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What's different about The Global Summit?

TGS Core Elements & Organizing Principals:

Results-based Design - While most conferences and policy forums set forth critical information and goals, The Global Summit addresses the how to achieve the goals, and facilitates a results-based strategy for collective action.

Grass-roots Democracy in Action - While most high-level representatives are invited based on subjective relationships, or governmental appointment, The Global Summit "Policy Action Sessions" will hold the majority of delegate seats open for world wide public, transparent, global citizen nomination.

Beyond Philanthropy - While the status quo to change the world relies on donor funds to support pre-determined programs; The Global Summit calls upon on the most vulnerable stakeholders to identify local needs, and builds a system for global partners to advance community-based solutions.

Community Access - While most forums are a conversation between powerful leaders, with token grass-roots stakeholders in the room, The Global Summit has a 4-part global access strategy ensuring those most affected by the issues addressed - people living below a dollar day, people living with AIDS, on the front lines of climate change - are heard - at the table, online, or at the podium - promoting locally appropriate policies and commitments.

Harmonic Diversity - While most forums conveniently target one primary demographic, The Global Summit, following a six sector format is uniquely inclusive, and strategically creates programming to unite and create new forms of partnerships between multi-sector and interdisciplinary stakeholder groups.

100% Participation - Using proven accelerated learning methods, The Global Summit is hands-on, calling upon participants to use their full creative capacity. Integrated in the program based on what they bring to the table, participants have full experience of their positive impact.

100% of Humanity - While most global conversations are amongst a fraction humanity working in governments and non-profits, The Global Summit calls upon all sectors of society, crosses borders, and languages with the goal of making each voice heard, and provides tools for the most grass-roots and powerful to participate in shaping our common future.

100% Action - While most conferences end when the participants go home; supported by 1pie community action portal, The Global Summit catalyzes year round collaboration, providing tools for economic growth & program delivery.

Collective Integrity - Too often, public statements and promises are made, but not kept. The Global Summit transparent tracking of policy action progress empowers the global partnership network to positively acknowledge and reinforce commitments made.

5 Synergistic Program Elements - While targeting a primary industry or demographic is convenient for marketing purposes, the dynamic exchange between diverse interest groups, demographics and sectors, is what creates new results. The five sub-components of The (full scale) Global Summit 2009 -2015, promote wider public participation, building critical mass for lasting social change.

6 Partners in Empowerment™ (PIE) - Engaging diverse Social Entrepreneurs, Collaborating Non-profits, Educational Institutions, Sustainable Businesses, Responsible Media Groups and Artists in Action, The Global Summit emphasizes 6 key economic sectors and their unique ROLES based on what each has to contribute. This unique diversity ignites economic opportunities, exchange of positive values, knowledge, and personal transformation.

7 Stages to Sustainability (7SS) Framework - The Global Summit's integrated Sustainable Development approach facilitates participation of 6 mutually supportive PIE sectors, doing what they do best, in locally-led programs. Stage one brings together local Partners in Empowerment to define goals, access their own resources and develop holistic solutions with support of the global PIE community. Based on unique local realities, it is adaptive and thus relevant to diverse global communities and can be applied to any issue or challenge a community – local or global - works to address.

8 Millenium Goals are achieved by collective, locally-led, measurable impact and empowerment of humanity!

	Frequently Asked Questions What's different about The Global Summit? TGS Core Elements & Organizing Principals: Results-based Design - While most conferences and policy forums set forth critical information and goals, The Global Summit addresses the how to achieve the goals, and facilitates a results-based strategy for collective action. Grass-roots Democracy in Action - While most high-level representatives are invited based on subjective relationships, or governmental appointment, The Global Summit "Policy Action Sessions" will hold the majority of delegate seats open for world wide public, transparent, global citizen nomination. Beyond Philanthropy - While the status quo to change the world relies on donor funds to support pre-determined programs; The Global Summit calls upon on the most vulnerable stakeholders to identify local needs, and builds a system for global partners to advance community-based solutions. Community Access - While most forums are a conversation between powerful leaders, with token grass-roots stakeholders in the room, The Global Summit has a 4-part global access strategy ensuring those most affected by the issues addressed - people living below a dollar day, people living with AIDS, on the front lines of climate change - are heard - at the table, online, or at the podium - promoting locally appropriate policies and commitments. Harmonic Diversity - While most forums conveniently target one primary demographic, The Global Summit, following a six sector format is uniquely inclusive, and strategically creates programming to unite and create new forms of partnerships between multi-sector and interdisciplinary stakeholder groups. 100% Participation - Using proven accelerated learning methods, The Global Summit is hands-on, calling upon participants to use their full creative capacity. Integrated in the program based on what they bring to the table, participants have full experience of their positive impact. 100% of Humanity - While most global conversations are amongst a fraction humanity working in governments and non-profits, The Global Summit calls upon all sectors of society, crosses borders, and languages with the goal of making each voice heard, and provides tools for the most grass-roots and powerful to participate in shaping our common future. 100% Action - While most conferences end when the participants go home; supported by 1pie community action portal, The Global Summit catalyzes year round collaboration, providing tools for economic growth & program delivery. Collective Integrity - Too often, public statements and promises are made, but not kept. The Global Summit transparent tracking of policy action progress empowers the global partnership network to positively acknowledge and reinforce commitments made. 5 Synergistic Program Elements - While targeting a primary industry or demographic is convenient for marketing purposes, the dynamic exchange between diverse interest groups, demographics and sectors, is what creates new results. The five sub-components of The (full scale) Global Summit 2009 -2015, promote wider public participation, building critical mass for lasting social change. 6 Partners in Empowerment™ (PIE) - Engaging diverse Social Entrepreneurs, Collaborating Non-profits, Educational Institutions, Sustainable Businesses, Responsible Media Groups and Artists in Action, The Global Summit emphasizes 6 key economic sectors and their unique ROLES based on what each has to contribute. This unique diversity ignites economic opportunities, exchange of positive values, knowledge, and personal transformation. 7 Stages to Sustainability (7SS) Framework - The Global Summit's integrated Sustainable Development approach facilitates participation of 6 mutually supportive PIE sectors, doing what they do best, in locally-led programs. Stage one brings together local Partners in Empowerment to define goals, access their own resources and develop holistic solutions with support of the global PIE community. Based on unique local realities, it is adaptive and thus relevant to diverse global communities and can be applied to any issue or challenge a community – local or global - works to address. 8 Millenium Goals are achieved by collective, locally-led, measurable impact and empowerment of humanity!