Category: Innovative Approaches to Social Change

Point of View

Difficult Conversations: Why International Practitioners Must Do More to Address Racism at Home

Crossposted from CDA Featured image Photo by Koshu Kunii on Unsplash 6/2020 | Dost Bardouille Dear Colleague, We’ve worked together for years on peacebuilding, conflict resolution, human rights, social responsibility, and sustainability. We’ve grappled with some of the most intractable questions – how to build durable peace, support the shaping of equitable societies, and strengthen

June 17, 2020

Innovative Approaches to Social Change

COVID-19 Reimagine Learning Challenge from Open IDEO

In Partnership With Crossposted from Open Ideo Let’s find the possibilities within this moment, and reimagine the future of pre-K-12 learning in the post-pandemic world. WE’RE LOOKING FOR Collaborative ideas from those who are impacted most by school closures: parents/caregivers, students and educators. Help us imagine how we can reshape schools and learning post-COVID. WE’RE

May 18, 2020

Innovative Approaches to Social Change

Global Affairs Canada Results-Based Management Guides and Tools

Comprehensive Guides to Results-Based Planning, Management Results Reporting A few months ago, I commented on Peter Bracegirdle’s useful guide to results-based planning for large projects. That user-friendly guide, written in 2009 originally for CIDA, remains useful but has been replaced by Global Affairs Canada with a number of GAC Results-Based Management guides, checklists and templates

June 19, 2019

Innovative Approaches to Social Change

Cooking up Peace, Hope & Impact in Colombia

For the next two days I am fortunate to be attending the Concordia Americas Summit. This is a unique gathering of over 1500 people from around the world (mostly from Latin and NorthAmerica but from countries as far away as Nigeria) who gather in a non-partisan and non-political environment to engage in deep dialogue and foster

May 13, 2019

Career Series

EVENT REPORT: Society for International Development, Washington Chapter, Career Fair ’19

Yesterday (1/31/19), the Society for International Development, Washington Chapter (SID-W) held it’s annual Career Fair at George Washington University. I’ve attended in the past, and found the event informative of hiring trends and areas in which recently minted graduates and career changers might search for their next opportunities. Considering the frigid weather in DC, I was impressed with the

February 8, 2019