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A Word from the Executive Director

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ABDF.org was approached by an Australian NGO, NTA East Indonesia Aid, to meet and share best practices. Melton Cartes, ABDF’s Development Director and I had a fascinating conversation with Dr. Colin Barlow and his wife about the founding and maturation of NTA during a recent visit to San Francisco.

Among items discussed was the concept of building trans national partnerships while retaining the culture of a small, independent NGO. ABDF highly values the concept of tangible, transparent projects and the opportunity to scale impact with a partner can both complement and challenge this culture. You can learn more about NTA at www.nta.org.au. I’ll continue posting on this topic as it develops.

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The Promise of ABDF.org

April 29th, 2009
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The promise of ABDF.org is unlimited in its potential to make change in the lives of those who live in post tsunami Asia. Setting ABDF.org apart from so many good organizations trying to alleviate poverty and spur development is its commitment to three core values: Read the rest of this entry »

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