UnitedPeoples started as the collaboration of two people, R.J. (Bob) Westrope and Jeremy Cohen (and of course, a great many others).
Bob Westrope brings nearly four decades of experience as an evangelist of big ideas, and as an entrepreneur who made them real. His most recent venture, a four-year pilot engaging nearly 1,000 people from over 35 countries, provides much of the intellectual scaffolding on which UP is based. Bob is Founder and Chairman of UnitedPeoples and is also serving as Interim CEO.
Jeremy Cohen is a Senior Partner at Blurred, a London-based leading strategic and creative Sustainability firm. Jeremy and Blurred together bring decades of experience in ESG, helping companies from Unilever to Rivian, as well as global business, political, and thought leaders to look at the world through the lens of impact, and make a positive difference. Jeremy is a Founding Director of United Peoples, and Blurred acts as UP’s strategic and communications counsel.
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Together we are stewards of this endeavor. The first of a great many who will stand each on the shoulders of those before them, to effect the transformation of our planet by 2035. Incorporated as a non-profit organization (stichting) in the Netherlands with ANBI (ie. tax exempt status), we are In conversation with some of the world’s leading Foundations, Innovation Funds, and Philanthropists – expecting to close on a principal financing by the end of Q4, 2024, immediately followed by beta development and testing.
Expect to hear more from us towards the end of 2024!
In support of our commitment to transparency and our status as an ANBI (Public Benefit Organization) stichting, we share Article 2 from our Deed of Incorporation. This article outlines our mission to address global polycrises through systemic innovation and transformation, aiming to create a sustainable, just, and equitable world for all.
“The foundation aims to address humanity’s systemic and global polycrises by organising and catalysing systemic global innovation and transformations for a sustainable, just and liveable world with equal opportunities for all. More specifically, the foundation aims to fill unmet needs in an integrated and coordinated manner in the following areas, among others:
2. The foundation tries to achieve its object by, among other things:
3. The foundation is a not-for-profit organisation.
4. The foundation aims to operate as a public benefit organisation within the meaning of Article 5b of the State Taxes Act (Algemene wet inzake rijksbelastingen).”
UnitedPeoples Foundation Policy Plan Summary
Vision and Mission
UnitedPeoples aims to address humanity’s systemic and global polycrises by organizing and catalyzing systemic global innovation and transformations for a sustainable, just, and livable world with equal opportunities for all.
Key Objectives
1. Global Welfare and Development: Improving hygiene, healthcare, and preventive measures for everyone.
2. Environmental Protection: Protecting nature and the environment, promoting sustainability for animal welfare.
3. Long-term Welfare and Security: Innovating sustainably in economy, production, science, research, and education.
4. Access to Health and Care: Ensuring good health and care for all, including children and the elderly, based on humanistic values.
5. Reducing Inequalities: Addressing inequalities within and between countries, peoples, communities, cultures, and genders.
6. Promoting Peaceful Societies: Advocating for equitable procedures and institutions for peaceful and inclusive societies.
7. International Cooperation: Collaborating with national and international partners and communities.
Organizational Structure
UnitedPeoples operates on principles of collaborative decentralized leadership (holacracy) and uses appreciative inquiry to address major global challenges. The organization focuses on mobilizing, coaching, and developing talented individuals to achieve systemic transformations.
Fundraising and Partnerships
The foundation will raise funds from international wealth funds, corporations, and high- net-worth individuals who recognize the need for systemic change.
Activities and Implementation
The nucleus of UnitedPeoples will be a working organization in the Netherlands with a strong international focus. Future participation in companies to expedite activities will be communicated as necessary.
Compliance and ANBI Status
UnitedPeoples Foundation (stichting UnitedPeoples) commits to meet all requirements for ANBI status, ensuring that it operates on a non-profit basis and serves the public interest.
Supervisory Board
Guido Jozef Katwijk Director
Jeremy Joel Cohen Director
Robert John Westrope Chairman
The supervisory board positions are unpaid. Board members will not receive any remuneration for their work. However, reasonable travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties will be covered, provided these expenses are pre-approved.
Stichting UnitedPeoples
RSIN: 866620205
SBI Code: 94996 – Other Idealistic Organizations ( Overige Ideële Organisaties)
Haagsche Hof, Parkstraat 83
The Hague, 2514 JG
The Netherlands
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