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Second Annual Global Washington Conference
Bridges to Breakthroughs: How partnerships and innovation are changing the world November 15-16, 2010, Microsoft Campus, Redmond, WA
Convening• 430attendeesrepresenting145
organizationsandworkingin144countriesinthedevelopingworld
• 50speakersfromacrossthestateandnation
“Wejoinhandswithallofyou,ourpartners,toacceleratethekindofprogresswecanmaketogether,tobuildthosebridgestobreakthroughsandtocreateabetterworld.”
Melanne Verveer US Ambassador-at-Large for Global
Women’s Issues, US State Department
Strengthening• Exploringleadingtrends,
innovationsandopportunitiesinglobaldevelopment;
• Sharingbestpracticesinpublic/privatepartnerships,non-profitentrepreneurshipandresourcedevelopment;
• Highlightingandcatalyzingsuccessfulcollaborationsbetweenpolicymakers,thoughtleaders,donors,andentrepreneurs;
• BuildingasharedstrategyforWashingtonasacenterforglobaldevelopmentleadership.
“Thekeyopportunitythatweareseeingistheconvergencearoundcommonpurpose.”
Chris Elias. President & CEO, PATH
Advocating• Bringingtheglobal
developmentcommunitytogethertobuildapowerfulconstituencyandastrongvoicetoadvocateforbetterpolicies.
“Developmentisaboutpeoplewhoneedtohavegreateraccesstohu-manwellbeingandourchallengeistohavethecapacityasaconstitu-encytopushbackanddrawenoughspaceintheUSgovernmentsothatitactuallybecomesareality.”
Sam Worthington President & CEO, InterAction
“If we are united, we have a better chance of being heard.” Sharingthesewordsfrom
AungSanSuuKyi,GlobalWashington’sExecutiveDirectorBookdaGheisaropenedthe
SecondAnnualConference,BridgestoBreakthroughs:Howpartnershipsandinnovation
arechangingtheworldonNovember15,2010atMicrosoft’sConferenceCenterin
Redmond,Washington.Gheisarbeganwithacalltoaction,challengingconferenceattendeesfromthenon-profit,private,academicandgovernmentsectorstoidentifyhowbesttousetheresourcesavailabletotackledevelopmentdilemmasfacingtheglobalcommunity,andindoingso,strengthenadynamicmovementthatisbuildingacrossWashingtonState.Thediverseparticipationinthismovement,reflectedinthecompositionofconferencepresentersandparticipants,highlightstheinnovativecross-sector,cross-issuealliancesthatrepresentthecoreofGlobalWashington’swork.PamelaPassman,Vice
PROMOTING & SUPPORTING THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR IN WASHINGTON STATE
conference recap
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PresidentforCorporateandRegulatoryAffairsattheMicrosoftCorporation,offeredaformalwelcomeastheconferencehostandactiveGlobalWashingtonmember,demonstratingthroughtheirpartnershiphowWashingtonStatebusinessesarecommittedtosustainabledevelopment.Passmanhighlightedthefundamentalroleofpeopleasthecoreofpartnershipandinnovation.indeed,thecriticaldevelopmentneedsofpeoplearoundtheworld,andtheinspiringactionsofpeopleacrossthestateguideddiscussionduringthistwo-dayconveningofdevelopmentsectorstakeholders.inadditiontoMicrosoft,manyotherbusinesseshadastrongpresenceattheconferencethisyear,bothaspresentersandattendees.RepresentativesfrombusinessessuchasTrilogyinternationalPartners,TheoChocolate,fSGSocialimpactAdvisors,andSSAMarinesharedtheir
experiencesasspeakersinconferencesessions.TheconferencealsoattractedbusinesssectorattendeesandsponsorsfromWashingtonStatewhoarepartofthedialogueondevelopmentandlooktonetworkwiththeircounterpartsinthenonprofit,government,andacademicsectorstobroadentheirreach.
Throughformalkeynoteandplenaryspeeches,interactivepaneldiscussionsandinformalconversations,theconferencedelvedintoavarietyofsubjectsrelatedtoglobaldevelopment.Theretrulywassomethingforeveryone.However,withinthediversediscussiontopics,afewcommonthemesemerged:mainly,theimportanceoffindingwaystoworktogetherthroughpartnerships;sharingbestpractices;andhowGlobalWashingtoncanbringthedevelopmentsectortogethertomeetitsgoals.
Thecontemporarydevelopmentcontextischaracterizedbymanydiverseactors.Despitethechallengesthatthisposes,conferenceparticipantsdemonstratedastrongdesiretoshareideas,improvecommunicationandcoordinationamongtheirorganizations,andcollaborateindevelopingnewstrategiestogether.Theconferenceitselfprovidedarichnetworkingopportunityforattendeestomeetcolleaguesacrosssectors.Thesedialogueswerefacilitatedbythematiclunchtimetablediscussionsandevidencedthroughoutthetwodaysbylivelyandlingeringconversationsovercoffee.ThelongtermeffectofGlobalWashington’sconferencecanbemeasuredbytheconversationsthatcontinueinto2011andtheresultingnewpractices,ideas,andpartnerships.
55% 39%80% 82%
ProfessionalDevelopment Speakers
Learn new trendsand share ideasabout internationaldevelopment
NetworkingOpportunities
Why did you attend this conference?otherrepliesincluded:• identifyother/newpossible
funding• organizationisamember• identifyresourcesforimproved
implementationofourprogram• Getideasforgrowingmy
organization• Encouragefurtherincorporation
ofenvironmentalissuesandapproachestoGlobalWAdiscussionsandwork
• MelanneVerveer
“Beingpartofthisconferencekeepsmycompanytappedintotheconnectionsandresourcesweneedtokeepexpandingandevolving.”
Conference attendee
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Global Washington 2010 Showcase Thankyoutothe22organizationsthatsubmittedvideoshighlightingtheirbestpracticesininnovationandcollabora-tioninglobaldevelopment.Asofthedayaftertheconference,theShowcasesubmissionshadreceived4785viewsontheGlobalWashingtonYouTubesite,providingextensiveexposuretocripplingconditionsofpovertyanddiseaseacrosstheworld,andtheinvaluableeffortsoflocalcommunitiesandGlobalWashingtonmemberorganizationsinameliorat-ingthem.
TheGlobalWashington2010Showcaseisacelebrationofthededicationandhardworkofanextraordinaryglobalde-velopmentcommunityinourstate.Videosfromthefollowingorganizationswereselectedbecausetheyembodybestpracticesininnovationandcollaborationwhilepromotingglobaldevelopment:
Agros Internationaloperatingin40villagesinCentralAmericaandMexico,Agrospro-videslandloansthatempowerrural,extremelypoorfarmerstoowntheirownlandtodevelopandgrowassetsthroughsmallfarmproduction.Agrosextendsloans,technicaltraining,andhumande-velopmentprograms,transformingvillagesoutofextremepovertyforfuturegenerations.
Heal Africa ourmissionistoprovideholisticcareforthepeopleoftheDemo-craticRepublicofCongo:traininghealthprofessionals,strengthen-ingsocialactivistsandprovidingphysical,spiritualandsocialhealing.HEAlAfrica’shospitalandcom-munitydevelopmentworkaddressrootcausesofillnessandpovertyforthepeopleofeasternDRCongo.www.healafrica.org
Richard’s Rwanda – IMPUHWE Richard’sRwandaisagroupofSeattlestudentswhoareworkingtogethertosupportRwandangirls’educa-tion.Weprovidefinancialsupporttolow-incomegirlsintheruralareaofNyamatatoenablethemtocom-pletetheirprimaryeducationand6yearsofsecondaryschool.Throughthecompletionoftheireducation,wehopetoenhancetheirabilitytoearnincomeandbecomeleadersin
theircommunity.in1994therewasagenocideinRwandaandonemillionpeoplewerekilled.Manychildrenlosttheirparentsandstoppedattendingschoolbecausetheycouldnotaffordit.Richard’sRwandaishelping30girlsinNyamata,Rwandabysupplyingthemwithwhattheyneedinordertoattendschool.Eventually,wehopetobuildalibraryorlearningcenterforthegirlswearesupportingandthenextgenerations.
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute SeattleBiomedandSeattleSoundersknowthatscientificresearchiscriticaltodeliveringsolutionsthatwillhelpmillionswhosufferfrommalaria.Bothadvocatesformalariaeradication,SeattleBioMedandtheSoundersjoinedforcestoeducatetheirlocalcommunityabouttheburdenofmalariaandgroundbreakingresearchunderwayinSeattle.
Seattle Children’s Research Institute ResearchersintheCenterforDevel-opmentalTherapeuticsintheSeattleChildren’sResearchinstitutehavein-ventedtheHansenVentilator,aneo-natalventilatorforprematurelyborninfantsinresourcelimitedsettings.Theventilatorisinexpensiveandrequiresminimaltrainingtooperate,maintain,andrepair,makingitidealforuseindevelopingcountries.
VillageReach VillageReachisanon-profitsocialenterprise.ourmissionistosavelivesandimprovewellbeingindevelop-ingcountriesbyincreasinglast-mileaccesstohealthcareandinvestinginsocialbusinessesthataddressgapsincommunityinfrastructure.ourintentionisleavealegacyofstrongerhealthsystemsforlong-termsustain-ablebenefit.
Women’s Enterprises InternationalWomen’sEnterprisesinternationalreachesacrossculturestotransformlivesandcommunitiesbypartner-ingwithwomen’sgroupsingrassrootsdevelopmentinitiativesthatequipandempowerwomenlivinginpoverty,toaccesscleanwater,reacheconomicsustainability,sendtheirchildrentoschool,andbecomelead-ersintheircommunities.
Water 1st Throughcommunity-ledwater,sanitation,andhygieneeducationprojects,Water1staddressesthefun-damentalissuesofchildhooddeath,poverty,andgenderequalityandthesustainabilityofothercriticalneedsincludingeducation,economicde-velopment,andnutrition.Since2005,wehavefunded365projectsserving46,000individualsinBangladesh,Ethiopia,Honduras,andindia.
You can view these inspiring stories at: http://www.youtube.com/globalwa1
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Morning Keynote: Women Are at the Core of Development IssuesKeynote: Melanne Verveer, US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Wom-en’s Issues, US State Department
Moderator: Geeta Rao Gupta, Senior Fellow, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
MelanneVerveer,USAmbassador-at-largeforGlobalWomen’sissuesattheUSStateDepartment,offeredtheMondaymorningkeynoteaddress,linkingtheentrepreneurshipandempowermentofwomenandgirlstobroaderglobalprosperity.“Investments in women and girls are at the center of the development agenda. Gender equality is the key to progress and sustainable development.” Suchinvestmentshavelongbeendemonstratedtoproduce
profounddevelopmenteffectsthatmultiplybeyondindividualstofamiliesandcommunities.Recognizingthattalentisuniversal,theimperativeofthedevelopmentcommunityistoexpandopportunitiesforpeopletorealizetheirpotential,accordingtoVerveer.
AmbassadorVerveerthenofferedspecificexamplesofhowtheobamaAdministrationisplacingwomenatthecoreoftheirnewdevelopmentinitiatives,includingaddressingtheuniquebarriersfemalefarmersfaceaspartofthefeedthefutureinitiative,engagingwomeninthedevelopmentofadaptationandmitigationeffortsaroundclimatechange,employingawomen-centeredmodelofcarethroughtherecentlylaunchedGlobalHealthinitiative,andacknowledgingtheroleofwomeninpeaceandsecuritybylinkingthedenialofwomen’srightswiththeinstabilityofnations.ThemorningkeynoteendedwithabrieffiresidechatbetweenAmbassadorVerveerandGeetaRaoGupta,SeniorfellowatTheBillandMelindaGatesfoundation,duringwhichVerveeremphasizedtheneedtoapproachdevelopmentissuesinanintegrativefashion,ratherthaninsector,geographicandgendersilos.
The Time is Right: The Changing Environment of International DevelopmentSpeakers: Anita Sharma, North America Coordinator, United Nations Millennium Campaign; Sam Worthington, President & CEO, InterAction
Moderator: Susan Jeffords, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Washington Bothell
inthisplenary,SamWorthington,President&CEoofinterAction,andAnitaSharma,theNorthAmericaCoordinatorfortheUnitedNationsMillenniumCampaign,discussedsubstantialshiftsindevelopmentthatarecurrentlyunderway:economicgrowthofindiaandChina;expansionofstakeholdersandgrowingprominenceofprivateassistance,thevolumeofwhosedollarsonthegroundmatchofficialdevelopmentassistanceone-to-one;elevationofdevelopmentwithinUSpolicy,asexplicatedintherecentpresidentialpolicydirective;andthesituatingofassistancewithinabroadercontextoftradeandeconomicpolicy.Giventhecurrentresource-constrainedenvironment,bothWorthingtonandSharmaunderscoredtheimportanceofdemonstratingthatinternationaldevelopmenthasavocalconstituencyintheUStoensurethatfinancialcommitmentsareappropriately/adequatelyallocatedandthatpovertyreductionisnotovershadowedbysecurityanddomesticeconomicconcerns.
Afternoon Keynote: Evaluation and Impact AssessmentKeynote: Dean Karlan, Professor of Economics, Yale University,
Moderator: Akhtar Badshah, Senior Director, Microsoft Community Affairs
intheMondayafternoonkeynote,throughaninterviewmoderatedbyMicrosoft’sAkhtarBadshah,DeanKarlan,ProfessorofEconomicsatYaleUniversity,providedhisperspectiveonimpactassessment,framingevaluationinpracticaltermsof‘learningwhattodo.’Assessmentfulfillsdualfunctions:enablingdevelopmentadvocatestofocustheirenergyonactivitiesthathavealreadybeenproventoworkandinspiring
developmentskepticstoinvestmoremoney.inordertomaximizedevelopmentdollars,herecommendedthatdonorsfundimpactassessmentsoflargeinterventionsandusetheseresultstoidentifyeffectivestrategiesthatcanbeadopted
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elsewhere.Karlannotedthatlarge-scale,rigorousevaluationsarenotalwaysappropriate,particularlyformacro-leveleconomicorpolicyinterventionsorforsmalldevelopmentprojects,whichmayachieveagreaterimpactbyadaptingprovenstrategiesandthenmonitoringtheirimplementation.AsPATH’sChristopherEliassubsequentlyremarked,diffusionofinnovationtakesplacethroughthisprocessofreinvention,modifyinginterventionsthathavebeensuccessfulinothersettingstonewlocalcontexts.
Successful Cross-sector Partnerships to Achieve the MDGsSpeakers: Karen D. Turner, Director, Office of Development Partners, USAID; Christopher J. Elias, President and CEO, PATH; Rosemary Barker Aragon, Past District Governor, Rotary International; Frank Schott, Global Program Director, NetHope
Moderator: Jane Nelson, Director of the Harvard Kennedy School’s CSR Initiative, and Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
Thesecondplenarysessionhighlightedlessonsfromcross-sectorpartnerships,featuringKarenTurner,DirectoroftheofficeofDevelopmentPartnershipsatUSAiD,ChristopherElias,PresidentandCEoofPATH,RosemaryBarkerAragon,PastDistrictGovernorofRotaryinternational,andfrankSchott,GlobalProgramDirectorofNetHope.ModeratorJaneNelson,DirectoroftheCorporateSocialResponsibilityinitiativeatHarvard’sKennedySchoolofGovernment,beganbycharacterizingthecontextwithinwhichcross-sectorpartnershipsexist:theshiftfromcorporatesocialresponsibilitytoprivate-publicpartnershipsaroundcorebusinessactivities,animperativetodemonstrateaideffectivenessandimpact,agrowingfocusonmarket-basedsolutionsandsystems
forlarge-scaleandsustainablesolutions,employinghybriddeliverymodelstoreachbase-of-the-pyramidsegmentsofthepopulation,andanincreasinglycomplexdevelopmentarenathatnecessitatespartnershipplatformstoconveneandcoordinatemultiplestakeholders.Paneliststhensharedinsightsonhowbesttostimulateandstructurepartnerships:bysharingcredit;establishingclearexpectationsaroundpartnerroles;committingtolong-termrelationships;andrecognizingthepanoplyofcontributionsbeyondjustthefinancialtoincludeexpertiseandmentoring,intellectualproperty,productsandmarketaccess.AsChristopherEliasconcluded:“We’ve reached a critical mass in global development. … Now that we’re actually part of an ecosystem that I think Global Washington helps us to see better, we can find those connections, we can find ways to use our resources to have a broader… impact.”
The Washington State EconomyKeynote: Rogers Weed, Director, Washington State Department of Commerce
Moderator: Scott Jackson, Vice President, External Relations, PATH
RogersWeed,DirectoroftheWashingtonStateDepartmentofCommerce,closedthefirstdayoftheconferencewithanoteoftemperedrealism,describingthecurrentstateoftheWashingtoneconomyasonewithdramaticjoblossesandastatewidebudgetcrisis.inresponse,thestatehaslaunchedtheWashingtonexportinitiative,startedtheglobalhealthtechnologiescompetitivenessprogramandalsoaimstoenhancestudentexchangeprograms.WeedhighlightedtheimportanceofGlobalWashingtoninbuildingabroadagendawithWashingtonState’sinternationaltradingpartnersandcapitalizingoneconomy-widetrends—includingtheprevalenceofsoftware,thecleanenergytransition,andtheriseofAsia—thatalignwellwiththestate’scompetitiveadvantages.
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Trends in Development: Showcasing best practices and partnerships from across sectorsfiveconcurrentbreakoutsessionsonMondayafternoonofferedconferenceparticipantstheopportunitytodiscussdevelopmentstrategiesinasmallergroupsetting.Thesessionshighlightedproductivepartnershipsacrossagegroups,thematicareasandbusiness,nonprofit,governmentandacademicsectors,providingtangibleexamplesofbestpracticesinthefollowingareas:
How Youth Are Affecting International DevelopmentCitingservice-learningexperiencesandinterculturalexchangesas“aha”moments,youthleadersinfuseenthusiasmandpassionintothedevelopmentsector.TheNewYorkTimeshascalledouryouth“TheDo-itYourselfGeneration.”Youngpeoplearechangingthefaceofoursector—withnewinnovations,newstrategies,newmodels,andnewleadersemergingeveryday.ThissessionfeaturedyoungleaderswhoareinseniorlevelorfounderpositionsatWashington-basedorganizations.Theyexploredthevariouswaysthatyouthareengaginginandleadingchangeinglobaldevelop-ment.Panelistsdiscussedtheirorganizationsandtheirmotivationtoenterthedevelopmentfieldatsuchayoungage.Thepanelalsosharedexamplesofprogramsthathaveengagedyoungpeoplethroughfunandinteractivemarketing,storytell-ingandsocialmedia,andtheinspirationofadultmentors,whoareguidingthenextgenerationofgloballeaders.
Speakers:Jessica Markowitz,founder,iMPUWE/Richard’sRwandaCole Hoover,outreachCoordinator,lumanaCreditNandie Oosthuizen,founder&ExecutiveDirector,HandandHeartNowNadia Khawaja,Co-founder&Coo,JolkonafoundationBritt Yamamoto,ExecutiveDirector,ilEAP
A Multifaceted Survey of Technological Solutions to Global Development Problems“Disastersarethemothersofallinvention.”indeed,the“tyrannyoftheurgent”hasstimulatedawaveofinnovativetechnologicalapplicationstoaddressbothemergentandpersistentbasichumanneeds,fromfoodsecuritytosafemotherhood.Thispanelexploredcreativeusesoftechnologytoaddressthefullspectrumofdevelopmentproblemsin
thedevelopingworld.Newtechnologieslikefortifiedriceandasimpledevicethatconvertsfarmwasteintoclean-burningcoalpromisetoimprovetheprovisionofbasicmaterialneeds.Atthesametime,digitaltechnologiesfortrainingandcellphonesformobilebankingprovidesolutionsinthedevelopingworldforknowledgeandinformation.Usinglocalresourcesandadaptingtechnologytolocalcontextsmaximizesimpactandassuressustainability.Keystosuccessfulintegrationoftechnologytoolsincludebuildingonexistinglocalresourcesandnegotiatingcontracttermsamongpartners.
Speakers:Dipika Matthias,ProjectDirector,UltraRice,PATHChristopher Pannkuk,Director,internationalPrograms/ResearchandDevelopment,WashingtonStateUniversityBrad Horwitz,founder,President,andCEo,TrilogyinternationalPartnersAndrea Newton,ExecutiveDirector,imagingtheWorldDavid Edelstein,VPofTechnologyProgramsandtheDirectorofGrameenTechnologyCenter,GrameenfoundationChristopher Coward,founder,PrincipalResearchScientist,andDirectorofTechnology&SocialChangeGroup,informationSchool,UW
Consultants
University Centers/Academia
2% GovernmentAgencies
2%
Small/Mid-size NGOs
38%
Large NGOs
8%
Businesses
16%
Foundations10%
Other
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Conference Attendance by Organization Type
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Harnessing Commercial Strategies to Achieve Development GoalsWhenitcomestodevelopmentwork,thenon-profitandfor-profitsectorsareincreasinglyoverlapping.fromcargotocomputingtochocolate,forward-lookingcompaniesrecognizetheinterconnectionamongcommercial,socialandenvironmentalgoals.Commercialstrategieshaveproventobeeffectivewaystomakeabigimpact.Byanalyzingboththeirinternaloperationsandassets,andthecommunityneedsandconstraintsoftheirexternalenvironment,companiescanidentifypointsofintersectiontocreateacompetitiveadvantagefortheirbusinessandbenefitthecommunitieswithinwhichtheywork.
Thissessionprovidedleadingexamplesofbothnon-profitsleveragingfor-profitprinciplesandfor-profitbusinessesdevelopingmodelstoaddressopportunitiesinglobaldevelopment.
Speakers:Charles Brennick,founder&Director,interConnectionJoseph Whinney,founder,TheoChocolateWill Poole,SocialTechnologistandCo-Chairman,NComputinginc.Fay Hanleybrown,ManagingDirector,fSGSocialimpactAdvisorsJoseph P. Ritzman,VicePresident,BusinessDevelopment,Carrix/SSAMarineJohn Beale,DirectorofStrategicDevelopment,VillageReach
Investing in Women and Girls – Access to Rights and ResourcesTheinclusionofwomenandgirlsiscriticalforanydevelopmenteffort,bothbecausetheyaretheonesmostaffectedbypoverty,andalsobecausestudyafterstudyshowsthatgreaterimpactisachievedwhenwomenareleadersandhaveavoiceintheprocess.AsUSSecretaryofStateHillaryClintonsaid,“nocountrycanmoveforwardifitleaveshalfofitspopulationbehind.”
Duringthispanel,WenchiYuoftheUSStateDepartmentencouragedtheaudiencetoreachouttoallofficeswithintheStateDepartmenttoseekapossiblepartnershipintheirworkwithwomenandgirls.Nowthatwehavemadesignificantprogressineducationandhealth,panelspeakersemphasizedashiftinprioritiestowardeconomicempowermentofwomen.Researchhasshownthatthereturnsoninvestinginwomenandgirlsareveryhighforthewomenthemselves,aswellastheirfamiliesandcommunities.Theabilitytogenerateincomeisacrucialsteptowardempoweringwomentobecomehouseholdfinancialdecision-makers,aswellaschange-makerswithintheircommunities.Theroleofculturalbarriersalsoemergedasathemeinthissession.Culturalpracticesandtraditionsarestillfarmorepowerfulforawoman’srealitythanmostlawsoropportunitiestoparticipateincommunityprograms.
Speakers:Julia Bolz,founder&BoardPresident,AyniEducationinternationalRenee Giovarelli,Director,RDi’sGlobalCenterforWomen’slandRightsLaurie Werner,DirectorofProgram,AgrosinternationalWenchi Yu,SeniorPolicyAdvisory,Secretary’sofficeofGlobalWomen’sAffairs,U.S.DepartmentofStateGeeta Rao Gupta,Seniorfellow,Bill&MelindaGatesfoundation
Ensuring Environmental Sustainability: Stories of Successful PartnershipsDrawinglessonsfromtheenvironmentalfield,thecornerstonesofsustainabledevelopmentprojectsandpartnershipsarebroadlyrelevantacrossdevelopmentsectors:theimportanceofinvestinginlearningandmeasuringimpact,buildinguponlocalsupportandcapacity,andmaintainingfinancialstabilitytosustainworkovertime.
Speakers:Kari Vigerstol,Hydrologist,GlobalfreshwaterProgram,TheNatureConservancyMarla Smith-Nilson,founder&ExecutiveDirector,Water1stinternationalRick McKenney,ExecutiveDirector,WaterforHumansPhillip Thompson,EngineersWithoutBorders,andAssociateProfessorandChair,Civil&EnvironmentalEngineering,SeattleUniversityLisa Dabek,SeniorConservationScientist,DirectorofthePapuaNewGuineaTreeKangarooConservationProgram,WoodlandParkZooLisa J. Graumlich,DeanandVirginiaPrenticeBloedelProfessor,CollegeoftheEnvironment,UniversityofWashington
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80% 80%42%58%
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Was this the firstGlobal Washingtonevent you haveattended?
Yes
Did you build newrelationships atthe conference
Do you intend to connect with some of the people you met at the conference and to find ways to work together?
Did you make arrangements to follow up with conversations and relationships you made at theconference?
90%
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Not applicable
Successful networking at the conference
Trends in International PhilanthropySpeakers: Steve Gunderson, President & CEP, Council on Foundations; Renee Acosta, President & CEO, Global Impact
Moderator: Bill Clapp, Founder & Board Chair, Global Washington
BillClapp,founderandBoardChairofGlobalWashingtonopenedtheseconddayoftheconference,moderatingadiscussiononthetrendsandfutureofphilanthropy,withSteveGundersonfromtheCouncilonfoundationsandReneeAcostafromGlobalimpact.overthelastdecade,thephilanthropiclandscapehasbeencharacterizedbyatripartitegrowthinsize,serviceandscrutiny,asboththevolumeandroleofphilanthropyhasexpandedworldwide.Withthisexpansion,thereisanincreasedneedfortransparencyandaccountability.Thisgrowthinphilanthropyistrulyglobal,asemergingeconomiessuchasindiaandBrazilhavebecomemajorsourcesofphilanthropicactivity.Thenotionofphilanthropyitselfhasevolvedfromcompetitivegrantmakingtolong-termstrategicinvestments.Corporationsarenowleadingthepackinphilanthropicgivingtooverseasconcerns,withfamilyphilanthropiesfollowingtheirlead.Althoughphilanthropyischanging,individualsstillmakethegreatestnumberofdonationstointernationalcauses.Muchofthisindividualgivingisdonethroughworkplacegivingcampaigns,suchasthefederalgovernment’sgivingcampaignmanagedbyGlobalimpact.familyphilanthropyisstillanimportantsourceoffunding,andastheoldergenerationsgivewaytothenew,theprioritiesandmethodsofthisfundingwillchange.Whenaskedabouthowtotapintophilanthropicgivingfromcorporationsandfamilies,SteveGundersonemphasizedtheimportanceofresearchingthetypesofcausesthatdifferentphilanthropistssupport,andtargetingthosewhosecurrentgivingissimilartotheorganization’smission.Healsonotedthattherehasbeenanincreaseddemandforaccountabilityfromphilanthropistsinrecentyears,butheseesthependulumswingingbacktowardapushforinnovation.Acostaconcludedwiththefollowingwordsofadvice:“No single tactic or giving challenge is as important as the quality of the message and the ability to inspire and engage hearts and minds of donors.”
Assessing our Impact: From Strategy to ImplementationSpeakers: Holta Trandafili, Design, Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, World Vision International; Nigel Biggar, Senior Advisor, Grameen Foundation; Gretchen Shanks, Director, Design, Monitoring and Evaluation, Mercy Corps
Moderator: Jodi Nelson, Ph.D., Interim Director & Senior Specialist, Global Development Impact Planning & Improve-ment, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Thisplenarysessiondiscussedtherangeandroleofmonitoringandevaluation(M&E)approaches,featuringM&EexpertsHoltaTrandafilifromWorldVisioninternational,GretchenShanksfromMercyCorpsandNigelBiggarfromtheGrameenfoundation,moderatedbyJodiNelsonfromtheBillandMelindaGatesfoundation.Panelistsemphasizedtheimportance
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ofguidingmonitoringandevaluationdecisions–boththemeansandtheextent–bytheaimsanorganizationistryingtoachieveandthecontextwithinwhichitworks.AsGretchenShanksobserved“People are looking for the magic bullet, …the one size fits all tool, methodology and unfortunately it doesn’t exist. Just as our programming needs to be properly contextualized to be effective, the ways that we monitor and evaluate these programs needs to as well.” forexample,experimentalprojectsshouldnotnecessarilybeevaluatedattheoutsetintermsoftheirscalabilityandlong-termoutcomes.Unfortunately,thehighlycompetitiveenvironmentandtimingofprojectcyclesofpubliclyfundedprojectscoulddiscourageM&EingeneralandinparticulartheuseofM&Eforinnovation–thereisadisincentivetofindfailure,andagoodevaluationwith
lessonstoimpartmayindeeddiscoverthataprojectfailed.Panelistsagreedthatthereisaneedforsharingbestpracticesinmonitoringandevaluation,andthatgoodM&Ecomesfromanorganizationalmindsetthatencourageslearning.Trandafiliobservedthatevaluations’resultscanbeinfluencedbythegoalsandscopeoftheproject,andthiscanreducetheirusefulness.Thisproblemcanbeavoidedbyhavinganoutsiderconducttheevaluation.Sheconcludedbynotingtheneedtotakethenextstep:translatinglessonslearnedfromevaluationintoimprovedorganizationalandprojectperformanceandresponsiveness.
Reflections on the Response to Haiti: Innovative Strategies for Collabora-tions and a Better Response to Disaster Speakers: Christopher Shore, Director, Natural Environment and Climate Issues, World Vision International; Bernard Fils-Aimé, President, Voilà Foundation, Executive Director, Communication Cellulaire d’Haiti S.A. (ComCEL); David Gadsden, Nonprofit Program Coordinator, ESRI
Moderator: Ian H. Moncaster, President & CEO, World Affairs Council
Thefinalplenary,featuringChristopherShoreofWorldVisioninternational,Bernardfils-AimeoftheVoilafoundationandCommunicationCellulaired’Haiti,DavidGadsdenofESRiandmoderatedbyianMoncasteroftheWorldAffairsCouncil,usedonthegroundexperiencesfromtheearthquakeresponseinHaititohighlightbroaderlessonsforinternationalreliefanddevelopment.internationalassistanceissituatedwithinwiderhistorical,politicalandinstitutionalframeworksofbothdonorandrecipientcountries,whichinfluencethewaysinwhichaidisdeliveredinthefield.AsChristopherShorepointedout,thegreateracountry’sresilience,thelowertheriskofbeingoverwhelmedbyanaturaldisaster.Wecannotreducetheriskofdisaster,butwecanbuildtheresilienceofpeople,institutions,andgovernments.Hefurthercommentedthatwom-enarethekeytobuildingresilienceinacommunity.Animportantpartofresilienceisthecommunicationsystemsinplacebeforedisasterstrikes,andthelackofstrongsystemsofcommunicationandcoordinationwasevidentintheresponseinHaiti.ThereisaroleforboththeprivatesectorandGlobalWashingtonmembersinbridgingthisgap,throughcollectingandsharinginformation.finally,whilethereexistsgreatpotentialforbusinessandnonprofitorganizationstoplayaroleintherebuildingefforts,Haitiansthemselvesmustbeinvolvedindesignandimplementation.
Looking Forward to the Future: a new model for international developmentBill Clapp, Founder & Board Chair. Global Washington/Seattle International Foundation
Susan Jeffords, Vice President of the Board, University of Washington, Bothell
SusanJeffordsandBillClappofferedclosingremarkswithadiscussionofnextstepsandreflectionsforfutureGlobalWashingtonwork:“People have different investments and priorities they bring to partnerships…[Global Washington] has an opportunity to construct places for these people to share these different stakes and articulate them.”
“iamproudbeapartofthisinnovativegroupoforganiza-tionsthatarepassionateaboutmakingadifferencegloballyandlocally”
Conference attendee
“ifyouwanttogoquickly,goalone.ifyouwanttogofar,gotogether.”
African proverb from a conference attendee
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Goals for NGOs• capacitybuilding
• supportforsustainability
• sharingofmodelsandlessonslearned
Global Washington builds cross-sector and cross-issue partnerships to position Washington State as a leading example of a new approach to development.
The positioning of Washington State as a critical center for development, bringing more media attention, new and increased funding in the region, more involvement of Washington State resi-dents in global issues and support of the global development sector
Goals for Businesses
• engagebusinessesinadialogueaboutcorporatesocialresponsibilityandsustainabledevelopment
• highlightbusinessesengagedinsustainabledevelopment
• supportpartnership-buildingwithNGosandacademicinstitutions
Goals for Academic Institutions
• convenetheeducationcommunity
• buildastrongnetwork
• setprioritiesandgoalsforadvocacyandpolicytoadvanceinternationaleducation
GLOBAL WASHINGTON’S GOALS
PARTNERSHIPS
LEADING TO
Global Washington’s unique contribution to the development sector:• Aconnectionandrelationshipwithasignificantregionalconstituencyofglobalhealthorganizations,environmental
groups,internationaleducationgroupsandNGos,povertyalleviationgroups,technologygroups,andcorporationsworkinginisolationfromoneanothertoaddressglobalchallenges
• AresourceforcrosscollaborationandintegrationofthesectorshereintheUSandinthefield
• Modelpublic/privatepartnershipsthathaveledtomajorcontributionsindevelopment
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Future Leadership Opportunities for Global Washington:
Convening
• Stimulatedeeperdialoguearoundcomplexissuesofsustainability,resilienceandvulnerability,anddisasterpreparedness.
• outreachtosimilargroupsinotherstatesandcountriestoexpandlearningbeyondWashingtonState.
“TheconveningcapabilityofGlobalWashingtonacrossarangeofinstitutionsreallyisaveryvaluablecontributionandi’dliketoidentifywaystointeractwithittocreatemaximumvalue.”
Karen Turner, Director of the Office of Development Partners, USAID
“GlobalWashingtonitselfisawon-derfulexampleofcollectiveaction,…theamazing,notonlyinnovationthathappenshere,butalsothecollaborationandthewillingnesstoworkcollectivelyisquiteremarkable.”
Jane Nelson, Director of the Harvard Kennedy School CSR Initiative
Strengthening
Learning among members
• Developandpromotestandardizationofsocialimpactmeasures
• identifystrategiestoinfusewomen’sissuesintoalldevelopmentactivities
• launchacollaborationinitiativeinacountrywithalargepresenceofGlobalWashingtonmemberstoimprovecommunicationandcoordinationinthefield
• Continuetoshareareasofexpertiseandbestpractices
Relationships with other development stakeholders
• offerinsightsfromsmaller-scaleprojectstoinformthedesignandscaleupoflargegovernmentinitiatives
• Serveasabridgebetweenmembersandthe
U.S.governmenttolearnoffundingandtrainingopportunitiesthroughUSAiDandotheragencies
• ProvideinputintrackingandmonitoringtheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals
• WorkalongsidetheWashingtonStateDepartmentofCommerceinbuildingabroadagendawithinternationaltradingpartners
“Theimportanceofhavinganassociationtohelpbringto-gethercompaniesinthissectorisreallycriticaltohelpingustofigureouthowtoproductivelyengage,soi’mgladthisgroupexistsanditwillgreatlyhelpusfacilitateourabilitytointeractandsupportyou.”
Rogers Weed, Director of the Washington State Development of Commerce
Advocating
• Serveasavocalandmobilizedconstituencyforglobaldevelopment
• RepresentWashingtonStateinWashingtonDCdevelopmentandpolicydialogues
• increasethevisibilityofmembersinthemedia,withfundinginstitutionsandpolicymakers
“Whatwedoisuniqueandthereforethepolicyrecommen-dationswecangivetoDCarealsounique.Theyreflectthenatureofourorganization,basedasitisinvolunteerwork,inpartnershipsacrossthepublicandprivatesector,andthecommitmentofsomanyorganizationsandpeopleinWash-ingtonStatetoglobalcitizenshipandtoalleviatingpoverty,hungeranddiseasethroughouttheworld.”
Steve Hanson, Vice Provost for Global Affairs, University of Washington
PanelistsandparticipantsalikeremarkedhowGlobalWashingtonservesasamodelforstatewide,sector-widecollaboration,offeringanexamplethatcanbereplicatedandadaptedacrossthecountry.Giventheproliferationanddiversityofactorsinthedevelopmentfield,GlobalWashington’sroleinbuildingbridgesacrosssectorsismoreimportantnowthanever.Buildinguponthestrongfoun-dationtheassociationhasestablishedinjustafewshortyears,speakersofferedthefollowingsuggestionsonwaysinwhichGlobalWashingtonanditsmemberscanfurtherstrengthentheirincreasinglyprominentroleasaleaderininterna-tionaldevelopment:
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PROMOTING & SUPPORTING THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR IN WASHINGTON STATE
Heartfelt thanks to the scores of individuals and organizations who made the 2010 Global Washington conference possible:
Conference Planning Committee Members JohnBeale,VillageReach
MariaBianchi,Consultant
SheilaCharles,NationalBureauofAsianResearch
lisaCohen,WashingtonGlobalHealthAlliance
ClaudiaEnder,Consultant
SeanDimond,Agrosinternational
TimDubel,MicrosoftCorporation
ScottGarrepy,WashingtonStateUniversity
SusanHeikkala,WokaiSeattleChapter
JamesHembree,SeattleUniversity
MarkHoward,EarthCorps
JeffKeenan,Consultant
MartinKooistra,HabitatforHumanity,Seattle/SouthKingCounty
JenniferMartin,TheSeattlefoundation
DerekMathis,PugetSoundMilleniumGoalsProject
WrenMcNally,UniversityofWashington
ElizabethNorville,UniversityofWashington
NedPalmer,Burkitt’slymphomaKenyafund
PagePless,Consultant
MelisaSamuelson,SeaMo
SteveSchwartz,williamsworks
DaveSpicer,Agrosinternational
BillStafford,TradeDevelopmentAllianceofGreaterSeattle
CreeZischke,JPMorganChasefoundation
SponsorsMicrosoft
Bill&MelindaGatesfoundation
Seattleinternationalfoundation
JPMorganChase
AlaskaAir
McKinstry
WorldVision
lairdNorton
Pathable
APCo
MarthaKonsgaard&PeterGoldman
TheoChocolate
RuralDevelopmentinstitute
ClarkNuber
UniversityofWashington,fosterSchoolofBusiness
interConnection
Projectline
TheSeattlefoundation
WesternWashingtonUniversity
PATH
fSGSocialimpact
Agrosinternational
fuseiQ
SeattleUniversity,AlbersSchoolofBusinessandEconomics
WashingtonEconomicDevelopmentCommission
Devex
Staff & Volunteers
AminehAyyad
KiraBacon
EricBecker
MelissaBird-VogelWilkes
AdrienneBloom
AllisonBranham
AnneBuffardi
MeganBoucher
NinaCarduner
AnneXuanClark
NikkiComeau
JeremyCook
MarkDanielson
DanielleEllingston
ClaudiaEnder
YvetteGerrans
BookdaGheisar
EugeniaHo
ThomasKang
PamelaKahl
DuaneKelly
JeffKeenan
Rachaellang
SarahMoseley
BrianPierce
PagePless
JoyPocasangre
AlvinSingh
ReginaSirendi
JessicaSmith
MikaYasuo
GlobalWashingtonisabroad-basedmembershipassociationthatpromotes
andsupportstheglobaldevelopmentsectorinthestateofWashington.
Composedofnonprofitorganizations,foundations,businesses,government
andacademicinstitutions,ourmembersworkcollectivelytobuildamore
equitableandprosperousworld.
GlobalWashingtonisoneofthedriversoftheglobaldevelopmentsectorin
Washington.itconvenesmemberstogeneratenewopportunitiesforgrowth,
strengthensmemberorganizationstoincreasetheirimpact,andadvocates
acrosskeyglobaldevelopmentissuesatthelocal,nationalandgloballevel.
909 NE Boat Street, Suite 300Seattle, WA [email protected]