Clinton Global Initiative

The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization launched in 2005 by President Bill Clinton and the William J. Clinton Foundation to "help our world move beyond the current state of globalization to a more integrated global community of shared benefits, responsibilities, and values," its website states.

CGI describes itself as a "non-partisan catalyst for action, bringing together a community of global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges."

2007 Focus
"The four areas of focus for the Clinton Global Initiative 2007 are Energy and Climate Change, Global Health, Education, and Poverty Alleviation."

Contact information
Clinton Global Initiative 1301 Avenue of the Americas 37th Floor New York, NY 10019-6022 Phone: 212 397-2255 FAX: 212 397-2256 Email: info AT clintonglobalinitiative.org Web: http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Gayle E. Smith served as Director of their Global Poverty track in 2005
 * Jacqueline Novogratz frequently speaks to the Initiative
 * Terror Free Tomorrow
 * Bjorn Stigson
 * Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty
 * Debra Deanne Olson - member
 * Peter O'Keefe
 * Sally Ranney - board member

External Articles

 * Glenn Kessler, "Clinton Gathers World Leaders. Nonpartisan Conference Focuses on Global Improvement," Washington Post, September 16, 2005.
 * "Clinton Global Initiative 2006," Financial Times, September 2006.
 * News Release: "Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting," Sheraton New York, New York, New York, Office of the First Lady, September 20, 2006.
 * Tom Watson, "Exploding Philanthropy: What the Clinton Global Initiative Meant," onPhilanthropy, September 27, 2006.
 * "Live-Blogging Clinton: CGI's Spring Confab," onPhilanthropy, April 19, 2007.