VEGA Quarterly Program Meeting December 11 th, 2014 PYXERA
Global Washington D.C.
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Meet VEGAs New Director of Strategic Relationships and
Communication Karen Yacos Karen is a multi-faceted sustainability
professional with extensive experience working in corporate,
nonprofit, and community settings. Most recently, as the Director
of Sustainability at Keurig Green Mountainone of the fastest
growing companies in the USKaren oversaw the companys strategic
philanthropy efforts. During nearly five years with the company,
she was responsible for developing signature cause initiatives that
strengthened the companys brand, engaged consumers, and energized
employees. Karen also led the volunteerism, grant making, and
product donations programs in the US and Canada. She worked closely
with partners to assure that all these endeavors had a significant
positive impact in the world and resulted in strong business value
for the company. In order to inform, inspire, and tell the stories,
Karen facilitated the use of communication and web platforms in a
variety of outreach efforts and marketing campaigns. VEGA
UPDATES
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Devex Doing More Campaign Campaign concluded at the end of
December 6-months of social media engagement Member participation
Published Oped, Social Media Events, etc. Michael Deals Oped
celebrating International Volunteer Day published on December 5 th
Volunteerism: A tribute to US business and professional goodwill
ambassadors
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VEGA UPDATES Upcoming Monitoring and Evaluation Training
Facilitated by VEGA Resource Partner, Social Impact December 18 th
and 19 th Free to VEGA Members Few seats available!!! 2015 M&E
Webinar Series Partner with InsideNGO Four Webinars on various
M&E topics Presentations and participation by VEGA Members
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VEGA UPDATES Upcoming Womens Economic Empowerment Presentation
Presented by Lindsey Jones of ACDI/VOCA Located www.microlinks.org
(library)www.microlinks.org Presentation with a discussion to
follow on January 5 th from 2:00 to 3:00 Location: ACDI/VOCA | 50 F
Street NW | Suite 1000 | Washington, DC 20001 VEGA Website: New
Members Sections Resources for VEGA Members
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Major Accomplishments LWA Extended 3 years VEGAs New Directions
Strategy 2.0 was developed and launched. Increased total amount:
$100,000,000 PriorCurrent
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New Awards Yemen CASH 5 years & $24,499,449 CBCLO 5 years
& $1,964,681 Afghanistan CBCMP II 3 years & $19,999,989
Laos EMDAP 2 years & $150,830 Uganda EMDAP 1 year &
$125,225
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New Agreement Officers Senior Program Advisor for the DGP in
the Local Sustainability Office. Select prior experience: USDAs
Food for Progress; AmeriCorps Program Officer. Senior Program
Advisor for the Development Grants Program (DGP) and overseas a
number of Cooperative Agreements for USAID. Select prior
experience: USDAs Foreign Agricultural Service; Army Corps of
Engineers and FEMA; Del Monte. Joyce Friedenberg, VEGA AOR Shohreh
Kermani-Peterson, VEGA Alternate AOR
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New Members
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Membership Changes Departing Members: Partners of the Americas
Sustainable Travel International New & Continuing Resource
Partners: QED Group, LLC Social Impact IBTCI Claro KC
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Sustained Expenditure Growth
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Staffing Doug Kerr Managing Director of Business Development
Karen Yacos Director, Strategic Relationships & Communication
Elena Sheidu Senior Accountant Leia DAmboise Program Associate
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Looking to 2015 Market LWA New Revenue Streams & Strategic
Partnerships Thought Leader & Advocate Volunteerism Strengthen
Alliance
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VEGA Business Development Update 1. LWA Marketing Mission and
Bureau Outreach (recent and upcoming travel) LWA Infographic
Newsletter messaging 2. Corporate Strategy Look for VEGA Solutions
website coming soon Finalizing Alliance pitch to MNCs in general
Ongoing discussions with 8 firms 3. VAST 2015 will see the first
requests for donor fundingstay tuned!
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Meet New VEGA Members and Resource Partners New Members
Aquaculture without Frontiers Arizona State University: Walton
Sustainability Solutions Initiatives Global Parks Partners for
Development New Resource Partner Claro KC