This webcast (recorded on March 17th, 2018) features CCI Alumni, Ana Lucía Cole, discussing her team’s experience applying for the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF). By sharing the challenges she faced; everything from form completion, engaging with the US Embassy, choosing a topic, and the difficult task of thinking through real world scenarios and ideas before they become reality, the viewer will get an applicant’s perspective first hand.
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The following sessions took place in this virtual auditorium. PLease select the corresponding tab TO THE LEFT to access the session archive.
- Opening Session – Greetings from CCI Team (Amanda Fletcher and John Sedlins)
- Opening Session – CCI Alumni Making a Difference: Alumni Panel (Charlotte West)
Alumni will share their experiences engaging in community development after returning from the United States. CCI students have started their own NGOs, volunteered through international non-profits, and worked with organizations engaged with language and culture. Panelists from Indonesia, Ghana, Colombia, Pakistan, and South Africa will share their stories and provide tips on how to get involved in your own community. - Closing Remarks – Review of Alumni Resources (Joan Zaffarano)
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Skills to Advance Peacebuilding Pathways
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The world today faces many challenges including environmental degradation, poverty, forced migration, and violence. However, strategies can be employed in communities to promote peacebuilding outcomes. In this session, David Smith will share with participants specific approaches and still sets that are important to implementing and succeeding in peacebuilding projects.[/tab] [tab title=”Presenter(s)”]Presenter(s)
David J. Smith
Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc.
David J. Smith’s work spans the fields of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and civic and global education. He has over 30 years’ experience as an educational consultant, lawyer, family, business, and community mediator, college professor, trainer, senior program officer and manager, and author. David supports educators, youth, and professionals in developing institution-wide initiatives and student activities promoting civic, conflict, and peacebuilding awareness. He works with groups and individuals in need of career and conflict coaching, mediation, and conflict engagement assistance. He has consulted with nearly 400 colleges around the U.S. and has given over 600 talks on peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and international education. He is the president of the Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc., a 501c3 not-for-profit that offers experiential learning opportunities for students and professionals. He was formerly a senior program officer and coordinator of national outreach at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He has taught at Harford Community College, Goucher College, Towson University, Georgetown University, and currently at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. David was a founding member of the Harford County (Maryland) Community Mediation Commission. He was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tartu (Estonia) teaching peace studies and alternative dispute resolution. David is the recipient of the William Kreidler Award for Distinguished Service to the field of Conflict Resolution given by the Association for Conflict Resolution and the inaugural Global Education Award for Outstanding Voluntary Service Leadership given by the World Affairs Council/Washington, DC. David is past chair of the Rockville (Maryland) Human Rights Commission, where he received the Community Mediator of the Year Award. His clients have included the Fulbright Association, where he led its diversity initiative, and Street Law, Inc., where he spearheaded its community college efforts. David is the author of Legal Research and Writing (Cengage, 1996) and editor of Peacebuilding in Community Colleges: A Teaching Resource (USIP Press, 2013). He recently published Peace Jobs: A Student’s Guide to Starting a Career Working for Peace (Information Age Publishing, 2016) and is the co-author of USIP Special Report 246 Graduate Education and Professional Practice in International Peace and Conflict (August 2010). He has published in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Education, Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Community College Journal, Journal of Peace Education, Huffington Post, The New York Times, and Baltimore Sun. He is a graduate of American University (BA, political science & urban affairs), George Mason University (MS, conflict analysis & resolution), and the University of Baltimore (JD). He lives in Rockville, Maryland, with his wife, who teaches nursing at Montgomery College, and daughter, who is a high school senior. Their son is serving in the Peace Corps in Namibia. David holds dual American and Canadian citizenship.
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The world today faces many challenges including environmental degradation, poverty, forced migration, and violence. However, strategies can be employed in communities to promote peacebuilding outcomes. In this session, David Smith will share with participants specific approaches and still sets that are important to implementing and succeeding in peacebuilding projects.[/tab] [tab title=”Presenter(s)”]Presenter(s)
David J. SmithForage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc.
David J. Smith’s work spans the fields of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and civic and global education. He has over 30 years’ experience as an educational consultant, lawyer, family, business, and community mediator, college professor, trainer, senior program officer and manager, and author. David supports educators, youth, and professionals in developing institution-wide initiatives and student activities promoting civic, conflict, and peacebuilding awareness. He works with groups and individuals in need of career and conflict coaching, mediation, and conflict engagement assistance. He has consulted with nearly 400 colleges around the U.S. and has given over 600 talks on peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and international education. He is the president of the Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc., a 501c3 not-for-profit that offers experiential learning opportunities for students and professionals. He was formerly a senior program officer and coordinator of national outreach at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He has taught at Harford Community College, Goucher College, Towson University, Georgetown University, and currently at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. David was a founding member of the Harford County (Maryland) Community Mediation Commission. He was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tartu (Estonia) teaching peace studies and alternative dispute resolution. David is the recipient of the William Kreidler Award for Distinguished Service to the field of Conflict Resolution given by the Association for Conflict Resolution and the inaugural Global Education Award for Outstanding Voluntary Service Leadership given by the World Affairs Council/Washington, DC. David is past chair of the Rockville (Maryland) Human Rights Commission, where he received the Community Mediator of the Year Award. His clients have included the Fulbright Association, where he led its diversity initiative, and Street Law, Inc., where he spearheaded its community college efforts. David is the author of Legal Research and Writing (Cengage, 1996) and editor of Peacebuilding in Community Colleges: A Teaching Resource (USIP Press, 2013). He recently published Peace Jobs: A Student’s Guide to Starting a Career Working for Peace (Information Age Publishing, 2016) and is the co-author of USIP Special Report 246 Graduate Education and Professional Practice in International Peace and Conflict (August 2010). He has published in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Education, Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Community College Journal, Journal of Peace Education, Huffington Post, The New York Times, and Baltimore Sun. He is a graduate of American University (BA, political science & urban affairs), George Mason University (MS, conflict analysis & resolution), and the University of Baltimore (JD). He lives in Rockville, Maryland, with his wife, who teaches nursing at Montgomery College, and daughter, who is a high school senior. Their son is serving in the Peace Corps in Namibia. David holds dual American and Canadian citizenship.
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Personal Branding On Social Media: Rules + Tools + Strategies
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You are your own brand. You are unique, passionate, and strong. You believe in global projects, improving lives, and traveling on purpose – to grow yourself, and in turn, you help the world grow too… How do you get your message heard?
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You are your own brand. You are unique, passionate, and strong. You believe in global projects, improving lives, and traveling on purpose – to grow yourself, and in turn, you help the world grow too… How do you get your message heard?
You will take away modern, real-time, easy to implement growth strategies to use on your social platforms to get noticed. Fundamentally, when you leave this training you will have a sense of energy, determination, and confidence.
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Sonja Thorsvik
MonkeyFist Media
Founder of Monkey Fist Media, a digital strategy company serving more than 90K active engaged humans each month based out of Baltimore, MD, USA & providing services virtually worldwide. The Monkey Fist Media process has helped small and medium businesses expand their online reach by over 800%.
Her clients span the globe in industries such as: Startups, Coworking, Fashion, Architecture, Yoga, Healing Retreats, Maritime, Higher Education, Automotive, Newspaper, General Contracting, Nonprofit, Magazine, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Event Trade Shows, Sailing Regattas, Sports, and International Education.
Currently, she is working with the inventor of Google Maps who is building a zero-emissions cruising catamaran yacht to track the oceans floors using hydrogen, solar, and wind energy producing no fossil fuels.
Sonja has traveled to over 45 countries and ran her business from a co-working space in Bali last summer.
Sonja holds an M.A. in International Education from the SIT Graduate Institute, a B.A. in Cultural Studies where she studied abroad three times, a TESOL certificate, and has two B-School advanced certificates in Marketing and Advertising. In her past life, Sonja worked in Higher Education as a Study Abroad Director in Los Angeles.
Follow Sonja:
https://www.facebook.com/monkeyfistmedia/
https://www.instagram.com/sthorsvik/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonjathorsvik/
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Storytelling for Impact
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Storytelling is a powerful skill to get your message heard, build connections with the people around you, and make an impact on your community. This workshop will teach you the elements of great storytelling and guide you through the process of using stories in your work and life. You will leave the workshop with a toolkit of storytelling skills along with resources to learn more. [/tab] [tab title=”Presenter(s)”]Presenter(s)
Mary Kay Hazel
Program Designer, The Collaboratory, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
After nearly 4 years as the director of an educational nonprofit in India, Mary Kay recently returned to the US to join the Department of State’s Collaboratory team, whose mission is to design, pilot, and spread new approaches to public diplomacy. Mary Kay brings hands-on knowledge of education systems along with a keen eye for inclusion to her work. She specifically focuses on leveraging the power of storytelling for public diplomacy, evaluating the impact of the Collaboratory’s work, and extending ECA programs to underserved populations both domestically and internationally. Outside of work, Mary Kay plays the piano and French horn and enjoys deep dive conversations on pop culture.[/tab] [tab title=”Session Archive”]Please complete the following form to view the session archive:
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Storytelling is a powerful skill to get your message heard, build connections with the people around you, and make an impact on your community. This workshop will teach you the elements of great storytelling and guide you through the process of using stories in your work and life. You will leave the workshop with a toolkit of storytelling skills along with resources to learn more. [/tab] [tab title=”Presenter(s)”]Presenter(s)
Mary Kay HazelProgram Designer, The Collaboratory, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
After nearly 4 years as the director of an educational nonprofit in India, Mary Kay recently returned to the US to join the Department of State’s Collaboratory team, whose mission is to design, pilot, and spread new approaches to public diplomacy. Mary Kay brings hands-on knowledge of education systems along with a keen eye for inclusion to her work. She specifically focuses on leveraging the power of storytelling for public diplomacy, evaluating the impact of the Collaboratory’s work, and extending ECA programs to underserved populations both domestically and internationally. Outside of work, Mary Kay plays the piano and French horn and enjoys deep dive conversations on pop culture.[/tab] [tab title=”Session Archive”]Please complete the following form to view the session archive:
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