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Structural adjustment by another name
No cheers were heard in Managua when the World Bank, flanked by the European government donor agencies, called in the Nicaraguan Government and NGOs and announced that the new game in town was PRSP. After …
We have not come here to beg!
‘We have not come here to beg. We have come here to say: ‘Let’s make partnership, let’s sit together, slum dwellers and city authorities and the bilaterals under the auspices of the UN. We can …
Indigenous peoples win voice at UN
On 27 April 2000, the UN Commission on Human Rights formally called on the UN to establish the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues as a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The …
Engaging with the G8
There are perhaps no meetings that potentially affect so many people’s lives as the annual meetings of the world’s most powerful nations, the G8, so FIM’s latest project is a challenging one. In late 2001, …
To be or not to be … on the spot
All grantmaking foundations that operate overseas face a choice: do they open local field offices in the countries or regions where they operate, or do they work at a remove, making grants and overseeing programmes …
The view from the other side of the grantmaking fence
In addition to talking to foundations about how they conducted their operations, Alliance also spoke to a number of grantees to get their view of the advantages or disadvantages of having the funder on hand …
Why work for a non-profit?
Most Russian NGOs do not receive large grants from foundations or corporations, foreign or Russian. In this context it is commonly assumed that they are unable to employ the experienced professionals they need because they …
Poaching staff in Afghanistan
Do international organizations’ staffing policies distort the non-profit labour market in poor countries such as Afghanistan and thus undermine civil society development? This seems to be a danger whenever international agencies pour into a country …
The iceberg of governance
If there is one topic guaranteed to distract volunteers, staff and donors from focusing on achieving the mission and objectives of a non-profit organization, it is governance and control. Particularly for organizations which work in …
Russia – Companies increasingly willing to support community foundations
The first community foundation in Russia was set up in 1998, in Togliatti, a medium-size city on the Volga with a strong business community and the largest automobile plant in Russia. Community foundations (CFs) now …