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Trevor neilson on the founding of global philanthropy group
Global Philanthropy Group is a consulting firm that provides philanthropic services for high-net-worth individuals, charitable foundations and corporations. Their clients include John Legend, Avril Lavigne, Madonna, and Tory Burch. They have offices in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.
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History
Global Philanthropy Group was founded in 2006 by Trevor_Neilson, Ann Kelly, and Maggie Neilson. Prior to founding the company, Trevor Neilson provided strategic counsel for several well-known philanthropists including Bill Gates, Bono, Sir Richard Branson and others.
Founders
Trevor Neilson 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 is an active member of the Clinton Global Initiative.
Trevor speaks frequently about the topic of philanthropy, including panels at the TEDxWomen conference and American Express Luxury Summit. He also writes a column for the Huffington Post about philanthropy and other topics.
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.
Services
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 the formation of Global Philanthropy Digital, designed to leverage technology and social media for social good. Their website also lists the following philanthropy services:
Media and Publications
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 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. Global Philanthropy Group partner Trevor Neilson also co-hosted 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 is focused on the creative ways that philanthropists bring awareness and change to important global issues.