Looking ahead at this week's events focused on philanthropy and social innovation along with the political heavyweights that are set to gather, I can only think of one way to describe it -- philanthropy in overdrive.

Here's a sneak preview of what's to come:

Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting 2010: World leaders, CEOs and socially-conscious celebrities are gathering once again for the annual CGI meeting. First convened by President Clinton in 2005, the meeting works to develop solutions to some of the world's most challenging problems. There are several items on the agenda this year, including among others: empowering women, fighting poverty, enhancing access to new technologies, rebuilding Haiti. President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama will join President Clinton at the closing session on Thursday. To learn more, visit the CGI website.

Mashable & 92Y "Social Good Summit" (in partnership with the United Nations Foundation): One of the few public events during U.N. Week, the Summit will focus on solutions with speakers explaining how digital media and innovative ideas can combine to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Featured speakers include, among others: Geena Davis, Elizabeth Gore, Edward Norton and Judy McGrath. Visit the Summit's website for more information.

United Nations Summit: With only five years left until the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, the eight international development goals that all 192 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on world leaders to attend a summit in New York on 20-22 September to accelerate progress towards the MDGs. President Obama, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are among the leaders who will put forth rival plans to get the Millennium Developments Goals (MDGs) back on track. Visit the MGD website for more info.

Check back throughout the week for exclusive updates from these events.

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