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About the 2010 Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program

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2009 Emerging Leaders International Fellows

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The 2009 Emerging Leaders International Fellows are left to right): Charles Ugalde, United States; Eva Ayiera, Kenya; Zuzanna Komornicka, Poland; Paola Vallejo, Ecuador; Rana Zincir, Cyprus/Turkey; Anderson Giovanni Da Silva, Brazil.

 

 

 

Photo by Amal A. Muhammad
 
2009 Emerging Leaders International Fellows
 

Ms. Eva A. Maina Ayiera

Nairobi, Kenya

Affiliation:  Urgent Action Fund - Africa

Research Paper Title: Women Organized:  Building Community Philanthropy in 'Resource Challenged' Settings [example of Kenya]

 

Mr. Anderson Giovani Da Silva

Florianópolis, Brazil

Affiliation:  Community Fund for Youth Social Entrepreneurship, ICom - Instituto Comunitário Grande Florianópolis

Research Paper Title:  Community Foundations as Vehicles for Philanthropy:  Strategies to Engage Small and Non-traditional Donors

 

Ms. Zuzanna Komornicka

Stara Buystrzyca / Kraków, Poland

Affiliation:  The Snow Mountain Community Fund

Research Paper Title:  YouthBanks as a Model for Building Social Capital in Poland

 

Mr. Charles Ugalde

Oakland, California, USA

Affiliation:  United Way of the Bay Area

Research Paper Title:  Embracing Diversity:  Strategies for Community Foundations Committed to Relevancy in a Diverse World

 

Ms. Paola Vallejo

Quito, Ecuador

Affiliation:  IRSE - Instituto de Responsabilidad Social Empreseria

Research Paper Title:  Emerging Models for Social Change:  Diaspora Philanthropy among Ecuadorians in the United States

 

Ms. Rana Zincir Celal

Lefkosa, Cyprus / Turkey

Affiliation:  The Chrest Foundation

Research Paper Title: Social Responsibility as a Paradigm for Change in North Cyprus

 
 
2008 Emerging Leaders International Fellows
 

Ms. Bahia Akerele

Columbia, Maryland, USA

Affiliation: Annie E. Casey Foundation (Program Consultant); Akerele Consultants

Topic: Diversification of leadership and building capacity in community-based foundations and other nonprofit organizations: the case of Maryland 's Associated Black Charities

 

Ms. Deborah Bolognesi

Bologna, Italy

Affiliation: Master in International Studies in Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship/MISP, University of Bologna (Coordinator); Center Legacy of MISP–Research Laboratory on Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship (Researcher)

Topic: Civil society growth in southern Italy : the Challenges for Fondazione per il Sud as a development driver of community foundations

 

Ms. Odgerel Byamba

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Affiliation: Ivanhoe Mines Mongolia, Inc. (Content Editor)

Topic: Experience and challenges of community foundations in Mongolia with a focus on South Gobi

 

Ms. Alejandra Gómez

Quito, Ecuador

Affiliation: Esquel Foundation (Cooperation and Development Technical Assistant)

Topic: How community foundations can mobilize stakeholders to affect change

 

Ms. Betania Gonçalves da Silva

Recife-Pernambuco, Brazil

Affiliation: Associação Brasil América (Teacher); Em Cena Arte e Cidadania (Project Coordinator)

Topic:   Diaspora philanthropy and local community needs

 

Ms. Mahi Khallaf

Cairo, Egypt

Affiliation: CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Civil Society Index Program (Advisor) and Particpatory Governance Program (Senior Researcher); Gerhart Center for Philanthropy, American University in Cairo (Research Associate)

Topic: Community foundations as a vehicle for institutionalizing corporate philanthropy in Egypt .

 

Ms. Anna Alexandrovna Kletsina

St. Petersburg , Russia

Affiliation: St. Petersburg Charitable Organization “ NGO Development Center ” (Director of Development, Trainer)

Topic: Community foundations and corporate philanthropy in Russia
 

Ms. Eleftheria Petridou

Nicosia , Cyprus

Affiliation:   Future Worlds Center [a.k.a. CNTI/Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute] (Program Developer and Senior Coordinator)

Topic : Corporate philanthropy as a tool for democratic citizenship and sustainable development

 

 

2007 Emerging Leaders International Fellows

 

Ms. Saché Cantu

Washington, DC, USA

Affiliation: Council of Latino Agencies (Director of Communications); TATC Consulting

Title: A Current Assessment of the Community Foundation Latino Dynamic: Viewing Latinos as Consumers and Producers of Philanthropy

 

Ms. Fabiana Hernández Abreu

Montevideo, Uruguay

Affiliation: Latin-American Center of  Human Economy / CLAEH (Researcher, Local Development Program)

Title: Community Foundations: A Vehicle to Endorse and Sustain Local Development Processes Taking Place in Colonia, Uruguay?
 

Ms. Allyson Reaves

Hilton Head Island, SC, USA

Affiliation: Community Foundation of the Lowcountry (Program Associate)

Title: Implementing Lasting Change: Building the Impact of Community Foundations through Programmatic Initiatives

 

Ms. Rasma Rozenberga

Langstini, Latvia

Affiliation: Social Policy Center PROVIDUS (Researcher)

Title: Community Foundations in the U.S. and Latvia : How Can We Benchmark Traditions?

 

Ms. Maria Carolina Trevisan

São Paulo, Brazil

Affiliation: W. K. Kellogg Foundation (Communications Consultant); Program Youth Transforming with Art (Communications)

Title: Communications as a Tool for Building Transparency, Trust and Sustainability in Community Foundations

 

Ms. Angela Wing Kong Seng

North Point, Hong Kong

Affiliation: Centre for Civil Society and Governance, The University of Hong Kong (Associate Fellow)

Title: Chinese Family Foundations in New York Today

 
2007 Senior International Fellows
 

Ms. Alma Cota de Yañez

Sonora, Nogales, Mexico

Affiliation: Executive Director, Fundación del Empresariado Sonorense AC, Nogales

Topic: Leadership in educating the community in philanthropic work

 

Mr. Timothy James Magowan

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Affiliation: Fund Development Manager, Community Foundation for Northern Ireland

Topic: Creating sustainable structures to facilitate diaspora philanthropy and how community foundations can support donor interest in global engagment

    

Ms. Elizabeth Phocas

Athens, Greece

Affiliation: Deputy Director, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)

Topic: Developing philanthropy and strengthening civil society in Greece

 

Ms. Yuhong Victoria Shi

Brussels, Belgium

Affiliation: External Relations, European Institute for Public Affairs and Lobbying; Freelance Journalist

Topic: Community foundations – potential and strategies as facilitators of integration for Asian immigrants in Europe ( Belgium )

 

Mr. Andrzej Zawieska

Nidzica, Poland

Affiliation: Member, Executive Board, The Nidzica Community Foundation

Topic: The role of community foundations locally and factors influencing the success of community foundations around the globe