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William Clapp
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| William Clapp | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Global Partnerships |
| Location: | Seattle, Wash. |
As of 2016, William "Bill" Clapp was a co-founder of Global Partnerships, a Seattle-based investment firm that aimed to support "sustainable social enterprises who deliver high-impact products and services for people living in poverty."[1]
Career
Clapp consolidated his family's network of businesses under a single investment holding company, Matthew G. Norton Co., in 1979. He worked as CEO of the company until his retirement in 2001.[3][4][5]
Clapp co-founded Global Partnerships, an international investment firm, in 1994 alongside his wife, Paula. The firm sought to support "sustainable social enterprises who deliver high-impact products and services for people living in poverty" through impact investing and microfinance. Clapp became CEO of the organization in 2001 and, as of 2016, served as a member of the group's board of directors.[1][3]
Clapp co-founded the Seattle International Foundation, a nonprofit foundation that aimed to reduce global poverty with a focus on Central America, in 2007. He served as the foundation's board chair. Clapp also co-founded Global Washington, an association of international development organizations in Washington state, and the Initiative for Global Development, a nonprofit organization that sought to encourage business investment in Africa in order to reduce regional poverty. [6][7]
Political activity
Ballot measure activity
Clapp was the top donor in support of the 2016 Washington Advisory Question about the Rights of Corporations and Money as Free Speech (Initiative 735), which proposed to urge the Washington state congressional delegation to put forth a federal constitutional amendment that reserves constitutional rights for people and not corporations.[2]
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details Clapp's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for William Clapp | |||
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| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| Washington Advisory Question about the Rights of Corporations and Money as Free Speech, Initiative 735 (2016) | 2016 | Supported[2] |  Approved
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| Washington Marijuana Legalization and Regulation, Initiative 502 (2012) | 2012 | Supported[8] | Approved
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| Washington Income Tax, Initiative 1098 (2010) | 2010 | Supported[9] |  Defeated
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Recent news
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See also
- Washington Advisory Question about the Rights of Corporations and Money as Free Speech, Initiative 735 (2016)
- Washington 2016 ballot measures
External links
- Global Partnerships homepage
- Initiative for Global Development homepage
- Seattle International Foundation homepage
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Global Partnerships, "About us," accessed October 28, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Washington Public Disclosure Committee, "WA St. Coalition to Amendment the Constitution," accessed October 27, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Global Partnerships, "Board of directors," accessed October 28, 2016
- ↑ Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Bill Clapp pilots a non-profit," February 17, 2002
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Bill Clapp," accessed October 28, 2016
- ↑ Seattle International Foundation, "Home," accessed October 28, 2016
- ↑ Initiative for Global Development, "Overview," accessed October 28, 2016
- ↑ Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Marijuana initiative — up, up and away," December 28, 2011
- ↑ The Seattle Times, "Businesses divided over I-1098 income tax," October 5, 2010
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