Misplaced Pages

#156843

26-717: Global Philanthropy Group was founded in 2006 by Maggie Neilson, Trevor Neilson and Ann Kelly. In 2017, Global Philanthropy Group was acquired by Charity Network, joining digital fundraising companies Charitybuzz and Prizeo . The firm played a key role in advising on the creation of the Make it Right Foundation . Neilson and Nina Killeen worked with Pitt to launch Make It Right, a foundation for rebuilding New Orleans’s Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina . The Make It Right Foundation has been much criticized for building substandard housing for low income residents in New Orleans. In 2022,

52-464: A New York-based investment management company. G2 has been profiled by the Financial Times and Los Angeles Times which compared its approach to that of Warren Buffett saying “they aim to build a conglomerate in the mold of investing wizard Warren Buffett”. Neilson co-founded i(x) investments (now i(x) Net Zero) with Howard Warren Buffett in 2015. The company launched in 2015 with a piece in

78-689: A member of the White House Advance Team, traveling ahead of President Clinton to manage meetings and events around the world. After leaving the White House, Neilson returned to Seattle and began working for EvansGroup where he helped launch the public affairs practice. After a short time, Neilson left EvansGroup to pursue his passion for public education with a position at the Washington Education Association. After two years in that position, Neilson

104-691: A number of companies. He previously Co-founded and served as CEO of i(x) Net Zero, a leading sustainable investing platform which is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange (IX.). Neilson also is the co-founder and former chairman of the Climate Emergency Fund , the Philippines Foundation, and the Malibu Foundation. He is an advisor on climate issues to Palo Alto–based PsiQuantum which

130-426: A television series called “Giving” with Plum TV, “a multi-platform lifestyle network that targets the most active, influential, and educated audience in the world.” The series focused on the creative ways that philanthropists bring awareness and change to important global issues . Trevor Neilson Trevor Neilson (born July 2, 1972) is an American businessperson, investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He

156-490: A version of the National Rifle Association of America for the poorest people in the world, specifically Africans who lived under a dollar a day and grappled with AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, famine and other problems. Shriver and Bono's idea was to create a powerful political voice for these people, one which could not be ignored by elected officials and those who appropriate funding. This organization

182-424: Is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization that supports climate change activist groups involved in civil disobedience. It was founded in 2019 by filmmaker Rory Kennedy , a member of the prominent Kennedy family , and Getty family heiress Aileen Getty . The CEF often supports groups that use civil disobedience tactics, including Just Stop Oil and Climate Defiance . The CEF funded actions supporting

208-861: Is a descendant of Julia Ward Howe , the women's suffrage and civil rights leader and writer of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Neilson attended Lincoln Elementary School in Olympia, Washington , Washington Middle School in Olympia, Washington, Summit K-12 (for one year), Franklin High School in Seattle, Washington State University, and the Seattle University School of Law . He left law school in his second year in order to work for

234-1060: Is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and serves on the advisory boards of the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation, the Los Angeles Police Foundation, the Wikimedia Foundation, the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health and the Genocide Intervention Network. Trevor was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and was a member of the Clinton Global Initiative. Trevor speaks frequently about

260-457: Is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of WasteFuel, a company that produces renewable fuels using proven technologies to address the climate emergency and revolutionize mobility. He is also a co-founder of Global Philanthropy Group . Global Philanthropy Group was purchased by global advisory and advocacy communications consultancy APCO Worldwide in 2021. He has been active in a large number of philanthropic and political campaigns and has started

286-405: Is working is to build the world's first useful quantum computer out of conventional silicon chips. Neilson was born in Seattle, Washington on July 2, 1972. He is the oldest of five children, and all of his brothers and sisters were adopted. Neilson's mother and father were actively involved in child welfare, juvenile justice, and other related issues. Neilson's mother, Janice Secord Neilson, lead

SECTION 10

#1732797585157

312-704: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . Upon leaving Washington State University, Neilson moved to Washington, D.C. where he became an intern for United States Representative Jolene Unsoeld in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Congressional Scholar program. Following that internship and Bill Clinton ’s election as president, Neilson moved to the White House where he became an intern in the White House Office of Scheduling and Advance. After serving in that role, Neilson became

338-696: The Inflation Reduction Act . As of August 2022 , Getty has donated $ 1 million to the fund. When he joined the board of directors in September 2022, film director Adam McKay pledged $ 4 million to the fund. The Washington Examiner reported in May 2023 that the CEF funded groups "deploying unorthodox and extremist methods across the world to protest fossil fuels." Margaret Klein Salamon

364-557: The 2010 list included the Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation , The Omidyar Network , The Meth Project , the Skoll Foundation , and The Children's Investment Fund Foundation . In 2018, Robb Report published an interview with Global Philanthropy Group CEO Maggie Neilson about consumer purchases making a philanthropic impact. Global Philanthropy Group partner Trevor Neilson previously co-hosted

390-688: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he was responsible for important partnerships including the United Nations and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. In this role, Neilson was asked by Bobby Shriver , son of Sargent and Eunice Shriver and nephew of President John F. Kennedy if Bill Gates would support an idea that he and Bono, the Irish musician and activist had. Shriver and Bono wanted to create

416-547: The Foundation paid $ 20.5 million to homeowners to settle a class action lawsuit. Neilson has worked with over sixty of the worlds’ philanthropists, business leaders and celebrities. The New York Times profiled Neilson in December 2010 and said “few philanthropic advisers have a celebrity Rolodex as full as Mr. Neilson’s.” Following the founding of Global Philanthropy Group, Neilson became President of G2 Investment Group,

442-678: The Foundation paid $ 20.5 million to homeowners to settle a class action lawsuit. Maggie Neilson is a founding board member of the Center for Women & Democracy, sits on the Parent Revolution Board and the New Leadership Board for the International Women's Health Coalition . She spoke at the 2014 South by Southwest Interactive Conference about feminism, philanthropy and technology. Trevor Neilson

468-692: The Gates Learning Foundation. Following that, the Gates Learning Foundation merged with the William H. Gates Foundation and Neilson became Director of Communications for the newly combined entity named the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. During his time as Director of Communications for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Neilson also served as personal spokesperson for Bill and Melinda Gates on issues unrelated to their philanthropic work. Following his work as Director of Communications, Neilson became Director of Special Projects at

494-644: The New York Times. i(x) is structured as a permanently capitalized holding company—not a fund—for investors who want to create both risk-adjusted market rate returns and positive social impact. Neilson served as the chairman and CEO of the company until 2020. i(x) Net Zero is now publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange (IX.). Neilson serves on the advisory boards for a number of companies, foundations and non-profit organizations including The Malibu Foundation and Palo-Alto based PsiQuantum. Climate Emergency Fund The Climate Emergency Fund ( CEF )

520-880: The World Association for Children and Parents, an international adoption and child welfare organization, for over thirty years. Neilson's father, Scott Charles Neilson, served as the Juvenile Justice Commissioner for Thurston County in Washington State, and in the Washington State Attorney General's office. Neilson's paternal grandmother is Mary McColl Neilson, a former Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Agency. Neilson's maternal grandmother, Betty Ward Secord,

546-717: The coalition and led a variety of advocacy efforts aimed at stopping the AIDS pandemic. After leaving the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Neilson was co-founder of Global Philanthropy Group , a firm that designs and implements philanthropic strategies for high-net-worth individuals and companies. Neilson worked with Brad Pitt launch Make It Right , a foundation for rebuilding New Orleans's Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina . The Make It Right Foundation has been much criticized for building substandard housing for low income residents in New Orleans. In 2022

SECTION 20

#1732797585157

572-518: The formation of Global Philanthropy Digital, designed to leverage technology and social media for social good. Their website also lists the following philanthropy services: Global Philanthropy Group co-published “The 25 Best Givers” list with Barron's , an American weekly financial newspaper. The list is calculated based on resource management, connectivity, innovative practices, sustainability, scalability, relationship management, transparency reporting, and issue severity. The top five philanthropists on

598-554: The responsibility of announcing to the public and media that Stanford had leukemia. Stanford waged an aggressive, and very public, fight against the disease, but died on November 28, 1998. Neilson held a news conference with media in Seattle to announce his death. Following Stanford's death, Neilson was recruited for a new position with an emerging foundation which would become the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, Bill Gates Sr. and Patty Stonesifer hired Neilson to serve as Director of Communications for

624-791: The topic of philanthropy, including panels at the TEDxWomen conference and American Express Luxury Summit. He previously wrote a column for the Huffington Post about philanthropy and other topics. Trevor is also the co-founder and CEO of i(x) investments a permanently capitalized, multi-strategy impact investing platform. Global Philanthropy Group's services include consulting on philanthropic strategy, research and briefing for clients on important issues, helping clients identify issues and causes to support and connecting clients with well-known D.C. figures, nonprofit organizations, and development leaders. In 2013, Global Philanthropy Group announced

650-485: Was called the ONE Campaign and was later credited with having helped secure the largest funding commitment to the fight against AIDS ever made by any government. Following his time at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Neilson moved to New York and became executive director of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS. During his time as Executive Director Neilson recruited over one hundred companies to join

676-620: Was hired by General John Stanford to become Director of Communications for the Seattle Public Schools. Stanford, a former leader of the Gulf War, had been hired by the Seattle School Board to implement an aggressive reform agenda. Stanford became a beloved figure in Seattle, rallying parents, students and the business community to turn around a failing school system. After a few months on the job, Neilson had

#156843