60th Annual Conference

Marriott Marquis | Atlanta, GA | May 4–6, 2009

Last Update: Thu, December 11, 2008

Description
Current global issues—climate change, skyrocketing food prices, gender inequalities and a growing numbers of people living in poverty—have prompted foundations to consider international grantmaking. However, restrictive legal environment and the ongoing war on terrorism have converged to discourage foundations from actively engaging in global giving. This session will explore several practical options for overcoming obstacles to international giving and embarking on a path forward: working with grantmaking public charities (intermediaries) and taking the necessary legal steps for direct, international giving, including expenditure responsibility and equivalency determination. This session will look at specific examples of foundations that are currently making grants internationally and their approaches.
Session Detail
Time:	Mon, May 04, 2009 10:15 am - 11:45 am
Presenter(s):	Anthony C. Tapia Speaker Senior Program Director Western Union Foundation Chet Tchozewski Moderator President Global Greengrants Fund Cristina Yoon Session Designer, Speaker Grants Manager Skoll Foundation Cynthia Ryan Committee Liaison Principal The Schooner Foundation Heidi Metcalf Speaker Deputy Director, Center for Global Prosperity Hudson Institute Rob Buchanan Session Designer Mananging Director, International Programs Council on Foundations