[alt-media-res] planning to make policy recommendations

[Zoe]

hi all

chatting last week with steffen (after he and andre and I failed to get
together to do some group analysis/policy recommendations the week before),
we thought the best way forward in the current imperfect circumstances would
be to get as many of us as possible together in next week or few, decide
which projects to really analyse and then work some more on them - enough at
least to come up with recommendations for just those few projects.

I guess we're cuirrently waiting on sian's return to start this group
process?
pennie, when are you coming back? are you happy/able to work on this at a
distance?
personally I'm only really going to be able to make useful inputs on
ifiwatch.tv and metadata and maybe some imc history. I've got bits of time
the next few weeks to work on this, after that I really need to move on. as
do others I think. and the ngpa deadline seems to be fairly long gone ; )

Steffen and I agreed that we can't honestly make any policy recommendations,
let alone think about proposing a book, before at least some more
substantive analysis and comparison has been done and key planned texts
completed. if for any reason that can't now be done, I'll be removing my
name from the project.
in which case farewell, thanks for the support to these exciting projects
: )
what a shame we couldn't actually feed back research-based insights to them
: (

but I'm sure that won't happen : )) we can stilll do it! from where I'm,
sitting anyway, it's not too late.. just ; )

I'm looking forward to hearing from others soon about when and how we can
finish up the work nicely. I'll be back in town tuesday next week and am
happy to offer my place or to travel to meet next week, can also work on
drafts online, and discuss by phone. week after next will be difficult,
first week in april more possible again.

xxx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Boehm, Steffen" <steffen at essex.ac.uk>
To: <alt-MEDIA-RES at lists.aktivix.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 3:26 PM
Subject: [alt-media-res] FW: FW: 2009 Ford Motor Company
InternationalFellowship ofthe 92nd Street Y


Oh my god, the below call is 'interesting'. The list of countries that are
invited to apply reads like a list of 'friendly' states set up by the CIA.
These are all strategic partners of the US in the developing world, which is
interersting in itself. Even more interesting is the fact that the Ford
Foundation is so explicitly political these days and aligned with US foreign
policy...

Nevertheless, this might be an opportunity for the Uruguay ifi people, if
they can stomach the politics!?

St

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>>> Jane Schiemann <I.J.Schiemann at lse.ac.uk> 03/06/08 9:28 am >>>
Forwarded in case of interest to you or colleagues

________________________________

From: Elizabeth Komoroski [mailto:EKomoroski at 92y.org]
Sent: 05 March 2008 22:36
To: Schiemann,IJ
Subject: 2009 Ford Motor Company International Fellowship of the 92nd
Street Y



Dear LSE Center for a Civil Society,



The 2009 Ford Motor Company International Fellowship of the 92nd
Street
Y is now accepting applications from community leaders who are
citizens
and residents of Azerbaijan; the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania; Cambodia; Ethiopia; Israel; Liberia; and Uruguay.
Applications must be postmarked, faxed, or emailed by June 30, 2008 to
be considered.  Please distribute the attached brochures and
applications to individuals you think would benefit from this
wonderful
opportunity.



This annual fellowship is funded by the Ford Motor Company and
organized
by the 92nd Street Y to provide education and support to community
leaders engaged in the nonprofit sector.  To date, 179 individuals
from
46 countries have received the Ford Fellowship, which is now in its
eighth year.



A successful applicant must demonstrate that he or she:

          is a community leader engaged in the nonprofit sector,
either
professionally or as a volunteer;

          is successfully addressing issues that affect the
community's
well-being; and

          would benefit from an intensive three-week nonprofit
management training course in New York.



Previous Ford Fellows include:

          a South African AIDS educator;

          the president of a Jewish aid society facilitating
Bosnia-Herzegovina's transition to democracy;

          a sustainable development expert from Zimbabwe;

          the founder of an Indian organization that educates women
and
children working in the silk industry; and

          an Indonesian advocate for ethnic minorities.



The residency takes place June 5-June 24, 2009 in New York City.
Airfare, accommodation, food, transportation, instruction, and other
program-related expenses are included in the fellowship, and
participants receive a small stipend upon arrival.



During the intensive three-week residency, Ford Fellows take classes
in
areas including nonprofit management strategy and leadership training
at
Columbia University's Picker Center for Executive Education.  The
academic curriculum is complemented by visits to model nonprofits in
New
York City and meetings with academic, business, and government
leaders.
The experience is enhanced by Fellows' residency at the 92nd Street Y,
a
community and cultural center founded in 1874 that now serves over
300,000 people annually.



The Ford Motor Company International Fellowship of the 92nd Street Y
provides a tremendous opportunity to international community leaders,
and I would greatly appreciate your help in distributing the enclosed
brochures and applications to people and organizations that could
benefit from this opportunity.  Again, applications for the 2009
Fellowship must be postmarked, faxed, or emailed no later than June
30,
2008.  For more information about the program, please see the enclosed
brochures or visit our website at www.92Y.org/ford.  Please contact me
at 212.415.5473 or agardy at 92Y.org or my assistant Elizabeth Komoroski
at
212.415.5561 or ekomoroski at 92Y.org if you have any question or wish to
receive additional brochures and applications by email or post mail.
Thank you for your assistance.



With best regards,





Alison Gardy

Director of International Relations

92nd Street Y

212.415.5473

agardy at 92Y.org







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