Its community of donors and social investors work on international causes through strategic philanthropy, operating on principles that overlap with those of impact investing.

Its members believe that individuals are not only capable of advancing human security, environmental stewardship, and improved quality of life, but that they must.

These are incredibly complex problems requiring profound patience coupled with ingenuity in the way resources are mobilized to solve them.

GPF connects donors to issues, effective strategies, potential co-funding partners and to agents of change from around the world.

Notable GPF Conference speakers have included[4] Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jordan's Queen Rania, Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto; Nobel Laureates Wangari Maathai and Muhammad Yunus, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin; former prime minister Tony Blair and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation President, Jeff Raikes; Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin; and Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas; entrepreneurs and philanthropists Steve and Jean Case; Nigeria's Tony Elumelu; former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet