Carnegie-Stichting
Project Title
For general support
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
In 1903, Andrew Carnegie donated $1.5 million to create a palace for peace, a court to resolve international disputes, and a library of international law in the Netherlands. The Carnegie Stichting (Carnegie Foundation) manages the Peace Palace Library and Permanent Court of Arbitration. The Carnegie Foundation aims to fulfill its mission of advancing peace through law, arbitration, and dialogue by engaging diverse stakeholders in discussion about peacemaking. In recent years, the Carnegie Foundation has expanded programming and activities, holding approximately fifty large-scale events per year that convene people with different backgrounds in conversations about peace. With Corporation support, the Carnegie Foundation will continue to foster dialogues around international understanding and cooperation.
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Project Title
As a one-time only grant toward the Carnegie Peace Building Conversations conference
Date
Sep. 13, 2018
Duration
4 months
Description
Perhaps one of the greatest achievements during his lifetime, Andrew Carnegie founded the Peace Palace in The Hague, a building that would include the Permanent Court of Arbitration and one of the world’s greatest public legal libraries. The Carnegie Foundation, established in 1904, continues to provide oversight and management of the building and programs. With Corporation support, the Foundation will continue its efforts to organize events with themes around the topic of world peace, facilitate the oversight of the various courts housed in the Peace Palace, and strengthen its role as a central actor among institutions and individuals tied to peacekeeping in order help foster greater cooperation, intervention, and other global challenges related to international peace and security.
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For support for sustainable library services at the Peace Palace Library
Date
Dec. 07, 2017
Duration
24 months
Description
In 1903, Andrew Carnegie donated $1.5 million to create a palace for peace, a court to resolve international disputes, and a library of international law in the Netherlands. Today, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides much of the funding for the Peace Palace’s operating costs. However, the Dutch government began reducing its allocation for the Peace Palace in 2014. In order to become less dependent on government aid, the library plans to diversify its revenue sources by expanding its public presence. An obstacle discouraging the public from using the Peace Palace Library of International Law is its antiquated online catalog and lending and material-acquisition systems. With Corporation support, the Peace Palace will develop a sustainable fundraising program and make much-needed upgrades to the law library’s aging technology.
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For support of the Peace Palace centenary in The Hague
Date
Jun. 06, 2013
Duration
6 months