Lynne
Twist is an American social activist, author, fundraiser, speaker and counselor
who has raised millions of dollars for nonprofit organizations, and helps teach
others how to fund their work for a better world. She has been involved in many
social causes, including ending hunger, global sustainability, human rights, indigenous
rights, empowering women and children and promoting spirituality. She helped found
The Hunger Project in 1977 and worked with it in an effort to end world hunger
for more than 20 years. When indigenous peoples of the rainforest asked her to
help save their homes and way of life she started the Pachamama Project with her
husband, which works to "preserve the rainforests by empowering the indigenous
peoples who are its natural custodians." Following the publication of her
book, The Soul of Money, she started the Soul of Money Institute, which
is a "center for exploring and sharing the best practices, theories, and
attitudes that enable people to relate to money and the money culture with greater
freedom, power, and effectiveness." Lynne Twist has received numerous awards
for her dedication to a better world including being named a "Woman of Distinction"
at the United Nations by the International Health Awareness Network for her work
to end hunger and the 2005 Humanitarian of the Year Award from Youth at Risk.
