Forging Strategic Partnerships for High Impact Philanthropy
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DRAFT forgiing strategiic partnershiips for hiigh iimpact phiillanthropy “In order to tackle the human dignity deficit and the democratic deficit, we must ensure that pushing political and civil frontiers becomes a key dynamic.” His Royal Highness EI Hassan bin Talal DRAFT Global Donors Forum Global Donors Forum, the biennial convening of the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists, mobilizes financial and intellectual resources to create socio-economic value beyond racial, religious and political divides. GDF envisions a peaceful, equitable, and sustainable world, generously endowed by ethical, inclusive, and effective philanthropy. In pursuit of this agenda, GDF resolves to work in collaboration with the vast array of individuals and institutions that seek to build a better world for all. The Forum convenes donors, social investors, government and business leaders, and visionaries from across the world to offer pragmatic insight and constructive responses to pressing global challenges. Today, the Forum is widely recognized as the premier forum on Muslim Philanthropy worldwide and serves as a marketplace for ideas, a medium for knowledge sharing, a safe space for leading rational debate on issues unique to the Muslim societies and a launching pad for high-impact collaborative initiatives. 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2016 2018 ISTANBUL ABU DHABI DOHA DUBAI KUALA LUMPUR WASHINGTON ISTANBUL LONDON DRAFT Strategic Focus Areas Effective & Accountable Social Impact Endowment (waqf) Giving Investment Revitalization Entrepreneurial Knowledge Next Generation Advancement Ecosystem Leadership Environmental Human Dignity & Resilience Building Stewardship Development & Diplomacy DRAFT The Decade of Discourse 2008 2009 2010 2011 ISTANBUL ABU DHABI DOHA DUBAI 2012 2014 2016 2018 KUALA LUMPUR WASHINGTON, D.C. ISTANBUL LONDON DRAFT Impact 2008-2016 Representation YEARS FORUMS DELEGATES 48% Asia 09 07 2,200 27% North America 19% Europe COUNTRIES SPIN-OFFS VALUE 43 18 $193m 04% Africa 02% Others Participation Philanthropists | Grantmaking Foundations | Governments Corporations | Multilateral Agencies | Financial Institutions Social Investors & Entrepreneurs | Endowment & Trust Funds Academia & Think Tanks | Social Innovation & Technology Hubs NGO Executives | Philanthropy Support Organizations & Advisors DRAFT Leading Guest Speakers* President Jimmy Carter HRH Prince El Hassan Bin Talal President Jorge F. Sampaio HRH Banderi Abdul Rahman Al Faisal President Recep Tayyip Erdogan HRH Prince Turki bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz President Ashraf Ghani HE Sheikha Mayassa Bint Hamad Al-Thani Prime Minister Abdullah A. Badawi HE Dr. Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh Al Thani Prime Minister Najib Razaq HE Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Tony Blair HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majid Al Saud Prime Minister Victor-Viorel Ponta HRH Princess Maha bint Abdul Aziz Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla HRH Princess Sarah Al-Feisal Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, SG-OIC Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool Dr. Abdulaziz Altwaijri, DG-ISESCO Ambassador Hesham Youssef Senator John Kerry Ambassador Rashad Hussain Minister Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi Ambassador Atta Manane Bakhit Minister Ahmad A. Al Mari Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid Minister Atta-ur- Rahman Tan Sri Jemilah Mahmood Minister Dr. Awa Marie Coll-Seck Dr. Mohammed G. A. Al Maadid Minister Nimet Cubukcu Dr. Shamsh Kassim Lakha Minister Shahid Malik Engr. Mohammed bin Ali Al Hedfa UN Envoy Tom Arnold Mr. Arif M. Naqvi UN Envoy Raymond Chambers Mr. Abdul Kadir Konukoglu Tunku Zain Al-Abidin Muhriz Mr. Youssou N’dour Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Mr. Amr Khaled * Past Forums – Partial List DRAFT Leading Sponsors & Knowledge Partners* Academy of Philanthropy KPMG Abbott Fund Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Albayrak Group London School of Economics Al Faleh Group Mercator Fund Alwaleed Philanthropies Mercy Mission Arab Foundation Forum Muslim World Science Initiative ASSAIF NASDAQ Association of Muslim Nonprofit Professionals National Zakat Foundation Awakening Records Nonprofit Empowerment Group Bank Muamalat OIC - ISESCO Cambridge IF Analytica Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy Cass CCE, Sir John Cass Business School Qatari Diar Investment Group City, University of London Qatar Foundation - Reach Out to Asia Center on Muslim Philanthropy Scheherazade Foundation Dubai Cares Silatech El-Hibri Foundation Social Action Consortium Emirates Foundation for Philanthropy St. Andrews University Finocracy The Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) Hayat Saglik Vakfi The Office of Civil Society International Humanitarian City Dubai The Unity Initiative Islamic Development Bank Group United Nations John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy Vakif Bank King Khalid Foundation World Bank * Past Forums – Partial List DRAFT Leading Participating Organizations* Abraaj Capital Emirates Foundation for Philanthropy Microsoft Arabia Aga Khan Development Network European Foundation Center Nonprofit Empowerment Group Albukhary International University Exxon Mobil OIC, ISESCO, ICYF, SESRIC American Refugee Committee Foreign & Commonwealth Off of UK Oxford University Al Rajhi Foundation Generation for Peace Paglas Group Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation Gerhart Center for Philanthropy Pakistan Center for Philanthropy American University in Cairo Grameen-Jameel Pepsico Foundation Arab Foundation Forum Hani Qaddumi Foundation Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Fund Arab Fund for Arts & Culture Harvard University Qatar Foundation International Arab Human Rights Fund Hassad Food Qatar Red Crescent Society Arab Science and Technology Fdn. Indiana University Qattan Foundation Atheeb Group INCEIF Reach Out to Asia Atlantic Philanthropies International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Religions for Peace Awqaf South Africa International Humanitarian City Sabanci Vakfi Baden Amil Zakat Nasional IsDB, ISFD, ICD Sani Konukoglu Foundation Bank Muamalat John Hopkins University Schwab Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation KAUST Foundation Silatech Brookings Doha Center King Khalid Foundation TUSEV Carter Foundation London School of Economics (LSE) The Global Fund CASS Business School Madinah Institute for Leadership The World Bank, IFC Chronicle of Philanthropy Makhzoumi Foundation Tony Blair Faith Foundation CIMB Islamic Marafie Foundation UBS AG Coexist Foundation Massachusetts Institute of Technology U.S. Department of State, USAID DFID McGill University UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNESCO, Dubai Cares Mentor Arabia Foundation WFP, WHO, IDRC, UNAOC Earth Institute Mercator Fund Vehbi Koc Vakfi El-Hibri Foundation MBR Al Maktoum Foundation Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Fdn. * Past Forums – Partial List DRAFT YAYASAN ALBUKHARY Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy FOUNDATION THE CARTER CENTER Marafie Foundation Pakistan DRAFT “Any attempt to achieve human development is bound to be incomplete and unbalanced, unless it accommodates the dual dimension of the human being, by attending to his material as well as spiritual needs.” His Majesty King Mohammed VI DRAFT GLOBAL DONORS FORUM 2018 DRAFT Building Resilient Ecosystems: Philanthropy’s Response to Inequality and Societal Tensions LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM SUMMER 2018 | LONDON | DATES-TBA Grooming Change Leaders Millennials Giving Circles Building Resilience to Radicalisation Global Donors Forum 2018 Building Resilient Ecosystems: Philanthropy's Response to Inequality and Societal Tensions London, United Kingdom Just as global warming is threatening the environmental ecology of INTELLECTUAL DISCOURSE the planet, various forms of extremism—from religious radicalism Deprivation Radicalisation Nexus to populist nationalism—today threaten the peace and cultural ecology of the global village. In spite of the increasing instability around the globe, all is far from doom and gloom. Just as the environmental crisis led to the emergence of novel ideas, approaches and alliances across the globe, the rise of various forms of extremism is yielding similar effect. New perspectives and innovative strategies are emerging to address the various deficits, gaps, and inequalities—in economics, in knowledge, in access to Inequalities Tensions rights and governance—that drive extremism so as to build greater Rights Political resilience. The most effective of these developments transcend the well-known, and by now well-worn out, religion-secular, academic Economic Theological activist and government-society divides. Knowledge Psychological Radicalization, especially in its violent and hate-inspired forms, disrupts social progress and development. Neutralizing radicalism and addressing systemic socioeconomic inequality go hand in hand and should form the basis of a new public narrative and long-term objective for building a peaceful and prosperous world. The Forum will highlight the rare developments that are proving to be effective in reducing deficits, inequalities and tensions that fuel extremism. The discourse will pay special focus on the catalytic role of philanthropy in generating frameworks that build trust and confidence among different often clashing world views and perspectives. DRAFT GDF 2018 Features SUMMER 2018 | LONDON | DATES-TBA KEY TOPICS Building Resilient Ecosystems DAYS From Wednesday 3:00 pm Best Practice & Professionalization Empowering Local Economies to Friday 5:00 pm 2.5 Brain Circulation & Talent Mobility Faith-based Giving & SDGs Building Appropriate Foundation Infrastructure Financial Innovation for Inclusion SPEAKERS Challenging Inequalities through Philanthropy De-Radicalisation & De-risking Leaders & Visionaries Millennials & Women Power in Giving