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Benefits of Organic Farming Not Recognized in Newly Passed Farm Bill
Photo credit: publicenergy/Dave Wild Dairy farmers who raise their cows on grass and legumes were once again shut out of the subsidies that go to non-organic dairies in the 2014 Farm Bill. That means...
View ArticleSuccess of INGOs Tied to Overcoming “Innovator’s Dilemma”
FSG, a GlobalWA member and nonprofit consulting firm, recently evaluated 50 of the largest U.S.-based international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). The findings, published in the report Ahead...
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Mission Africa’s Ndudi Chuku Inspires at Executive Director Roundtable
Global Washington recently hosted its monthly Executive Director Roundtable featuring Ndudi Ikoro Chuku, Executive Director of Mission Africa. The organization aims to empower children and families in...
View ArticleLearn a Language and Help Fund Your Study Abroad
Studying overseas can provide an opportunity to gain valuable experience in the field of international development. However, the experience often comes with a high price tag, one that many college...
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Nonprofit Communication: Building an Effective Strategy with Limited Resources
Whether you’re engaging donors, volunteers, members of the media or community leaders, effective communication could be the key to your organization’s success. Ineffective communication, on the other...
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Commentary Series, Part VII: The Case for Land Rights
This post is part of a series developed by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and GlobalWA member Landesa to highlight the importance of securing land rights for smallholder farmers. This series is...
View ArticleCommentary Series, Part I: Measuring Global Goals in the Post-2015...
This post is part of a series developed by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and GlobalWA member Landesa to highlight the importance of securing land rights for smallholder farmers. This series is...
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Awareness Campaigns the Focus of GlobalWA’s April Executive Director Roundtable
Running an effective awareness campaign was the topic at last week’s Global Washington Executive Director Roundtable. Jennifer Norling, Director of Development and Communications for Seattle-based...
View Article“The women of Nigeria have kept the pressure on”: Nobel Laureate Leymah...
Jennifer Lentfer, Senior Writer for Global Washington member Oxfam America, writes about the unique role that Nigerian women are playing in their communities despite wars and, most recently, the...
View ArticleLet’s Expand Our Global Humanitarian Efforts Rather Than ‘Pull Back’ From...
Patsy Cline’s country music song “Stop The World and Let Me Off” makes for good lyrics, but not foreign policy. A recent poll by the Wall Street Journal and NBC found the majority of Americans want to...
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Howard Behar: It’s Really Not About the Coffee
“You grow people, and people grow the business.” On May 14, Howard Behar enlightened and inspired a packed room of Seattle-area leaders from the nonprofit, university and business worlds with his...
View ArticleWhy Jeffrey Sachs Matters
SEATTLE – Bono calls the economist Jeffrey Sachs “the squeaky wheel that roars.” To me, Sachs is the Bono of economics – a guy with impressive intelligence, passion, and powers of persuasion who is...
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Global Health Law Summer Institute at UW Law
The University of Washington School of Law is pleased to announce that it is sponsoring a Global Health Law Summer Institute from July 14-18, 2014. Keynote speakers include: Dr. Allyn Taylor,...
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Preparing For Your Next Trip Abroad? Don’t Forget a Contingency Plan
On June 12, Global Washington, in partnership with Emirates Airlines and Port of Seattle, hosted a panel discussion with representatives from four of its travel-savvy member organizations to talk...
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Dreams for Orphans: Love, Safety and Security
How often should a seven-year old have to worry about their health or education? While these factors are often taken for granted, they can radically change the course of a child’s life. Dreams for...
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Using Data to Tell Your Story with Impact: July’s Executive Director...
Kevin Klingbeil knows data. As managing director of Big Water Consulting, a Global Washington member, he works with a range of clients, from small non-profits to government agencies to tribal groups,...
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Feeding a Growing Planetary Population has its Challenges and Champions
Establishing a food-secure world is one of the major challenges at the forefront of international development as the pressures of population growth, climate change and urbanization have steadily...
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Lessons on Advocacy: August Roundtable Recap
Jonathan Scanlon, Senior Advocacy Advisor for Oxfam America, was the featured speaker at Global Washington’s August Executive Director Roundtable. As befits his title, advocacy – ways to partner, calls...
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Unsustainable Practices: Overfishing
It’s widely recognized that environmental issues can have detrimental effects on economies. These can, at times, be difficult to observe beyond statistics and researched predictions, but one current...
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Dwankhozi Hope: A Comprehensive Approach to Education
We know that people need sufficient supplies of food, water and shelter for basic survival. But to increase opportunities and improve overall quality of life, the basics are often not enough. This is...
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