Current activities
European Identity Seminar:
Immigration and Integration (PSC 414), January 5-15, 2010 (Paris -
Amsterdam - Cologne); see:
pictures.
Leadership and Effectiveness of Transnational NGOs: Research
Perspectives
Invited lecture at the
Hauser
Center for Nonprofit Organizations
(with
Tosca
Bruno-van Vijfeijken); hosted by the Humanitarian &
Development NGOs domain
Weil Town Hall (Belfer L1) at the Kennedy School, Harvard University,
December 1, 2009, 11.30-1pm.
COLLOQUY: International NGO Networks in Times of Crisis
Association for
Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
(ARNOVA) Cleveland, OH • November 19–21, 2009
Chair: Derick Brinkerhoff, RTI
International
Presenters: L. David Brown, Harvard
University; Hans Peter Schmitz, Syracuse University;
Thomas Fox, Chairman of the Board,
ELMA Philanthropies Services
NETWORKS AND PARTNERSHIPS AMONG TRANSNATIONAL NGOS, with Khaldoun Abou
Assi, Ines Mergel and Lorena Viñuela
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
(APPAM)
Fall 2009 conference in Washington, DC,
November 5-7, 2009.
Which
Measurements Matter?
Developing Better Measures of Organizational
Performance and NGO Ranking (.pdf-file), Monday Developments.
Workshop: Spiral Model - 10 Years After
Jointly Organized by the Freie Universität Berlin’s Center on
Transnational Relations and the University of Wyoming’s International Studies
Program
Laramie WY, August 27-29, 2009
Strategy Evaluation Report of Plan Guatemala’s Country Strategic Plan 2010,
June 2009, 81 pagesauthored by: Tosca Bruno-van
Vijfeijken, Uwe Gneiting, Hans Peter Schmitz, and Otto Valle
(contributing author)
InterAction Forum 2009, July 6-9, Arlington, VA
Which Measurement Matters? Developing Better Measures of Organizational
Performance and NGO Ranking
NGOs are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their effectiveness and
accountability. Yet metrics like overhead ratios or project outputs don’t
meaningfully measure the impact — positive or negative — that NGOs have on the
complex problems they address. Effective performance measurement systems should
help NGOs achieve greater social impact and be more accountable to the
communities they serve. This panel will explore the potential for NGOs,
academics and rating agencies to work together on more meaningful measures of
performance and impact.
Moderator:
Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken, Program Administrator,
Transnational NGO Initiative, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, Maxwell
School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Syracuse University
Panelists:
Ken Berger, President & CEO, Charity Navigator
Hans Peter Schmitz, Associate Professor of Political Science,
Maxwell School, Syracuse University
Maliha Khan, Director for Program Impact, Knowledge and
Learning, CARE
Schmitz, Hans Peter and George E. Mitchell (2009)
Bracing for Impact,
in:
Monday Developments, 27 (4), 20-22.
Recipient of Syracuse University's
2009 Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty
Recognition Award.
