About

The Global Institute is a social change organization, based in the United States,  that specializes in global leadership development, sustainable capacity building and strategic facilitation of social development initiatives. 

We are  committed to building movements and organizations that engage sustainable practices in a very thoughtful and strategic manner.  With our independently operated and autonomous sister organizations in Denmark and India, we have  clients and project partners from across the world.

While we take on projects and clients from across the world, our commitment remains consistent across every project and in every context. Having said that, it is important to highlight that we not only honor and celebrate local approaches and cultural practices but also include them in our work as much as possible.

Our team consists of experienced consultants from across the world and we engage local partners and consultants in every project that needs local expertise. This approach makes our organization an inclusive one that succeeds again and again in the diverse projects that we get involved in and help our partners succeed in.

As The Global Institute, we take pride in being a nimble organization with inclusive practices especially in cross-cultural organizational capacity development work that it specializes in. Our projects range from short-term consulting contracts to long term systems change initiatives.   

The Global Institute was founded by Noël Bonam who is the Main UN Representative of the Association for World Education at the United Nations in New York, Geneva and Vienna. Noël was previously the director for the Bureau of Multicultural Affairs for the State of Maine. He also served as the chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Institute for Civic Leadership.