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Charter for Compassion International, the Charter's supporting organization, has enrolled 311 communities in 45 countries in its Compassionate Communities campaign and has partnered with more than 1,300 organizations to spread the Charter's ideas in 10 sectors: the arts, business, education, environment, healthcare, peace, religion/spirituality ...
Andrew Himes (born 1950) is an American writer and editor. He was the founding executive director of the Charter for Compassion, launched in 2008 by TED.com and Karen Armstrong, with the mission of supporting the emergence of a "global compassion movement".
She made a wish that the TED community would "help create, launch, and propagate a Charter for Compassion". After the contribution of thousands of people the Charter was compiled and presented. Charter for Compassion International serves as "an umbrella for people to engage in collaborative partnerships worldwide" by "concrete, practical actions".
Compassion International is a charter member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. [17] As of February 2008, it held a grade of "A" from CharityWatch. [18] [19] As of January 2012, it had met the "20 Standards for Charity Accountability" from the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance. [20]
Awarded the $100,000 TED Prize in February 2008, Armstrong called for drawing up a Charter for Compassion, in the spirit of the Golden Rule, to identify shared moral priorities across religious traditions, in order to foster global understanding and a peaceful world. [20] It was presented in Washington, D.C. in November 2009.
Presented by the International Charter for Compassion. This award honors fearless LGBTQ+ young people and community leaders who are making an impact through social and spiritual activism. [91] [92] IIIT Delhi Young Alumni Award (2022) [33] [93]
I. Ibero-American Alliance for Peace; Ignatian Solidarity Network; Institute for Economics and Peace; Institute for Interreligious Dialogue; Instituto Catalán Internacional por la Paz
Santiago "Jimmy" Heriberto Mellado (born April 6, 1963 [1]) is a Salvadoran-American non-profit executive and former athlete.He is currently the President and CEO of Compassion International, a Christian holistic child development organization dedicated to the long-term development of children living in poverty around the world, which is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. [2]