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The Blue Chip Foundation Approach

Sustainable Development fulfills the needs of the present without adversely impacting future generations from fulfilling their own needs.


At Blue Chip Foundation , our philosophy of achieving sustainable development includes spearheading multi-stakeholder, large-scale global initiatives and partnerships to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.


Our primary focus of eradicating poverty is designed to help people achieve self-sufficiency. Building strong economies is essential for sustainable development . Since no country on the planet is shielded from the adverse impact of poverty, Blue Chip prioritizes community support at the local level and economic growth and development on a national scale.


Blue Chip Foundation’s multi-year initiatives and partnerships align with one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . The foundation prioritizes poverty eradication, education, social enterprise, and global health initiatives that incorporate stakeholders from government, civil society, leading universities, and the private sector.

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I pledge to do my part to implement the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in my own city. I will promote awareness, provide resources where I can, and work toward our shared goal: a sustainable world.

THE BLUE CHIP FOUNDATION FOUNDERS

Jennifer Gross and Peter Stengaard

Jennifer Gross co-founded the Blue Chip Foundation in 2015

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Jennifer Gross

Jennifer Gross founded the Blue Chip Foundation in 2015 to address the root causes of poverty through innovative solutions and partnerships using the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Ms. Gross serves on the Leadership Council of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network and is a partner of SDSN USA. Ms. Gross is a director of The William, Jeff, and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation which has donated to Columbia University, Doctors Without Borders, Duke University, The Orange County Teachers of the Year Foundation and CHOC Small Baby Unit.

She also serves on the board for the Association of Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Duke Global Health Institute, Millennium Promise, VII Foundation, VII Academies in France, Bosnia, and Thailand, and Pharia Foundation. She has been a founding member of several initiatives at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences at the Vatican including Ethics in Action ; Faith and Science for Happiness and Sustainable Development; Pan-American Judges Summit on Social Rights, the Environment and Social Justice; and African Female Judges and Prosecutors on Human Trafficking.

Ms. Gross is involved with the production of the World Happiness Report and partners with the Global Happiness Council on the Global Happiness Policy Report. Ms. Gross has fifteen years of philanthropic and business experience and earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University.
Jennifer Gross co-founder of Blue Chip Foundation

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Jennifer Gross

Jennifer Gross co-founded Blue Chip Foundation in 2015. Ms. Gross is committed to eradicating poverty in the developing world, achieving universal secondary education, and raising moral consciousness in policy making.

Jennifer oversees Blue Chip Foundation’s selection of partners and initiatives based on alignment with the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition to developing global partnerships with multiple stakeholders, Jennifer promotes large-scale campaigns that solve the interconnected challenges of the goals to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

A member of the William, Jeff, and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation, Jennifer has 15 years of philanthropic and business experience. She is a founding member of SDG USA, Ethics in Action, and a member of the Leadership Council of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. She also serves on the board of the Association for SDSN, SDG USA, Millennium Promise, Duke Global Health Institute, VII Foundation, LA Kitchen, and Pharia Foundation.

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Peter Stengaard

Peter Stengaard is a co-founder of Blue Chip Foundation. His interests include global initiatives aligned with technology and innovation on large-scale energy and communications projects that are environmentally sustainable, eliminate poverty, and improve access to health and education. Mr. Stengaard is a music producer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and a graduate from the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark.
Peter Stengaard co-founder of the Blue Chip Foundation
Peter Stengaard co-founder of Blue Chip Foundation

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Peter Stengaard

Peter Stengaard is a co-founder of Blue Chip Foundation. His interests include global initiatives aligned with technology and innovation on large-scale energy and communications projects that are environmentally sustainable, eliminate poverty, and improve access to health and education. Mr. Stengaard is a music producer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and a graduate from the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark.

Get to Know Blue Chip Initiatives

Blue Chip Foundation is currently partnering with VII Photo to document the success of the Millennium Villages Project (MVP) as it draws to a close. Get to know more about the initiatives that Blue Chip is focused on.
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SENIOR ADVISERS

Vanessa Fajans-Turner Blue Chip Foundation Senior Advisor

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Vanessa Fajans-Turner

Vanessa has a 15-year track record in the field of sustainable development with a focus on climate and environmental programming. She has previously worked as the Managing Director for SDG Financing for the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, the Associate Director of the Avatar Alliance Foundation, and in the documentary space as a producer for Seasons 1 and 2 of National Geographic’s Emmy Award-winning documentary series, Years of Living Dangerously. She is currently a fellow with the VC firm Yard Ventures, an advisor to Investable Oceans, and a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has an MA in International Relations and Economics from Johns Hopkins-SAIS and a BA in Social Studies from Harvard. 

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Nick Di Fruscia

Regarded as a highly respected executive in the music community the past two decades, Nick Di Fruscia joined the Academy of Country Music from The Recording Academy, where he was Director, Awards and served nearly a decade-long tenure overseeing many categories for The GRAMMY Awards.

Born in Los Angeles and raised in Las Vegas, Di Fruscia returned to Southern California to attend San Diego State University, where he studied Business Administration. A life-long fan of music, upon completing his education, he moved to Los Angeles where he began his music career at Chalkboard Music, Inc., a boutique publishing and management company. As Creative Director and Manager,

Di Fruscia worked on a variety of music and television projects with artists including Cher,

Donna Summer, Elton John, Diane Warren, and many more.

 Di Fruscia's career has included his own consultancy, 33 Music Consulting, where he advised and managed artists, producers and television/film composers, and a stop as head of music licensing at the popular online social giant MySpace.

 As Vice President, Awards & Membership, Di Fruscia oversees all awards voting and processes, membership initiatives, while also contributing to the Academy's artist and industry relations efforts both in Nashville and on the West Coast.

He is a member of the Academy of Country Music, the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP), The Recording Academy, The GRAMMY Museum, the Country Music Association, the Songwriters' Hall of Fame and a former trustee on the southland board of the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society.
Nick Di Fruscia Blue Chip Foundation Senior Advisor

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Peter Stengaard

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By Blog Owner • 25 Jun, 2020
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Jennifer Gross & Peter Stengaard standing together

Note From the Founders

By Blog Owner • 25 Jun, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has upended much of the world’s SDG planning, programming, and progress.
Vatican Summit of African Women Judges

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By Blog Owner • 17 Jun, 2020
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