http://laffsociety.org/blog For the men and women engaged in Life After The Ford Foundation Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Michael Seltzer worked in Governance and Civil Society in 1995-1998. From PhilanTopic, August 20, 2010 by Michael Seltzer Lower Manhattan is many things to many people: hub of global finance, a mosaic of ethnic enclaves, funky residential neighborhood with breath-taking views of New York harbor, and, of course, backdrop for the most devastating ... http://laffsociety.org/blog/?p=652 Steven Lawry was Program Officer in Namibia, Representative in Cairo and Director in the Office of Management Services - 1992-2006. By Steven Lawry This is the first of two posts by Steven Lawry exploring why and how developing country governments should set a strong, clear frame for development efforts, and why ... http://laffsociety.org/blog/?p=649 Michael Seltzer worked in Governance and Civil Society in 1995-1998. From PhilanTopic, July 13, 2010 (Michael Seltzer is a regular contributor to PhilanTopic. In his last post, he wrote about the ascendancy of the global women's health movement.) Never before have the eyes of the world been so focused on the continent of Africa. ... http://laffsociety.org/blog/?p=646 By Sidney Jones, Special to CNN August 13, 2010 -- Updated 0217 GMT (1017 HKT) Editor's Note: Sidney Jones is senior adviser to the Asia program of the International Crisis Group.Before joining Crisis Group in 2002, she worked for the Ford Foundation in Jakarta and New York (1977-84); Amnesty International in London ... http://laffsociety.org/blog/?p=644 Gustav Ranis worked in the FF Karachi, New Delhi and New York offices from 1957 to 1959. From Yaleglobal Online 8/5/2010 by Gustav Ranis 5 August 2010 NEW HAVEN: The flotilla incident off Gaza serves to remind us of the broad spillover effects of the long-simmering conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.  And they ... http://laffsociety.org/blog/?p=641 Emmett Carson worked in Governance and Public Policy in 1989-1994. From the August 7, 2010 issue of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Mark Richards Emmett Carson, head of a California community fund: “Who we support…will have significant consequences.” By Emmett D. Carson It seems that foundations are destined to relearn the lessons of the past. During the ... http://laffsociety.org/blog/?p=635 Joan Kaufman worked in the Foundation's Beijing office in 1996-2001. From Wellesley Weston Online, Summer 2010 Lisa Leslie Henderson writer Brian Smith photographer Adorned with a striking necklace from one of her favorite artists in Beijing, Joan Kaufman settles in with a cup of coffee to reflect on her career in international health policy. A self-acclaimed ... http://laffsociety.org/blog/?p=637 by Steven Lawry (October 2008) ABSTRACT The paper uses a case study of a loan guarantee fund of $800,000 provided by the Ford Foundation to the Grameen Bank in 1981 as a framework for offering reflections on current debates within US philanthropy on accountability, support for innovation, risk taking and impact.  Ford’s loan guarantee ... http://laffsociety.org/blog/?p=627 Submitted by Dick Magat, who worked from 1957 to 1983 in the Office of Reports. The Bronx Home News, celebrated in the various  obituaries of Daniel Schorr as the place of his first journalistic triumph has another claim to fame. One day in 1917. the paper ran the following banner headline on ... http://laffsociety.org/blog/?p=631 Sent by Willard Hertz, who from 1958 to 1981 worked in the International Division, the Office of Reports and the Office of the Secretary and General Counsel. I have now added to the clients for my program notes the Bay Chamber Concerts of Rockport, Maine. At a concert earlier this month, ... http://laffsociety.org/blog/?p=629