Bill is a Dartmouth graduate with a degree in economics and has spent the past 30 years in financial management in a variety of industries. Having done well in the private sector, he has decided to give his time to support worthwhile causes in the non-profit sector. Bill works with AIDemocracy staff and Board of Directors to ensure that the organization’s financial reporting is timely, accurate, and transparent. With solid financial management supporting our efforts, Program Directors can more effectively reach the goals of AIDemocracy and its grantors.
Bill Murray – Finance Manager
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The world under binoculars
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This April, the family of spy agencies in the USA received a new member agency, which will focus on Iran, North Korea and China. The new Defense Clandestine Service has now increased the number of intelligence agencies in the US to seventeen. The US is attempting to cover all its counterparts. According to the defense secretary, Leon Panetta, the US is attempting to “do global coverage.” The new agency has been designed to assist Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in strategic issues. So far, DIA has been swamped with intelligence gathering in … [Read more...]
The European Dilemma
May 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
According to the European Anti – Poverty Network (EAPN), one in seven persons in the EU faces the risk of poverty. Children and older persons are at even higher risk. One of the causes of neglect towards the situations of these individuals is that many in power associate poverty with developing countries. The problem lies in the European institutional constructions of identity. According to EAPN, poverty is a state of being that violates our human rights. They argue that poverty: “is a direct attack on people's fundamental rights, limits the … [Read more...]
Global Scholar – The only summer global leadership experience that lasts year-round!
May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Global Scholar prepares young leaders who understand and take action to build a more peaceful, healthy, just and sustainable world. Our curriculum is centered around three main components: Understanding the global system: We explore what makes the global system tick, including the roles and responsibilities of states, the United Nations, the G8 and citizens Exploring specific global challenges: We unpack key challenges facing our world and our generation, including security, poverty, climate change, health, wars, rights and justice, and … [Read more...]
As Europe fights against recession, social unrest and inequality bloom
May 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In April this year, the International Labor Organization (ILO) warned the EU of annihilating consequences for the labor market of the EU austerity measures. Hatred, insecurity and suicide have increased, while the economy remains in ruins. Unemployment is on the rise globally. According to the ILO estimate, around 202 million people will be unemployed in 2012, which is an increase in 6 million from 2011. More than two thirds of European countries have experienced an increase in unemployment in the last six months. According to Eurostat, “24.772 … [Read more...]
2012: Challenge Accepted, How the Weekend Was Won
April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
They said it was impossible--that such a feat could not be accomplished for a generation so young. Surely, there must have been some other way. But, alas, as the sun rose over the District one April morning, platoons of young men and women alike set off on a most grueling expedition: Seven blocks. Eight in the morning. On a Saturday. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. Americans for Informed Democracy held its 2012: Challenge Accepted conference almost two weekends ago, and in case you missed it: we’re sorry for your loss. The event lasted two days and was held … [Read more...]
No Kidz Alowd – Millenials in the Non-Profit Sector
April 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Frank Woodruff - Participant of 2012: Challenge Accepted Conference At 29 years old, I consider myself a young person in community development. Of course that’s relative. If I were working in politics and campaigns, I would be considered a veteran. If I were an NFL quarterback, I would be in my prime. I’m too old to be drafted into the military, and too young to run for US Senate. I am often asked by friends and family, ‘What is community development?’ My response is simple. When a group of individuals realize that a collective effort … [Read more...]
The Price of Supremacy
April 25, 2012 By 1 Comment
By Andrew Kim - Participant of 2012: Challenge Accepted Conference As the 2012 presidential election nears, candidates confidently profess that their policies and visions will maintain the superpower status that has become the foundation of American pride. On the campaign, candidate Mitt Romney promises an “American Century,” one in which “America leads the free world, and the free world leads the entire world[1],” further emphasized by the release of his most recent book, No Apology: The Case for American Greatness. Such assurances especially … [Read more...]
Paving the Yellow BRICS Road to Global Change
April 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The first BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) Summit was held in 2009 with the intention of consolidating inter-economic ties between the four countries. The second and third summit brought forth discussions on inclusive growth and renewable energy within the framework of environment and food security. Consequently, in 2010, South Africa was added to the exclusive club – and “BRIC” became “BRICS.” The recent conclusion of the fourth BRICS Summit on March 29, 2012 brought forth a deluge of questions regarding the position of BRICS on … [Read more...]
The Key to Long Term Food Security: Small Scale Farmers
April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Although it is imperative that people in dire need of food get immediate relief and assistance, there needs to be long term solutions put in place to avert future crises. One cannot predict a huge drought, but the rainfall in in East Africa has been low for the past two years, partially as a result of human induced climate change. By the time five regions of Somalia were officially declared to be experiencing famines in July 2011, 3.7 million people were already in need of emergency aid and 10 million were affected. Yet, in August 2010, USAID … [Read more...]
Depleted uranium: Side effects of nuclear weapons development
April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Since their use in the Gulf War for the first time, depleted uranium penetrators continue to haunt most areas where the US troops were deployed in the Middle East. However, the threat they pose to people and their connections to nuclear weapons have been overlooked by most politicians and civilians. Depleted uranium (DU) is a lethal weapon. DU is a highly concentrated substance left over from the enrichment process that produces nuclear fuel and bombs. DU bullets were developed in the 1970s with the purpose of destroying top-line Soviet tanks. As a … [Read more...]
