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Webinar - 18 March "Simplifying the Grantmaking Process to Overseas Organizations"

rachele — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:21:27 +0000

When: Thursday, March 18
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET (USA)

This webinar will preview NGOsource, a centralized service and database designed to eliminate the duplicative and expensive process that U.S. grantmakers currently must go through to provide funding to overseas NGOs.

Date of release:

Wed, 2010-03-10

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rachele

ICHRP online discussion forum on human rights principles and NGO accountability

rachele — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:17:21 +0000

The International Council on Human Rights Policy (ICHRP) is currently hosting an online discussion intended to discuss how human rights principles and values influence the debate on NGO accountability.

Date of release:

Fri, 2010-02-19

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rachele

UNITAR e-learning courses for NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC

rachele — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:36:29 +0000

Date of release:

Fri, 2010-02-05

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rachele

IPS launches year of reporting on the World Social Forum

rachele — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:44:48 +0000

Ten years ago the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre burst onto the world stage giving social movements and civil society the space to challenge the orthodoxies symbolised by the World Economic Forum.

Date of release:

Wed, 2010-02-03

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rachele

International Year of Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding

rachele — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:02:02 +0000

Date of release:

Wed, 2010-02-03

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rachele

ISTR Emerging Scholar Dissertation Award

rachele — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:18:45 +0000

The International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) is pleased to announce the ISTR Emerging Scholar Dissertation Award. This award is presented biennially for a PhD dissertation completed or defended in the two calendar years (July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009) preceding the award. Self-nominations are accepted.

Date of release:

Fri, 2010-01-08

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rachele

Announcement - EFAPCO Congress 7-9 January 2010

rachele — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:55:55 +0000

The European Federation of the Associations of Professional Congress Organisers (EFAPCO) is holding their 4th Congress on 7-9 January 2010 in Brussels, Belgium.

This year's topic is "Sustainability and Competitiveness in the Meetings Industry".

Date of release:

Wed, 2009-12-23

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rachele

Pre-launch - Unesco's 2010 GMR on reaching the marginalized

rachele — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:05:23 +0000

The 2010 Education for All 'Global Monitoring Report' on reaching the marginalized will be launched at UN headquarters in New York on 19 January 2010. It will be followed on 20 January by a policy event to be held in Washington DC.

Date of release:

Fri, 2009-12-18

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rachele

More than 100 million hours of Volunteering for Our Planet

rachele — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:40:27 +0000

The UN Worldwide Campaign on Climate Change has recently announced that thousands of volunteers around the world have achieved more than

Date of release:

Wed, 2009-12-16

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rachele

Announcement from Paris Convention Bureau

rachele — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:09:34 +0000

Le texte en français suit

Date of release:

Wed, 2009-12-16

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rachele

Article on the media's influence on the way NGOs work

rachele — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:18:18 +0000

"Branding" and "marketing" are concepts not often associated with the ideals and aims of humanitarian work. However, due to the large number of humanitarian organizations, these NGOs compete intensely for media attention and donor funds.

Date of release:

Wed, 2009-12-16

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rachele

7th Brussels Debate of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009 - 19 November

rachele — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:12:23 +0000

"Towards a creative Europe: What role for creative industries?"

Organized by the European Commission and the European Policy Centre.

Date: Thursday 19 November 2009

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Tue, 2009-11-17

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rachele

Warsaw Meetings Industry Report

rachele — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:58:42 +0000

The Warsaw Convention Bureau (WCB) has recently published the Warsaw Meetings Industry Report 2009 - 3rd edition.

Date of release:

Thu, 2009-10-29

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rachele

UNEP's Climate Change Science Compendium 2009 released

rachele — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:04:54 +0000

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the Climate Change Science Compendium 2009 report on Thursday, 24 September.

Date of release:

Thu, 2009-10-01

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rachele

New book published "Quel commerce équitable pour demain?"

rachele — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:38:55 +0000

Éditions Charles Leopold Mayer has just published a new book entitled Quel commerce équitable pour demain?: Pour une nouvelle gouvernance des échanges.

Date of release:

Wed, 2009-09-30

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rachele

Launch of the Civil Society Index 2003-2006 Indicator Database

rachele — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:10:03 +0000

CIVICUS has announced the launch of the Civil Society Index (CSI) 2003-2006 Indicator Database, a project to which the UIA has contributed (see previous news item).

Date of release:

Wed, 2009-09-30

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rachele

EC call for NGO grant proposals on migration

rachele — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:47:01 +0000

In order to ensure cooperation with the third countries in the area of migration and asylum, the European Commission (EC) has launched a Call for Proposals from NGOs and other entities from different parts of the world to apply for a grant under the "Thematic Programme of Cooperation with Third Countries in the Areas of Migration and Asylum.&quot

Date of release:

Wed, 2009-09-30

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rachele

Mundaneum | Conference on Human Rights - 60 years later

audrey — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:34:26 +0000

Conference with Stéphane Hessel
23 June 2009 - UMons

Date of release:

Tue, 2009-06-09

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Dubai to host the Human Genome Meeting in 2011

audrey — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:09:05 +0000

Dubai Convention Bureau News release

Date of release:

Tue, 2009-02-03

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