Center for Global Prosperity
The Center for Global Prosperity provides a platform—through conferences, discussions, publications, and media appearances—to create awareness among U.S. and international opinion leaders, as well as the general public, about the central role of the private sector, both for-profit and not-for-profit, in the creation of economic growth and prosperity in any country.
The Center’s core product is the new annual Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances, which details the sources—and magnitude of private giving to the developing world. more...
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CGP in the News
"Financing of global health: tracking development assistance for health from 1990 to 2007"
Index cited in The Lancet study on global health.
June, 2009
"Givers without Borders."
WORLD Magazine
June 20, 2009
"Global Philanthropy and Remittances: Reinventing Foreign Aid."
Carol Adelman in The Brown Journal of World Affairs.
Spring/Summer 2009
"Philanthropists Step Up in Global Decline."
Washington Sunday Times
May 24, 2009
"Action on Aid: Steps Toward Making Aid More Effective."
Homi Kharas sites CGP's research in his paper on foreign aid.
Brookings Institution
April 2009
"US Congregations Give Generously"
Kansas City Star
May 15, 2009
"Trends in Private Giving"
Center for Global Prosperity cited in World Bank's Global Monitoring Report 2009
April 2009
"U.S. Congregations Aid Developing World with $8.6B"
Christian Post
May 13, 2009
"Private & Public Global Assistance"
Arthur Cyr cites the Index in Scripps News
May 1, 2009
"Private Giving to Developing Nations Not Expected to Drop Significantly in 2009, Report Finds"
Philanthropy News Digest cites Index findings
April 29, 2009
Arthur Cyr cites the Index in an op-ed published by Scripps News
April 24, 2009
"Banking on 'Social Capital'"
Center for Global Prosperity mention in an article in Epoch Times
April 24, 2009
Gerald Hyman cites the Index of Global Philanthropy
January 21, 2009
Carol Adelman and Nick Eberstadt in AEI's Development Policy Outlook
October 2008
Index of Global Philanthropy 2008 cited in The Electric New Paper
October 15, 2008
Index of Global Philanthropy 2008 cited in McCook Daily Gazette
October 13, 2008
Index of Global Philanthropy 2008 cited in China Post
October 13, 2008
Index of Global Philanthropy 2008 cited in Washington Post
October 11, 2008
Index of Global Philanthropy 2008 cited by Newsweek
September 29, 2008
Interview: Financial Times
July 5, 2008
BBC World News- Asia Today
June 6, 2008
Op-ed: International Herald Tribune
June 4, 2008 by Carol Adelman
South Bend Tribune
May 28, 2008
The Christian Post
May 14, 2008
Events, Transcripts & Speeches
Carol Adelman serves on a panel titled Assessing NGO Contributions to Development and Humanitarian Assistance
Funding with Sam Worthington of InterAction and Homi Kharas of the Brookings Institution.
June 11, 2009, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Carol Adelman presents Index's findings at TechnoServe in Washington, D.C.
June 11, 2009, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Carol Adelman speaks on philanthropy in Latin America at the Inter-American Development Bank.
June 9, 2009, 4:00 PM -5:30 PM
Carol Adelman speaks about philanthropy and private giving at the UN Foundation
June 4, 2009, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Carol Adelman speaks about philanthropy on the Randy Tobler Radio Show
May 23, 2009
Carol Adelman speaks about philanthropy, remittances and aid effectiveness on NPR's Brian Lehrer Show (click to listen)
May 19, 2009
Heidi Metcalf speaks on U.S. religious giving on the Moody Radio's Prime Time America
May 14, 2009
Carol Adelman speaks on U.S. philanthropy on WLW Radio in Cincinnati, OH with Mike McConnell (click to listen).
May 12, 2009
Carol Adelman speaks on philanthropy and global giving with Jim Blasingame on the Small Business Advocate (click to listen)
May 6, 2009
Carol Adelman on Kresta in the Afternoon radio show.
May 5, 2009
Carol Adelman speaks on U.S. giving on the Dateline Washington radio show with Greg Corombos (click to listen).
April 30, 2009
Carol Adelman speaks on a panel with Trevor Neilson and Jane Wales at the Council on Foreign Relations. (click to watch video)
April 27, 2009, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Carol Adelman served as a moderator during a Hudson Washington D.C. event, "What Good Is 'Philanthrocapitalism'?" with Matthew Bishop, author of Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World, Michael Edwards, and Dennis Whittle.
April 9, 2009, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Carol Adelman provided commentary on Matthew Bishop's and Michael Green's book, "Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World" at a discussion lead by Matthew Bishop at the World Bank in Washington, D.C.
April 8, 2009, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Carol Adelman presents at a panel discussion on foreign aid during a USAID Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid Public Meeting in Washington, D.C.
March 11, 2009, 10:00 AM
Carol Adelman speaks at the UN Economic and Social Council event on Philanthropy and the Global Health Agenda in New York
February 23, 2009, 3:00 PM
Jerry Norris speaks on Foreign Assistance at the National Defense University in Washington DC
February 11, 2009, 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Carol Adelman speaks on Entrepreneurial Philanthropy at the AEI Development Beyond Aid Conference
January 7, 2009, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Carol Adelman speaks at EastWest Institute's discussion of Chinese President Hu Jintao's Four-Point Proposal at the 2008 G8 Summit
December 9, 2008, 12:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Carol Adelman presents at Baylor University's, "Faith & Works: A Call for Evidence of Action" conference
October 27-28, 2008
Carol Adelman presents at IFC, "Workshop on Building Partnerships with Foundations and Corporate Philanthropy"
October 21, 2008, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Carol Adelman presents at Carnegie Mellon's Policy Analysis Capstone Lecture Series, "Global Giving - Global Impact"
October 3, 2008, 12:00 - 1:30 PM