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==People==

Revision as of 14:00, 20 October 2010

The Portland Trust is a not-for-profit foundation 'committed to promoting peace and stability between Palestinians and Israelis through economic development.' [1]

History

The Portland Trust was founded in London in 2003 by Sir Ronald Cohen, founder of the Private Equity firm Apax and Sir Harry Solomon, former chairman and CEO of Hillsdown Holdings. [2]

Affiliations

  • Herzliya Conference (February 2009) - Sir Ronald Cohen attended as a participant, chairing a panel on 'Jumpstarting the Israeli-Palestinian Process: Economic Initiatives and Political Derivatives'

People

Trustees

Staff

Four of the trust's 15 staff are employed in the UK, with six in Ramallah and four in Tel Aviv.[4]

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Funding

The Trust is registered as a charity in England and Wales (charity no 1106429). It received income of £1,555,098 million and spent £1.57 million in charitable spending in the year ending December 2009. [6]

Grants

Publications

Contact

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Resources

Notes

  1. The Portland Trust,Homepage, accessed 20 October 2010.
  2. The Portland Trust,Homepage, accessed 20 October 2010.
  3. David Freud, David Freud Biography, The Conservatives, accessed 16-October-2010
  4. Charity Commission, The Portland Trust, accessed 20 October 2010.
  5. The Portland Trust, About us, accessed 20 October 2010.
  6. Charity Commission, The Portland Trust, accessed 20 October 2010.
  7. Charity Commission, The Portland Trust Accounts 2009, accessed 20 October 2010.