When started what would become Network of Engaged International Donors

When Karen Keating Ansara started what would become Network of Engaged International Donors (NEID Global) in 2008, she wasn't looking to found a movement. She just wanted to do more.

"I was 51, had been a soccer mom for a dozen years with four kids," she says. "But I needed to get out there—there were burning issues."

The statistic that shook her: only two percent of U.S. philanthropic dollars went toward international issues. With three internationally adopted children and a growing awareness of global inequities, she knew she wanted to change that—and not just with her own giving. Her journey led her to Forward Global, and from there to a cohort of funders who helped her crystallize what she was sensing: international philanthropy needed a better on-ramp, a deeper bench, and a stronger community.

The result was NEID Global, now one of the country's most respected peer-learning networks for internationally focused philanthropists—designed for the entire ecosystem shaping international philanthropy: grantmaking staff, philanthropic advisors, and impact investors.

Her Forward Global cohort experience lit a spark. "It was exhilarating and transformative," she says. "We got the tools, analysis, and inspiration to really try to inspire others in the field of philanthropy to do more."

Read more about Karen's journey in our #ArchitectsOfImpact series.

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