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June 2011 in Siem Reap, Cambodia

June 1, 2011 by Nora Lester Murad

I ran two workshops at the Global Assembly of the Open Forum on CSO Development Effectiveness.

FABULOUS Cambodia

 

February 2011 in Beijing, China

February 12, 2011 by Nora Lester Murad

I facilitated in-depth strategic planning and logistics planning for a large-scale integrity education program.

Day Off in Beijing

October 2010 in Namibia

October 1, 2010 by Nora Lester Murad

I delivered a session on aid reform and took part in Synergos Institute’s annual meeting for fellows.

Synergos Senior Fellows Meeting, NamibiaSynergos Senior Fellows Meeting, Namibia

 

August 2010 in Bulgaria

August 1, 2010 by Nora Lester Murad

I helped deliver curriculum design workshops for integrity educators from the former Soviet Union.

June 2010 in Budapest, Hungary

June 1, 2010 by Nora Lester Murad

I delivered a workshop on curriculum design to professors involved in integrity education around the world.

Beautiful Budapest

 

March 2010 in Qatar

March 1, 2010 by Nora Lester Murad

I delivered a presentation to the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropy about research I conducted about civil society’s experiences with international aid in Palestine.

February 2010 in Amman, Jordan

February 12, 2010 by Nora Lester Murad

I delivered a workshop on resource mobilization to Arab NGOs belonging to Synergos Institute’s Arab Social Innovators program.

Dead Sea, Jordan

February 2010 in Ramallah, Palestine

February 1, 2010 by Nora Lester Murad

I was an invited speaker at the Geographies of Aid conference run by Ghent University at Birzeit University. My talk was about Community Philanthropy in Palestine.

Geographies of Aid Conference, Ramallah

Palestine’s Companies are Generous, but is Their Giving Effective?

December 30, 2009 by Nora Lester Murad

This Week in Palestine, December, 2009, no. 140, pp. 15-18

Available for free athttp://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=2945&ed=176&edid=176

My article in this popular English-language magazine gives an overview of private sector philanthropy and raises questions about the strategy and impact of corporate philanthropy in Palestine.

Community Philanthropy in Aid-Dependent Palestine

January 5, 2009 by Nora Lester Murad

Thematic Issues on Philanthropy and Social Innovation, 01/09, pp. 131-137

Available at http://www.giving-journal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95%3Aopinions-practices-and-concepts&catid=43%3Aarretrati-20091&lang=it

In this scholarly journal, I describe community philanthropy in Palestine, including the obstacles created by dependence on aid. I also describe innovate initiatives that are underway to encourage local giving.

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