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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

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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


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


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


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.


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

15%

9%

Conference Attendance by Organization Type


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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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


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


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


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:


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.

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