The Bellagio Initiative: Aide-mémoire

The Bellagio Initiative was developed by The Rockefeller Foundation, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the Resource Alliance to contribute to the development of a new framework for philanthropic and international development collaboration in pursuit of human wellbeing in the 21st century. It has incorporated a series of consultations spanning most regions of the world, garnered advice and guidance from an international Advisory Council, generated nine commissioned papers on a series of relevant topics, included a 15-day Summit at The Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center, in Italy, and involved more than a thousand individuals across the world through social media. The aim of this aide-mémoire is to capture key lessons learned and to maintain the momentum and commitment from those individuals who have brought such a wealth of knowledge and expertise to this process throughout 2011.