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Due to the break in the academic calendar there are no events scheduled until September 2006.
Please check back in the fall for updated events.
| DATE & LOCATION | HAPPENING | DETAILS | SPONSORED BY |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUNE | |||
| 6/21-6/25/06 Glasgow, UK |
David Brown presenting at CIVICUS World Assembly | David Brown will facilitate sessions on legitimacy and accountability at the 6th annual CIVICUS World Assembly, "Acting Together for a Just World." | CIVICUS |
| 6/22/06 Hauser Center |
Elizabeth Keating, member of ARNOVA board, hosts board meeting and dinner. | Under the leadership of Elizabeth Keating, Hauser principals and members of the ARNOVA board (Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action) will participate in a dinner discussion on key issues in research in the sector. | Hauser Center |
| 6/4-6/6/06 London, UK |
David Brown and Srilatha Batliwala facilitating the IANGOs Workshop |
The fourth annual International Advocacy NGOs (IANGOs) Workshop, hosted by Amnesty International. |
Hauser Center and CIVICUS |
| MAY | Happening | Details | Sponsored By |
| 5/28-5/30/06 Talloires, France |
Harvard Global Equity Initiative hosts NGO Forum. | The annual Global NGO Executive Forum will gather chief executives of America's largest international relief and development organizations. | Global Equity Initiative |
| 5/10-5/12/06 Harvard University |
Harvard Global Equity Initiative hosts Diaspora, Philanthropy, and Equity conference. | The "Conference on Diaspora Philanthropy and Global Equity" will gather speakers with international perspectives on these issues. | Global Equity Initiative |
| 5/1/06 Hauser Center 11:30-1:00pm |
Hauser Center Works in Progress Seminar with Xavier de Souza Briggs (MIT) presenting "Democracy as Problem-Solving." |
Works in Progress Seminars are open to faculty and students from Harvard and neighboring universities and space is limited to 25 people. Contact : Klara Kabadian to confirm your attendance. | Hauser Center |
| APRIL | Happening | Details | Sponsored By |
| 4/26/06 Boston, MA |
Marshall Ganz named UMass Distinguished Citizen Scholar. | Marshall Ganz will be recognized as the UMass Distinguished Citizen Scholar for 2006 Citizen Scholars at the Citizen Scholars induction and graduation ceremony. The event includes a faculty breakfast, student seminar, public talk and a recognition dinner. | UMass Citizen Scholars Program |
| 4/21-4/25/06 Durban, South Africa |
WIEGO General Assembly and Urban Policy Colloquium. | WIEGO (Women in Information Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) will hold a General Assembly for all members of the network and a colloquium to discuss issues related to the informal economy around the world. | WIEGO |
| 4/22/06 Syracuse, NY |
David Brown presenting on transnational civil society at Syracuse University. | David Brown will give a presentation and talk with several groups of faculty and graduate students in the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs' "Transnational NGO and Civil Society Initiative." | Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs |
| 4/21/06 Hauser Center 10:00-12:00pm |
Hauser Center sponsoring fundraising workshop "Raising money from foundation." | Marydale Debor, vice president for External Affairs at New Milford Hospital in Connecticut, and Cheryl Abbott of External Affairs at the Kennedy School, will discuss strategies for successful foundation fundraising. Please RSVP to Chris Behan. | Hauser Center |
| 4/20-4/22/06 Harvard University |
Hauser Center providing sponsorship for Latino Law and Public Policy Conference. | Hauser Center is providing support to the 9th annual student-run Latino Law and Public Policy Conference "Nuevas Fronteras: Latino Leadership at the Forefront." | HLS
La Alianza and KSG Latino Caucus |
| 4/17/06 Harvard University |
Program on Religion and Public Life Faculty Seminar: Religion, Politics, & Public Life co-convened by Bryan Hehir and Mary Jo Bane. | Professor Alan Wolfe (Professor of Political Science and Director, Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, Boston College) will present "Religion and Politics in the United States and Europe." Attendance by invitation only. | PRPL Program, Hauser Center |
| 4/17/06 Hauser Center 11:30-1:00pm |
Hauser Center Works in Progress Seminar with Susan Ostrander (Tufts University) presenting "The Growth of Donor-Directed Giving: Revisiting the Social Relations of Philanthopy." |
Works in Progress Seminars are open to faculty and students from Harvard and neighboring universities and space is limited to 25 people. Contact : Klara Kabadian to confirm your attendance. | Hauser Center |
| 4/7-4/9/06 Harvard Kennedy School of Government |
Hauser Center providing sponsorship for 12th Annual International Development Conference. | Hauser Center is providing support to the 12th Annual student-run International Development Conference "Fulfilling the Development Promise: Transforming Ideas Into Actions." |
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| 4/7/06 Pittsburgh, PA |
David Brown on panels at University of Pittsburgh conference on accountability for NGOs in international development. | David Brown will be a panelist at the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership's "NGOs, Development, and Changing Standards of Accountability" at the University of Pittsburgh. | Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership |
| 4/4/06 Harvard Kennedy School of Government 12:30 - 2:00pm |
Hauser Center co-sponsoring presentation on civic engagement in Japan and America. | Mary Alice Haddad (Wesleyan University) will present "Civic Engagement: Japan versus America" as part of the Special Series on Civil Society in the Asia-Pacific of the Program on US-Japan Relations. | Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and Hauser Center |
| 4/3/06 Hauser Center 11:30-1:00pm |
Hauser Center Works in Progress Seminar with David Brown presenting "Architectures and Governance for International Advocacy NGOs and Networks." |
Works in Progress Seminars are open to faculty and students from Harvard and neighboring universities and space is limited to 25 people. Contact : Klara Kabadian to confirm your attendance. | Hauser Center |
| MARCH | Happening | Details | Sponsored By |
| 3/29-3/31/06 Oxford, UK |
Mark Moore attending Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. | The third annual Skoll World Forum will take place at the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship of the Said Business School of Oxford University. | The Skoll Foundation |
| 3/18/06 Boston, MA |
Marshall Ganz presenting at the Toxics Action Annual Citizen's Conference, Environmental Action 2006. | Marshall Ganz will speak about the importance of organizing around issues of environmental and public health threats and solutions with professional environmental & public health groups, community groups and concerned individuals. | Toxics Action Center |
| 3/16/06 Boston, MA |
Marshall Ganz presenting to the Progressive Strategy Studies Project at the Commonwealth Institute. | Marshall Ganz will speak on the topic of how progressive organizations can be strengthened, and in particular on the question of how they can become more effective at attracting and retaining new activists and members. | The Commonwealth Institute |
| 3/13/06 Harvard University |
Program on Religion and Public Life Faculty Seminar: Religion, Politics, & Public Life co-convened by Bryan Hehir and Mary Jo Bane. | Professor Mark Noll (McManis Professor of Christian Thought, Wheaton College) will present "Evangelicals: Theory and Politics - Domestic and International Implications." Attendance by invitation only. | PRPL Program Hauser Center |
| 3/13/06 Hauser Center 11:30-1:00pm |
Hauser Center Works in Progress Seminar with Carl Milofsky (Bucknell University) presenting "Small Towns and Mass Society." Download the paper here. |
Works in Progress Seminars are open to faculty and students from Harvard and neighboring universities and space is limited to 25 people. Contact : Klara Kabadian to confirm your attendance. | Hauser Center |
| 3/10/06 Harvard Kennedy School of Government |
Hauser Center providing sponsorship to conference on child soldiers in Africa. | Hauser Center will sponsor a panel on "Reintegration of former child soldiers" at the student-run conference "Children on the Frontlines: A Crisis in International Security." | Human Rights Professional Interest Council |
| 3/9/06 Harvard Kennedy School of Government Bell Hall 12:00pm |
Marion Fremont-Smith discusses "Governance of Nonprofit Organizations: New Proposals & Old Principles." | Marion Fremont-Smith will describe federal and state laws regulating nonprofit governance, and analyze proposals from the Senate Finance Committee. Please RSVP to Shannon Murphy. | Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government |
| 3/5/06 Harvard Business School |
Hauser Center providing sponsorship to Social Enterprise Conference 2006 | Hauser Center will sponsor a panel at the 7th annual student-run Social Enterprise Conference at the Harvard Business School. This year's theme is on the convergence taking place across the private, public and non-profit sectors. | Social Enterprise Club |
| 3/1/06 Harvard Graduate School of Design 6:30pm |
Xavier de Souza Briggs delivering address on Race and Housing Choice. | Xavier de Souza Briggs will present on his book, "The Geography of Opportunity: Race and Housing Choice in Metropolitan America." | HousingGSD |
| 3/1/06 Boston, MA |
Elizabeth Keating, Jack McCarthy, and Jim Honan presenting at the National Business Officers Association Annual Symposium. | They will present a panel on current issues and challenges to financial transparency and accountability. | National Business Officers Association |
| FEBRUARY | Happening | Details | Sponsored By |
| 2/27/06 Hauser Center 11:30-1:00pm |
Hauser Center Works in Progress Seminar with Jonathan Koppell (Yale University) presenting "Legitimacy, Accountability, and Global Governance." |
Works in Progress Seminars are open to faculty and students from Harvard and neighboring universities and space is limited to 25 people. Contact : Klara Kabadian to confirm your attendance. | Hauser Center |
| 2/13/06 Hauser Center 11:30-1:00pm |
Hauser Center Works in Progress Seminar with Marion Fremont-Smith presenting "Tax Policy, Reform, and the Status of Foundations." |
Works in Progress Seminars are open to faculty and students from Harvard and neighboring universities and space is limited to 25 people. Contact : Klara Kabadian to confirm your attendance. | Hauser Center |
| 2/9/06 Cambridge, MA 7:00pm |
Marion Fremont-Smith discusses her latest book. | Marion Fremont-Smith discussing "Governing Nonprofit Organizations: Federal and State Law and Regulation" at the Harvard Square Coop bookstore. | Harvard Coop |
| 2/9/06 Harvard University 12:30-2:00pm |
Stephanie Bell-Rose presenting roundtable on philanthropy. | Stephanie Bell-Rose, Managing Director and President of The Goldman Sachs Foundation, presenting a roundtable on "A Report and Discussion on Philanthropy." Attendance is by invitation only. | Hauser Center |