Synergos is a
non-profit organization
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which aims to
reduce global poverty through partnerships between government, business,
civil society
Civil society can be understood as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business, and including the family and the private sphere.[Peggy Dulany
Margaret Dulany "Peggy" Rockefeller (born 1947) is an American heiress and philanthropist.
Early life
Rockefeller was born in 1947. She is the fourth child of David Rockefeller and Margaret McGrath, and a fourth-generation member (''"the cousin ...]
founded Synergos in 1986. Synergos is headquartered in
New York City
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and has regional offices in
Latin America
Latin America or
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and
Southern Africa
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.
Syngergos' "Global Philanthropists Circle" is an international network of
philanthropists
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focused on global poverty.
[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_48/b4060401.htm?chan=search The Most Elite Club in the World] A November, 2007 ]BusinessWeek
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article on the Global Philanthropist Circle.
See also
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Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is an American private foundation and philanthropic medical research and arts funding organization based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The second-oldest major philanthropic institution in America, after the Carneg ...
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Rockefeller family
The Rockefeller family () is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothe ...
References
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External links
Synergos website
Non-profit organizations based in New York (state)
Development charities based in the United States
1986 establishments in New York (state)