The Transnational NGO Student Group presents: David Harvey

Leading Out of Crisis: Strategies to Reposition an International NGO for Success Good governance and effective leadership are crucial to “turning around” an NGO in financial and programmatic crisis. The talk will address what defines effective leadership to promote organizational change. Mr. Harvey will also share real-world experiences of managing an NGO in a rapidly changing economic and social environment. David Harvey is president and CEO of ProLiteracy, the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the cause of adult literacy and basic education programs in the United States. Before joining ProLiteracy in 2007, he was founding executive director of the AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families, a national training, research, and advocacy organization in Washington, D.C. He also was project director with the National Disability Rights Network, and began his career as staff assistant to U.S. Representative Sam Gejdenson (D-Conn.). Lunch will be served Sponsor: Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, Co-Sponsor Transnational NGOs Student Group, Co-Sponsor Transnational NGO Initiative, Co-Sponsor