The Asia Foundation

Weekly Insight and Features from Asia
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Events this Week

The Asia Foundation’s president, Doug Bereuter, addresses NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Berlin. To access his speeches on Afghanistan, click here.

The Asia Foundation’s China Representative, Jonathan Stromseth, to Participate in Emergency China Donor Briefing. For more information, click here.

Books for Asia Director, Melody Zavala, to Attend Book Expo America in Los Angeles. For interviews, please contact Debbie Felix at dfelix@asiafound.org.

Barnett Baron, Executive Vice President of the Asia Foundation, led a workshop on governance, internal management and funding of nonprofits for Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA) in Hanoi on May 26. Along with experts from India, Philippines, and the U.S., he covered international experience with nonprofit boards, certification systems, rating, and self-monitoring mechanisms in the three countries. The program was part of a Foundation grant to VUSTA, under which it is preparing a guidebook for Vietnamese NGOs on nonprofit governance, management, evaluation, and funding.