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Minnesota International Health Volunteers (MIHV) invite you to attend a presentation about its Uganda Program that will be given by Paige Anderson Bowen, MIHV’s Uganda Country Director.
Event: Promoting Healthy Families in Uganda
Date: Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Time: 12-1pm
Location: MN Church Center (122 West Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis 55404).
Paige Anderson Bowen, MPH, MIHV’s Uganda Country Director, will present on MIHV’s community-based malaria and family planning programs.
* Bring your lunch or visit the on-site Franklin Terrace Café.
* Parking is available in the MN Church Center lot (off of Pillsbury Ave) or on the nearby streets. Please arrive early, as parking may fill up quickly.
Come join us for refreshments and discussion!
The event is free, but please RSVP to Amy Miller at: (612) 230-3363 or amiller@mihv.org
June 17th, 2008
Volunteer Coordinator
Organization: Global Volunteers
Category: Public Relations and Marketing
Organization Summary: Global Volunteers is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian international human and economic development organization. Founded in 1984, Global Volunteers sends teams of short-term volunteers to work on long-term development projects in local communities on six continents. Based in St. Paul, MN – USA, Global Volunteers is in consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC and partners with more than 200 local organizations worldwide. Focusing on community-driven development, Global Volunteers mission is to wage peace and promote justice through mutual international understanding.
Continue Reading May 13th, 2008
On April 4, the Minnesota International Center and Americans for UNFPA will screen the documentary film Motherland Afghanistan at the Humphrey Insitute of Public Affairs, followed by a panel discussion featuring the filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi and Americans for UNFPA President, Anika Rahman. A reception (complimentary hors d’oeuvres and soft drinks) prior to the screening.
Continue Reading March 19th, 2008
The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits has a unique opportunity through the Strategic Connector Nonprofit Leadership Institute to help build those leadership qualities that will help move you and your organization into a stronger leadership position.
The Strategic Connector Nonprofit Leadership Institute is uniquely designed for individuals working in nonprofit organizations ready to take the next step to increasing their leadership skills, policy influence and community connections.
Applications are available online and will be accepted through Friday April 25. There are also several scholarship opportunities available.
If you are an outstanding individual who is highly motivated with a deep commitment to strengthening nonprofit organizations, please consider applying for this unique nonprofit leadership opportunity. Not for you? Please consider encouraging other nonprofit leaders, in your organization or in another organization, to apply.
MCN will offer two Free Informational Sessions for those interested in learning more about the Strategic Connector Nonprofit Leadership Institute. These sessions are free, but you must RSVP to bao@mncn.org.
* Monday, March 24, 4-5 p.m., Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, 2314 University Ave W, St. Paul
* Thursday, April 3, 2-3 p.m., Webinar - login from any computer with internet access and phone nearby!
If you are interested in learning more about MCN’s Strategic Connector Leadership Institute, the application and selection process or scholarship availability, please contact bao@mncn.org or 651-642-1904 ext. 245.
March 19th, 2008
The 13th Annual International Women’s Day Celebration will be held on Saturday, March 15th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Coffman Memorial Union at the University of Minnesota. The event is free and open to the public. This year’s theme is Women Leading for Global Justice.
Keynote speaker Robin Morgan will present “Global Feminisms – The Politics of the 21st Century.” Ms. Morgan is an award-winning poet, novelist, political theorist, feminist activist, journalist, editor, and best-selling author of books such as Sisterhood Is Powerful and Sisterhood Is Global. In addition to a keynote speaker, there will be a plenary panel, “Women and Indigenous Communities: The Struggle for Human Rights.” Panelists are Senator Mee Moua, Teresa Ortiz, and Laura Waterman Wittstock. Senator Amy Klobuchar is also expected to make an afternoon appearance.
Continue Reading March 11th, 2008
March 12, 2008 @ Open Book
1011 Washington Ave. South. Minneapolis, Minnesota
10:00 AM- 12:30 PM
This dialogue will be a discussion among Twin Cities community members about how to effectively engage in ethical and sustainable microcredit work. This discussion will be centered on three projects seeking to develop alternative microfinance models. First, Kasia Paprocki and Jason Cons will share the Goldin Institute’s findings and recommendations from our extended research work on understanding microcredit from the perspectives of recipients. We will focus directly on our recent research in rural areas in Banglaldesh. Second, Joe Selvaggio will discuss his innovative MicroGrants program, which provides grants of $1000 to poor people with potential to help them acquire the necessary assets to make new starts or begin new entrepreneurial ventures. Third, Chingwell Mutombu will discuss her work with the First Step Initiative, which has initiated a microcredit program in DR Congo that emphasizes the creation of market linkages to ensure markets for recipients’ entrepreneurial ventures. After these brief presentations we will engage in a round-table discussion with attendees about the need and strategies for providing ethical and sustainable microcredit programming and engage in a debate about how both donor communities and programs can cooperatively create such programs.
Please RSVP to kasia@goldininstitute.org or call 312.951.1691; or contact us to learn more about this event or the Goldin Institute’s Improving Microcredit Project.
Continue Reading March 5th, 2008
Field Visits: Perspectives from ARC’s Field Program in Liberia
Featuring Eve Lotter, ARC volunteer
The American Refugee Committee (ARC) works with more than 300,000 people in Liberia. Join us to hear from ARC volunteer Eve Lotter, who supported ARC’s gender-based violence prevention programs in Liberia for the past 7 months. Eve will share stories of people who are taking back control of their lives in Liberia as the country rebuilds. She will also discuss ARC’s programs in the region and share footage from ARC’s participatory video project “Through our Eyes.”
WHEN: Friday, January 4, 2008, 12:00-1:00 PM
WHERE: American Refugee Committee (ARC) Headquarters, 430 Oak Grove Street, Suite 204, Minneapolis. ARC’s office is located in the Loring Park Office Building–see map here:
**RSVP REQUIRED: call Beth Schmieg at 612-607-6464 or email rsvp@archq.org
Continue Reading December 20th, 2007
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:
The McKnight Foundation is a private family foundation established in 1953 by William and Maude McKnight. The mission of the Foundation is to improve the quality of life for present and future generations through grantmaking, coalition-building, and encouragement of strategic policy reform. The Foundation organizes its work in six program areas—Children and Families, Region and Communities, Environment, Arts, International, and Research. The Foundation granted about $93 million in 2006.
JOB TITLE: Program Director - International Programs
LOCATION: Twin Cities Metro
SALARY: 105,600-112,000 TYPE: Full Time / 3 hours DEADLINE: 01/04/2008
Continue Reading November 15th, 2007
The Microfinance Alliance would like to invite you to join us in a discussion with Viviana Salinas-Lanao from the Grameen Foundation (see foundation mission and bio below). Viviana will give an overview of what the Grameen Foundation is doing and share her experience, which includes work in the field as a microfinance practitioner.
When: Monday, November 19th, 12:30 - 1:30 PM (bring your own lunch!)
Where: University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management
321 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Room 1-147 (1st floor)
Questions contact 612.518.8156.
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Grameen Foundation’s mission is to empower the world’s poorest people to lift themselves out of poverty with dignity through access to financial services and to information. With tiny loans, financial services and technology, we help the poor, mostly women, start self-sustaining businesses to escape poverty. Founded in 1997 by a group of friends who were inspired by the work of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, our global network of microfinance partners reaches over 4 million families in 25 countries.
Viviana Salinas-Lanao
Program Officer
Viviana Salinas Lanao manages the relationships with GF partners in Mexico, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. Viviana joined GF in July 2006 after graduating with an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. Prior to studying her MBA, Viviana worked at Citibank del Peru for over four years as a Credit Analyst and a Relationship Manager for the Corporate Bank division. She has a bachelor degree in business administration from the Universidad del Pacifico in Lima. Viviana also has previous work experience with microfinance in Latin America. She interned with FINCA Peru in 1998 and FINCA International in 2005. As a research intern with FINCA International, Viviana conducted an impact assessment of the FINCA affiliates in Nicaragua and Guatemala. In 2005, she served as a country leader for the Dominican Republic for the Global Microentrepreneurship Awards which is organized by the UNDP, Citigroup and several schools including Harvard Business School.
November 15th, 2007
Field Visits: Perspectives from ARC’s Field Programs: Rwanda
Featuring: Louise Ruhr, ARC volunteer
Totebags. Lotions. Vegetables. Eucalyptus trees. These are a few of the many items that Congolese refugees have learned to produce and sell in ARC’s camps in Rwanda.
ARC Volunteer Louise Ruhr helped develop a business skills training program that’s giving more than 2,000 refugees the tools to build a better future for themselves. Please join us to hear about the struggles and successes of these entrepreneurs.
DETAILS:
WHEN: Wednesday, August 15, 2007; 12:00-1:00 PM
WHERE: American Refugee Committee (ARC) Headquarters, 430 Oak Grove Street, Suite 204, Minneapolis. ARC’s office is located in the Loring Park Office Building–see map here
**RSVP REQUIRED: call Beth Schmieg at 612-607-6485 or email rsvp@archq.org
ARC’s Field Visits provide an inside look at ARC’s activities and programs around the world. To learn more about ARC, please visit www.ARCrelief.org.
PARKING IS LIMITED: Please plan to arrive early, as parking is limited. Additional parking is available up the hill from the ARC office at 1730 Clifton Place (look for the balloons marking the parking lot entrance). See map here for parking lot location
More information about the August 15 Field Visits event can be found here
If you have a minute, you can also view a photo album of ARC entrepreneurs here
Hope to see you there!
August 10th, 2007
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