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Ask What You Can Do: The NGO Path of Public Service
March 6, 2010 – 6:52 pm | No Comment

By Lakshmi Iyer
Thinking of starting an NGO? Grappling with sustaining an NGO? A discussion with five fellow Kennedy School students who have started NGOs across countries explores lessons learned.
“Ask what you can do…” is the …

Managing Strategy in NGOs: Experiences, Challenges and Useful Tools
March 5, 2010 – 4:37 pm | One Comment

The next session of the NGOs & Development study group will meet Thursday, March 11 at 4:00pm in Weil Town Hall (Belfer L1), HKS. The discussion, entitled “Managing Strategy in NGOs: Experiences, Challenges and Useful Tools”, will be led by Eric Dupree-Walker and George Veth.

Establishing and Sustaining an NGO: Successes, Dilemmas and Lessons Learned
February 19, 2010 – 4:15 pm | No Comment

The next session of the NGOs & Development Study Group will meet at 4 pm on Thursday, February 25 at Weil Town Hall (Belfer L1). The topic of discussion will be “Establishing and Sustaining an …

A Conversation with Heifer International on Climate Change, Agriculture and Nonprofit Management
February 16, 2010 – 12:06 pm | No Comment
A Conversation with Heifer International on Climate Change, Agriculture and Nonprofit Management

By Rahim Kanani
The Humanitarian & Development NGOs Domain of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations hosted alumna Jo Luck HKSEE 1979, President of Heifer International, and her senior leadership team, at an event on February …

NGOs and the Puzzle of Legitimacy and Accountability
February 2, 2010 – 2:04 pm | No Comment

The next session of the NGOs & Development study group will meet at 4 pm on Tuesday, February 9 at Weil Town Hall (Belfer L1) at the Harvard Kennedy School.  The topic of the discussion, …

Poverty, Hunger and Climate Change: Addressing New Challenges in Agricultural Development
January 26, 2010 – 4:30 pm | No Comment
Poverty, Hunger and Climate Change: Addressing New Challenges in Agricultural Development

As part of its NGO Leaders Seminar Series, the Humanitarian & Development NGOs Domain at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations will host a senior leadership team from Heifer International on Thursday, February 4.  Led by …

Leadership and Effectiveness of Transnational NGOs: Research Perspectives
November 20, 2009 – 1:14 am | No Comment

On December 1, from 11.30 am to 1.00 pm, Tosca Bruno VanVijfeijken and Hans Peter Schmitz from Syracuse University will lead a seminar on Leadership and Effectiveness of Transnational NGOs: Research Perspectives on Development, Human …

Study Group on NGOs and Development
October 23, 2009 – 9:57 am | 2 Comments

The Humanitarian & Development NGOs domain at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations convenes a study group on NGOs and Development.  
The next study group session, titled Measuring NGO Performance: Difficulties, Dilemmas and A Way Ahead, …

The Obama Administration’s Global Development Policy: Enhancing Coherence and Effectiveness
October 5, 2009 – 10:31 pm | No Comment

On October 14 at 4 pm, the Humanitarian & Development NGOs Domain of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations will host a panel on The Obama Administration’s Global Development Policy: Enhancing Coherence and Effectiveness.  The …

Peter Singer and Richard Stearns in Conversation: The Imperative to Act Against Poverty
September 30, 2009 – 11:15 pm | One Comment

On October 22 at 4 pm, the Hauser Center for Nonprofits Organizations and Harvard Book Store will host a conversation between two influential voices making the case (from two very different perspectives) that taking concrete action …