We specialize in human rights issues and bring a depth of expertise to strategic philanthropy. Our aim is to guide and connect emerging and established philanthropists with thought leaders and change agents making an impactful difference in the human rights space. We counsel and connect our clients by offering a “concierge” of services, linking donors to relevant resources and helping to navigate the human rights landscape.
Our Team
Darian Weltman Swig
Founder and President
Darian Weltman Swig is Co-Founder and Board Chair of Article3.org, a nonprofit focused on strengthening the human rights philanthropy ecosystem, and Founder and President of Article 3 Advisors, a not-for-profit consultancy working at the nexus of human rights and strategic philanthropy. Darian dedicates her time and resources - professional and philanthropic - to promoting universal human rights and best practice philanthropy. In doing so, she has helped to build the field of human rights philanthropy within the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
Article3.org and Article 3 Advisors are the culmination of over two decades of extensive experience in human rights related causes and projects. Article3.org curates the annual Human Rights Day Program to convene key stakeholders, foster thought leadership and commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. In 2018, Article3 established the Human Rights Global Treasure Award, which recognizes exemplary individuals for their extraordinary service to the human rights movement.
Darian is Director Emeritus of the International Board of Human Rights Watch. During her 12 year Board tenure with HRW, she served in numerous leadership roles including chair of the Nominating and Governance committees and inaugural chair of the U.S. Program Advisory Committee. Darian serves on the advisory committee of the Human Rights Center at U.C. Berkeley and as advisor to the Stanford Center for Human Rights and International Justice. Past board service includes the Fund for Global Human Rights, Global Witness, World Affairs Council, Commonwealth Club, USA for UNHCR (the United Nations Refugee Agency), and Founding Board member of The Philanthropy Workshop West and Genocide Intervention Network as well as past advisory committee member of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University and the Coalition for the International Criminal Court.
Darian began her career managing the Mayor’s Office of Protocol for the City & County of San Francisco, and also served as the Mayor’s Liaison to the Consular Corps. Darian founded Weltman Protocol Group in 1995, a boutique consulting firm specializing in dignitary coordination and Head of State visits.
Prior public service includes mayoral appointments to the San Francisco Public Library Commission and Civil Grand Jury for the City & County of San Francisco as well as senatorial appointment to the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE), a public-private program with the U.S. Department of State that creates cross-cultural dialogue and fosters mutual understanding through artist exchanges.
Darian’s life and work continues to be inspired and shaped by exposure to courageous human rights activists as well as through extensive global travel with NGO led missions. Her philanthropic interests support universal human rights advocacy and U.S. Criminal Justice Reform.
Darian received her M.A. in Political Science, M.A. in International and Area Studies, and B.A. in Social Science from the University of California at Berkeley.
Born in Germany, Darian resides in San Francisco, California with her husband, Rick Swig.
David Keller
Chief Solutions Officer
David Keller is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology. Additionally he earned an AS degree in Electrical Engineering from Mission College. He worked in a variety of industries including medical services, heavy manufacturing and social services, before settling into a career in high-tech in Silicon Valley. He worked at increasing levels of responsibilities at ROLM Corporation from 1979-1989 and at Cisco Systems from 1989-2002. His work experiences included manufacturing management, process and systems engineering, product development and strategic development.
Since 2002, David has been an independent business consultant with a focus on product development methodology and business and organizational development and strategy. David offers his time, experience and financial support to a number of organizations including Human Rights Watch and The Philanthropy Workshop. Additionally, David now works with Article 3 Advisors as a human rights focused philanthropic advisor.
David established a family foundation in 2002 and since that time has been actively engaged in philanthropy. While recognizing that there are no easy answers and more then one approach – human rights, as the cornerstone of peace and justice as well as political, social and economic development has emerged as our focus.
