Study Group on NGOs & Development:

The Study Group on NGOs and Development brings interested students together with practitioners and academics, and meets biweekly to consider, discuss and debate issues related to emerging paradigms in development, evolving roles of NGOs, and specific management, leadership and governance challenges. The goal is to create a climate for genuine discussion and lively exchange, in which all participants come to the table with a commitment to share, listen and reflect. The study group is a space for building relationships, exchanging ideas and connecting real-world challenges to scholarship on NGOs and their role in development.

To join the study group or RSVP for an upcoming session, contact Balu.

For more information about the events listed below, as well as other Hauser Center Humanitarian & Development NGOs Domain events, please refer to http://hausercenter.org/iha/archives/category/events.


“The Challenges of Haiti: A Critical Test for International NGOs”
Discussion will be led by:
Peter Bell, Senior Research Fellow, Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, and Former President & CEO of CARE USA
Hosted and Organized by the Humanitarian & Development NGOs domain,
Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Hauser Center Conference Room (Belfer L-4)

For more information about this event, please refer to http://hausercenter.org/iha/archives/362.


“Building Development Partnerships with NGOs: The Experience of Corporate Foundations”
Discussion will be framed by:
Shalaka Joshi, Vice President of Global Strategies, CSO Partners, and
Salimah Samji, formerly a Program Manager, Google.org
Hosted and Organized by the Humanitarian & Development NGOs domain,
Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Weil Town Hall (Belfer L-1)

For more information about this event, please refer to http://hausercenter.org/iha/archives/331.



“Leveraging Social Entrepreneurship for Development: Strategies to Promote Innovation and Leadership”
Discussion will be led by:
Nishith Acharya, Executive Director of the Deshpande Foundation
Hosted and Organized by the Humanitarian & Development NGOs domain,
Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Weil Town Hall (Belfer L-1)

For more information about this event, please refer to http://hausercenter.org/iha/archives/342.



“Managing Strategy in NGOs: Experiences, Challenges and Useful Tools”
Discussion will be framed by:
Eric Dupree-Walker, Senior Advisor for Strategy and Organizational Development, Plan USA, and
George Veth, an expert in corporate performance management
Hosted and Organized by the Humanitarian & Development NGOs domain,
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Weil Town Hall (Belfer L-1)

For more information about this event, please refer to http://hausercenter.org/iha/archives/286.



“Establishing and Sustaining an NGO: Successes, Dilemmas and Lessons Learned”
Discussion will be an open conversation with five HKS students who have started up NGOs in countries including India, Brazil, Uganda, and Zimbabwe:
Ramaswami Balasubramaniam, Founder, the Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) ,
Ryan Keith, Founder, Forgotten Voices International,
Carolina Larriera, Founder, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDI), and
Paul Wang and Esther Hsu, Co-founders, TamTam
Hosted and Organized by the Humanitarian & Development NGOs domain,
Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Weil Town Hall (Belfer L-1)

For more information about this event, please refer to http://hausercenter.org/iha/archives/296.


“NGOs and the Puzzle of Legitimacy and Accountability”
Discussion will be led by:
Professor L. David Brown, who recently retired from the Harvard Kennedy School faculty
Hosted and Organized by the Humanitarian & Development NGOs domain,
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Weil Town Hall (Belfer L-1)

For more information about this event, please refer to http://hausercenter.org/iha/archives/263.


“Measuring NGO Performance: Difficulties, Dilemmas and a Way Ahead”
Discussion will be framed by:
Alnoor Ebrahim, Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and
Megan Steinke, Director of Organizational Planning & Change Management, Save the Children U.S.
Hosted and Organized by the Humanitarian & Development NGOs domain,
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Hauser Center conference room (Belfer L-4)

“Climate Change and Global Poverty: What's at Stake in Copenhagen?”
Discussion will be led by:
Heather Coleman, Senior Policy Analyst, Oxfam America, and
Marcos Neto, Director, Climate Change Partnerships, CARE USA
Hosted and Organized by the Humanitarian & Development NGOs domain,
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Weil Town Hall (Belfer L-1)

“Community Mobilization and Good Governance: NGO Perspectives”
Discussion will be framed by:
Ruth Allen, Global Advisor for Global Advisor for Community Mobilization, Governance and Partnerships at Mercy Corps
Hosted and Organized by the Humanitarian & Development NGOs domain,
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Hauser Center conference room (Belfer L-4)