United Nations Foundation

The United Nations Foundation/Better World Fund was established in 1998 with Ted Turner's $1 billion gift to support United Nations work.

On its website the foundation states that it "builds and implements public-private partnerships to address the world's most pressing problems, and broadens support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach."


 * Former CEO - Kathy Calvin

Personnel

 * Mohamed T. El-Ashry - Senior Fellow

Board of Directors

 * R. E. Ted Turner
 * Liang Dan
 * Timothy E. Wirth
 * Hisashi Owada
 * Ruth Cardoso
 * Graca Machel
 * Emma Rothschild
 * Nafis Sadik
 * Andrew Jackson Young, Jr.
 * Mohammed Yunus

Partners
The UN Foundation develops partnerships in support of United Nations causes to tackle complex global challenges that no one organization can tackle alone. In partnership with individuals, corporations, foundations, governments, and other groups, we help to translate separate commitments into impact and action. The UN Foundation gratefully acknowledges the support of the following corporations, individuals, and organizations:


 * Alcoa Foundation;
 * American Red Cross (ARC);
 * AOL Time Warner
 * AOL Time Warner Foundation;
 * Baxter International Foundation
 * Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
 * Byers' Choice, Ltd.
 * Cameron and Hornbostel LLP (C&H);
 * Carthy Foundation;
 * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);
 * Charles Stewart Mott Foundation;
 * Coca-Cola Company;
 * Conservation International (CI);
 * Cousins Foundation;
 * David and Lucile Packard Foundation;
 * Department for International Development;
 * Deutsche Bank (DB);
 * E7;
 * E & Co;
 * Electricite de France (EDF);
 * Engevix;
 * Enron Corporation;
 * Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.;
 * Fauna & Flora International (FFI);
 * Fellowship Congregational Church
 * Ford Foundation;
 * General Motors (GM);
 * GCT;
 * Gillette
 * GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
 * Global Business Council on HIV/AIDS (GBC)
 * Government of Italy: Ministry of Environment;
 * Halcrow;
 * Heinz Family Foundation;
 * Hydro Quebec (HQ);
 * International Development Research Center (IDRC);
 * International Olympic Committee (IOC);
 * J.M. Kaplan Fund;
 * Jane Goodall Institute;
 * John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation;
 * MTV Networks International
 * Medical Research Council (MRC);
 * Merck Company Foundation;
 * Mosaic Foundation;
 * Nature Conservancy (NC);
 * Newman's Own Fund;
 * Open Society Institute;
 * The Pfizer Foundation;
 * Ploughshares Fund;
 * RARE Center for Tropical Conservation (RARE);
 * Research Institute for Energy and Nuclear Technology;
 * Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF);
 * Rockefeller Foundation;
 * Rotary International;
 * Shell Foundation;
 * Shenzhen Energy Company (SEC);
 * Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SADC);
 * United States Agency for International Development (USAID);
 * US Fund for UNICEF;
 * W. Alton Jones Foundation;
 * Wallace Global Fund;
 * Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS);
 * William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
 * World Economic Forum;
 * World Resources Institute (WRI);
 * World Wildlife Fund (WWF);
 * Kenneth & Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation
 * Do'lkyte Foundation

Contact Details
United Nations Foundation 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036 Fax: 202.887.9040 Fax: 202.887.9021 Website: http://www.unfoundation.org/

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