All Recent Events on Development-Foreign Assistance

Women in Developing Countries: Sowing the Seeds for the Future

Event Type: Presentation
Start Date: 07/30/2010 Time: 12:00-12:00 pm
Location: Washington, DC
Event Summary:

Despite the fact that women account for over 70 percent of small farmers and small businesses in Africa, women in developing countries continue to lack access to economic opportunities and in many instances basic human rights. Two leading experts will detail the challenges and opportunities for women in developing countries, as well as how the United States can create a new, more effective development policy that recognizes the key role of women. Register online.

The Impact of Maternal Mortality and Morbidity on Economic Development

Event Type: Presentation
Start Date: 07/29/2010 Time: 3:00 -5:00 pm
Location: Washington, DC
Event Summary:

The reproductive and maternal health community finds itself at a critical point, drawing increased attention and funding, but still confronting more than a half million deaths each year and a high unmet need for family planning. The Policy Dialogue series seeks to galvanize the community by focusing on important issues within the maternal health community. Register online.

Human Rights Fundraising from European Institutions: A How to Seminar for US Based Organizations

Event Type: Workshop-Training
Start Date: 07/19/2010 Time: 2:00 -5:00 pm
Location: New York, NY
Event Summary:

The aim of the seminar is to help organizations understand the fragmented European institutional funding landscape; to learn how to easily identify funding programs and opportunities; and to devise a strategy for researching and mapping donors.

Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict Societies: What Works Best?

Event Type: Conference
Start Date: 07/16/2010 Time: 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Location:1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC
Event Summary:

The Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity presents a two-session conference that will answer some of the questions pertaining to the concepts and frameworks of transitional justice. Register online.

Preventing Violent Conflict: Principles, Policies, and Practice

Event Type: Conference
Start Date: 07/01/2010 Time: 9:00 am-5:30 pm
Location:1200 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20036
Event Summary:

For this all-day conference, the USIP (United States Institute of Peace) will bring together experts and policymakers to discuss the challenges and opportunities for conflict prevention around the world. The concept of conflict prevention is widely endorsed in principle but rarely put into practice. The goals of this conference is to highlight the importance of conflict prevention and to identify priority areas for future work on the issue. Please register online.

Harnessing Commercial Strategies to Achieve Development Goals

Event Type: Presentation
Start Date: 06/24/2010 Time: 3:00 -6:00 pm
Location: Seattle, WA
Event Summary:

For this panel, some of the Washington region's most dynamic organizations share stories and strategies of how they are shaping their workforces and marketing products in ways designed to bring social change, and turning to investors to fund the operation. Register online.

5th RRI Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change

Event Type: Conference
Start Date: 06/22/2010 Time: 9:00 -9:00 pm
Location:555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20565
Event Summary:

The Rights and Resources Initiative is pleased to announce the Fifth Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change to be held in Washington, DC on Tuesday June 22, 2010, at the Newseum's Knight Conference Center. The RRI Dialogues on Forests, Governance and Climate Change are designed to foster critical reflection and learning on forest governance, the rights of forest communities and Indigenous Peoples, and forest tenure in the context of global action to combat climate change.

American Public Attitudes Toward Global Engagement

Event Type: Conference
Start Date: 06/17/2010 Time: 12:30-2:00 pm
Location:1730 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC
Event Summary:

Join Steven Kull and U.S. in the World this Thursday, June 17, at 12:30 pm Eastern to discuss public attitudes about international institutions, foreign assistance, military engagements, and defense spending - and on the implications of those attitudes for advocacy. Please register online to participate in person or via phone.

Linkages between Gender, AIDS and Development: Implications for U.S. Policy

Event Type: Presentation
Start Date: 06/11/2010 Time: 10:00 am-3:00 pm
Location: Washington, DC
Event Summary:

Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and panel discussions will address the topic "Linkages between Gender, AIDS and Development: Implications for U.S. Policy." RSVP to Carolyn Schrote at CSchrote@csis.org.

How Important is Infrastructure? A Look at its Economic Impact in a Globalized World

Event Type: Presentation
Start Date: 06/10/2010 Time: 10:00 am-12:30 pm
Location: Washington, DC
Event Summary:

On Thursday, June 10, the Economic Studies and Global Economy and Development programs at Brookings will host an event to discuss the nature and role of infrastructure, including rigorous economic analysis to discern to what extent infrastructure can boost overall productivity and raise living standards. Register online.

InterAction Forum 2010: moving at the speed of change

Event Type: Conference
Start Date: 06/02/2010 Time: 8:00 am-6:00 pm
End Date: 06/04/2010
Location:Between 7th and 9th Streets and N Street and Mt. Vernon Place Washington, DC
Event Summary:

Featuring thought provoking plenary sessions and workshops with more than 100 experts from around the world, Forum 2010 will bring together 1000 professionals from more than 250 organizations representing the international non-profit community, government, corporate and philanthropic sectors.

Connect, Influence, Engage

With government decision makers, private sector leaders and reflief and development experts
With hundreds of peers who share your interests and commitments
To shape the direction of the NGO sector and protect the NGO space

NEW: The Kojo Nnamdi Show will broadcast LIVE from Forum 2010 including two back-to-back plenary sessions on Thursday, June 3rd.

NEW: Closing Plenary Session: Haiti-A New Way Forward will include a special video message from UN Special Envoy to Haiti President William J. Clinton.

The Changing Global Economy: A Focus on Emerging Economies

Event Type: Presentation
Start Date: 05/20/2010 Time: 12:00-2:00 pm
Location: Washington, DC
Event Summary:

Please join the Women's Foreign Policy Group for this "Beyond the Headlines" luncheon. Register online: $200 members; $250 non-members.

Global Washington Policy Presentation: Larry Nowels on Foreign Aid Reform

Event Type: Presentation
Start Date: 05/14/2010 Time: 2:00 -4:00 pm
Location: Seattle, WA
Event Summary:

Please join Global Washington for a presentation on U.S. foreign aid reform by Larry Nowels, a renowned expert on the subject and a member of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN). RSVP: jessica@globalwa.org; This event will be kept to a small number of people, so please RSVP early.

Commitment to Charitable Giving: One Year After Obama's Cairo Speech

Event Type: Presentation
Start Date: 05/12/2010 Time: 12:00-1:30 pm
Location:110 Maryland Ave., NE Washington, DC Washington, DC
Event Summary:

With the one year anniversary of his speech early next month, today's panel event will examine what steps this administration has taken to address national security policies that have adversely impacted U.S. charities, humanitarian aid groups, grantmakers and donors.

The Connect U.S. Fund

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