Greater Influence, Growing Threats:

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Greater Influence, Growing Threats The Shifting
Landscape for NGOs Sam Worthington
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InterAction is the largest coalition of
U.S.-based international NGOs focused on the
world's poor and most vulnerable people.
Collectively, InterActions more than 165 members
work in every developing country. InterActions
membership comprises faith-based and secular
organizations.  
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U.S. NGO community challenges

• Managing explosive and increasingly diverse
  growth
• Confronting government regulations and policies
• Creating Civil-Military boundaries and
  preserving humanitarian space
• Creating new forms of partnerships and global
  governance

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InterAction Members Challenges Contd

• Adapting to competition from and collaboration
  with the for-profit sector
• Performing at scale and demonstrating
  accountability impact
• Leveraging the U.S. NGO voice
• Adapting to new technology
• Attracting and keeping global high impact teams

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Managing explosive and increasingly diverse
growth
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Public Private Spending on Development
U.S.
Global
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• Change in Financing of InterAction Members

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Government ODA NGO community resources(
billions)
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A Declining Partnership US Government ODA
InterAction Members
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Confronting government regulations and policies
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• Anti Prostitution Pledge
• Marking Branding
• Treasury Anti Terror Rules
• USAID Partner Vetting System
• IQCs and Contracts

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Creating Civil-Military boundaries and preserving
humanitarian space
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• DOD Directive 3000.05
• Guidelines for Relations Between the Armed
  Forces and Non-governmental Humanitarian
  Agencies
• AFRICOM (transformation of SOUTHCOM)
• (CERP) Commanders Emergency Response Program
• Humanitarian intervention in Georgia
• New funding arrangements

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Creating new forms of partnerships and global
governance
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• Incentives for NGOs to evolve
• Globalization of U.S. NGO community
• Global staffing patterns
• Evolving global governance
• East-West North-South NGO partnerships
• New leadership challenges

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Adapting to competition from and collaboration
with the for-profit sector
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• Corporate social responsibility
• Tsunami effect
• Clinton Global Initiative
• Guidelines and codes of ethics
• NGOs and contractors

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Performing at scale and demonstrating
accountability
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• Adopting an MDG framework
• Evaluation and best practices
• Mapping the U.S. NGO community
• Replicating best practices
• Public-Private-NGO partnerships
• Reaching up to markets
• Multiple accountabilities

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Leveraging the U.S. NGO voice
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• Aligning the NGO voice ONE
• Reforming U.S. Foreign Assistance
• Influencing the Administration and Congress
• Shaping the UNs relationship with NGOs
• Engaging multilateral on the global food crisis
• NGO diplomacy Aid effectiveness and increased
  ODA

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Adapting to new technology
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• Mapping capacity
• Digital divide within global NGOs
• Cell phones and PDAs
• Building a North-South partnership
• Creating on-line communities

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Attracting and keeping global high impact teams
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• Developing new leadership models
• Globalization of staff
• Building local capacity
• Tapping the private sector
• Staff safety and well-being

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