Linkages Series
Pushing our Boundaries. Expanding our horizons.
Focusing Global Philanthropy on
Human Rights and Media
The human rights movement is at a pivotal moment. Defending human rights demands a renewed political vision—one that is able to manage the new challenges created by AI and disinformation, that resonates with a wider range of people, and that rebuilds trust in rights and the institutions that uphold them.
With this LINKAGES program, NEID Global intends to help donors better understand the challenges facing human rights norms and institutions, and to create entry points for philanthropists seeking to get involved in shaping the future of human rights policy and action.
Participant List
Registered participants listed below will be updated regularly!
Senior Partner, The Philanthropic Initiative at The Boston Foundation
Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Cambodia, United Nations
Chair, Network of Engaged International Donors
Head of Development, Videre
Associate Director of Equity, People, Inclusion, & Culture, Exponent Philanthropy
Head of MMC Eastern and Southern Africa / Egypt & Yemen, Mixed Migration Centre
CEO, Solutions Journalism
President, Internews
Former President, Freedom House
Philanthropic Advisor, The Philanthropic Initiative at The Boston Foundation
Executive Director, NEID Global
CEO, Global Fund for Human Rights
Executive Director, Cristosal
Board member, BU
CEO, Kin Impact Fund
Lisa Clark
Director, Chrysalis Fund
Senior Manager for Peacebuilding & Partnerships, Humanity United
Former Partner, PwC
Senior Partnerships Officer, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
African Union Commission on Women, Peace, and Security & Founder of Femmes Africa Solidarité
Former Director of Global Partnerships, Human Rights Campaign
Executive Director, Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at Harvard Kennedy School
Managing Director, Perseus Strategies
Executive Director, Open Society Foundations, Justice Initiative
EVP, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, Rockefeller Philanthropy Associates
Former Executive Director, WITNESS
CEO, Videre
Jennifer Hartman
Trustee, The Casey & Family Foundation
Global Grants Director, Outright International
Board President, Cristosal
President, Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center
Executive Director, Global Justice Center
Laya Khadjavi
Former Managing Director, Morgan Stanley & Founder of RISEUS
CEO, SDK Foundation/Artistic Freedom Initiative
Founder-in-Residence and Senior Partner, New Profit
President, Tinker
Executive Director, Woven Foundation
Executive Director, Ban Ki-moon Foundation
Faculty, Harvard University
Board Member, Cristosal
President and CEO, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)
Senior Program Officer, American jewish World Service (AJWS)
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Founder and President of Nadia's Initiative
President, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative & Co-Founder, Global Artivism Initiative
Nazia Naz
Communication Specialist Human Rights, Human Rights Department, Government of Sindh
Executive Director, Electronic Frontiers Foundation
Gregory Paranay
COO, Global Medical Communications, Inc.
Founder, Saphira Fund
Executive Director, Schooner Foundation
Senior Adviser to the CEO, Freedom Fund
Former USAID Administrator & Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Kennedy School
John Prendergast
Co-Founder, The Sentry
Chief of Programs and Learning, Women Moving Millions
Human Rights Expert and Social Change Strategist
Executive Director, Media Impact Funders
Mathias Risse
Director, Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights
Executive Director, Competence Center for Human Rights Due Diligence
Program Officer, Ford Foundation
Co Founder and Partner, Dasra
President, Women's Refugee Commission
Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Co-Founder & Co-President, The Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice
President Emeritus, MADRE
Associate Professor, Boston University
Director of Center on Forced Displacement, Boston University
Social Performance and Human Rights Advisor, Consultant
