhilanthropy, September 27, 2006.
- "Live-Blogging Clinton: CGI's Spring Confab," onPhilanthropy, April 19, 2007.
