Prahalad , University of Michigan distinguished
professor + CEO and founder of The Next Practice. Indian
NGOs that have received AIF grants will also be featured. AIF works out of New York and Silicon Valley in the US, and
New Delhi and Bangalore in India.

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These key topics will be addressed in panel
discussions with leaders from both Indian and American foundations, grassroots
Indian NGOs, and academic and business leaders from the United States.

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"By allowing donors to
fund projects directly , more money can get to communities where it will have
the greatest impact.
Miller also served as the executive director for the National Task
Force on AIDS Prevention, a national and regional collaboration of
community-based organizations that provides prevention education,
treatment information and care for people of color.

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"Rather than supporting top down, prescriptive measures,
GlobalGiving enables communities to develop the most relevant solutions to
their challenges and aggregates thousands of donors to fund those solutions. Since
GlobalGiving launched in 2002, it has facilitated the flow of $2 million to
over 400 projects.org. AIF also administers four programs: (1) the Service Corps ,
which develops young American leaders by placing them with Indian non-profits
based on skills and need; (2) the Digital Equalizer, which bridges the
"digital divide" by providing computers, Internet , and training to
under-resourced schools; (3) League of Artisans, which creates sustained
livelihoods for underprivileged artisans -- particularly tribal, rural and
women artisans -- and thereby improve their economic and living conditions;
and (4) Donor Education, which trains donors to become strategic
philanthropists.

Most
recently, he served for three years as the director of grant programs
at the Vanguard Public Foundation, a small, progressive funder located
in San Francisco with $4 million to $5 million in annual grants. Since 1976, the Foundation has partnered with
donors and institutions by offering donor-advised funds, philanthropic
advice and management services for social change philanthropy.

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"Through GlobalGiving, communities can form around shared interests to
drive real change," said Doug Solomon, vice president of investments at
Omidyar Network.
Major funding partners include Omidyar Network, the Hewlett Foundation,
the Skoll Foundation, USAID, and the Sall Family Foundation. Prior
to that position, he was the director of the Community Health
Investment Fund (CHIF) at the Alameda Alliance for Health in San
Leandro.

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These NGOs see GlobalGiving as an additional channel of
funding for their social entrepreneurs' work.com. The Summit is open to the public. All 191 United Nations Member States have pledged to reach goals
in each of these eight areas by 2015. Tides
is committed to strengthening community-based nonprofit organizations
through national and global philanthropy -- creating a positive impact
on people's lives in ways that honor and promote human rights,
economic justice and a healthy, sustainable environment.

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About GlobalGiving
GlobalGiving was founded by two former World Bank executives who led the
team that created the World Bank Development Marketplace, at which social
entrepreneurs from around the world compete for grants. "As we seek
solutions to some of the world's most pressing issues , the act of connecting
participants accelerates both social and economic development opportunities .

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To get projects on the site, GlobalGiving partners with 31 NGOs, which
support the work of social entrepreneurs around the globe through fellowship
and awards programs. Specific
targets of the MDGs as relevant to AIF's work are: ensure that all boys and
girls complete a full course of primary schooling, eliminate gender disparity
in primary and secondary education, and halt and begin to reverse the spread
of HIV/AIDS.

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Both organizations support
GlobalGiving's mission to build a marketplace that helps fund social and
economic development projects around the world, while creating an engaging
donor experience.

AIF and the UN Millennium Campaign Host the AIF-UN Bay Area Summit Titled Dialogue with Change Agents: Towards Implementing the Millennium Development Goals in

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Omidyar Network and Hewlett Foundation Invest $2.3 Million in GlobalGiving's Mission to Reinvent International Philanthropy

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"The American India Foundation and the United Nations Millennium Campaign
are committed to promoting the ideals of sustainable development and
grassroots movements that are key to the long-term empowerment of the
underprivileged in India," says AIF President Lata Krishnan .

About Tides Foundation

Tides Foundation granted more than $74 million to social change
nonprofits in 2004.

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Miller will work with the Foundation operations team, bolstering
grants management and regulatory compliance, as well as helping the
Foundation deliver the best in philanthropic services such as donor
advised funds, management services to private and family foundations
and international grantmaking.

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GlobalGiving's mission
is to build a highly efficient marketplace where individuals, corporations,
and other institutions can find and fund projects around the world., (AIF), The American India
Foundation (AIF), in partnership with the United Nations Millennium Campaign ,
today announced its third annual Summit in the Bay Area will be held at the
San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California on Friday, September 23,
2005, featuring Jonathan Schwartz, president and chief operating officer of
Sun Microsystems Inc. Randall was a key architect of CHIF, which awarded
approximately $10 million to organizations serving low-income
individuals and families.

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For information on the American India Foundation visit
http://www.

About AIF
The American India Foundation (AIF) is an international development
organization charged with the mission of accelerating social and economic
change in India.

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Attendees will also examine how progressive
leaders in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors are working to
integrate social, environmental, and economic considerations into their
organizations.

About the United Nations Millennium Development Goals
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set out in the UN Millennium
Declaration in September 2000 are: (1) eradicate extreme poverty and hunger,
(2) achieve universal primary education , (3) promote gender equality and
empower women, (4) reduce child mortality, (5) improve maternal health, (6)
combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, (7) ensure environmental
sustainability , and (8) develop a global partnership for development.

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"We
view GlobalGiving as a promising avenue for getting aid funds to innovative
and high-impact initiatives."
The Summit will spotlight issues at the intersection of AIF and the UN's
development work in India, including the universalization of elementary
education, the use of microcredit to improve women's livelihood and the
HIV/AIDS epidemic in India.

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CONTACT: Joan Ochi of GlobalGiving, +1-301-652-8455,
jochi@globalgiving .
"Real progress, whether in education, science, business, or even public
policy, requires collaboration across boundaries," said Jonathan Schwartz,
president and chief operating officer, Sun Microsystems, Inc.AIFSummit.
Miller has worked in the nonprofit sector for twenty years.

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Jonathan Schwartz, President and COO of Sun Microsystems, and C. Prahalad,
University of Michigan Distinguished Professor, to Address Attendees at
Day-Long Conference in San Jose, CA on Friday, September 23rd

SAN JOSE, Calif.
Titled Dialogue with Change Agents: Toward Implementing the Millennium
Development Goals in India, the Summit will bring together distinguished
philanthropists , social entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations, and corporate
leaders from across the globe to discuss innovative ways to address
development challenges in India.
Detailed information and online registration is available at
http://www.org or Mythili Sankaran at 408-421-4524 /
Mythili@mythicaleast.

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WASHINGTON, GlobalGiving, an Internet-based service
focused on making international philanthropy more efficient and high impact,
received a second round of operational grant money from Omidyar Network ($1.5
million) and the Hewlett Foundation ($800,000).K.

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GlobalGiving donors have access to over 400 projects in 60 countries in a
broad range of themes such as education, environment, health , and economic
development. Additional
funding has been provided by the WK Kellogg Foundation, the Charles Stewart
Mott Foundation, and HP.aifoundation.

Philanthropy Writers/Business Editors

SAN FRANCISCO----Tides Foundation
has named Randall Miller as its new associate director of
philanthropic services.

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By mobilizing people and resources across the United States,
AIF has raised over $25 million since its inception in 2001. AIF awards
grants to education, livelihood , and public health projects in India -- with
emphases on elementary education, women's empowerment , and HIV/AIDS,
respectively.

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"GlobalGiving is building a new model for international philanthropy ,"
said Susan Bell, Vice President, Hewlett Foundation. For example, in addition to enabling the general
public to find and fund projects, GlobalGiving works with organizations such
as USAID to spur public-private sector partnerships, amplifying this powerful
new channel of international aid and philanthropy.
"Funding from Omidyar and Hewlett will enable us to continue enhancing our
technology and processes, creating a scalable platform with global reach to
the village level," said Dennis Whittle, co-founder and chairman of
GlobalGiving. President Bill Clinton serves as Honorary
Chair .

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"We are pleased to learn of expanded support from Omidyar and Hewlett,"
said Dan Runde, Director of USAID's Global Development Alliance, which joined
foundations and the private sector to help fund GlobalGiving's launch., and C.

About the AIF-UN Bay Area Summit:
The AIF-UN Bay Area Summit draws an audience of distinguished
philanthropists, social entrepreneurs , corporate leaders, and members of
academia and non-profit organizations. For additional information please contact Kavya Rajan
at 212-891-4637 / kavya@aifoundation.

Tides Foundation Names Randall Miller as Associate Director of Philanthropic Services

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This bottom-up model of giving complements traditional channels
such as large aid agencies.

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