Above: Senior Fellow Janet Mawiyoo of the Kenya Community Development Foundation discusses strategies for community empowermentat the 2007 joint workshop between the Global Philanthropists Circle and Senior Fellows. (Christine Butler photo)
Below: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan with Global Philanthropists Circle Members Rina Lopez and David Rockefeller
Networks
Synergos currently has two global networks: the Senior Fellows and the Global Philanthropists Circle. In addition, we support regional networks such as through our Middle East/North Africa Social Innovators Program. These networks allow members to learn from each other’s work, make new connections, develop their skills and take their work to new levels.
Synergos’ Senior Fellows are an international network of distinguished civil society leaders committed addressing poverty and inequity. Launched in 1999, the current cadre of more than 90 Fellows come from more than 30 countries around the world. The network aims to enhance their skills, knowledge and experience through peer-to-peer learning, regional gatherings, learning journeys, workshops and contact with influential people and institutions.
The Senior Fellows program is administered in partnership with The Synergos Institute Cananda and is made possible in part thanks to support from Kim Samuel-Johnson.
Founded in 2001 by Synergos Chair Peggy Dulany and her father, David Rockefeller, the Global Philanthropists Circle is a network of more than 250 individuals from more than 25 countries who are committed to using their time, influence and resources to address issues of poor and marginalized communities. The Circle provides opportunities for members to advance their own philanthropic projects by drawing on the advice, experience, relationships, and collaboration of other members. Synergos also provides services in strategic planning and other topics to specific members and their families.
In 2007 Synergos launched the Middle East/North Africa Social Innovators Program with funding from the US Agency for International Development and other donors. The three-year initiative seeks to identify and support twenty individuals from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine who are implementing successful social projects and help them transform their projects into sustainable programs and organizations.
