Over 30 human rights, international development and faith-based organizations called the Haiti Advocacy Working Group (HAWG) are convening on January 23-25 with Congressional representatives, leaders from Haitian civil society and Haitian Diaspora organizations to discuss progress made in Haiti since the earthquake. The sessions include an amazing line-up of speakers.

Join TransAfrica Forum and Let Haiti Live for a film festival and discussion about lessons learned, aid accountability and transparency and Haitian responses to the post-Quake reconstruction efforts. Where Do We Go From Here? In Commemoration of the January 2010 Haiti Earthquake, on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 16, 2012 3:00 pm

On January 7, 2012 an annual gala celebrating the 208th birthday of Haitian Independence drew over 500 people — mostly Haitian Americans. In a program replete with Haitian folkloric dancing, singing, proclamations, humanitarian awards and speeches, I was invited to speak on the topic of “How we can individually and collectively help Haiti,”

Haitian Americans, Friends of Haiti, and Haitian civil society leaders will converge on Capitol Hill from January 23-25 to meet with members of Congress to discuss progress in rebuilding Haiti. Organized by the Haiti Advocacy Working Group, a coalition of international development, human rights and faith based organizations,

“One hundred and twenty eight homes near Port-au-Prince and which were finished in May, 2010, sat empty for 15 months, despite the fact that hundreds of thousands of refugees were suffering in sordid camps. Finally the homes are occupied… but the majority by squatters,” reports Haiti Grassroots Watch,

On November 16 I had the honor of speaking at a fundraising event for Wheelock College at the JFK Library in Boston. The annual event celebrates students who receive generous four-year scholarships at $20,000 per year because of their proven commitment to community service.

Haiti Grassroots Watch, a collaboration of Haitian grassroots journalists and radio broadcasters, seeking to give voice to Haiti’s poor in the reconstruction process, has just released another series of exposes of the dynamics behind Haiti’s reconstruction.

When many charities have gone, Rotary remains. Connecting Rotary Clubs worldwide to Rotary Clubs in places of great need, Rotary International is the largest non-profit service organization in the world. Haiti alone is host to 19 Haitian Rotary Clubs with over 600 active members.

Haiti is largely dark at night. Not a light pole, not a blue television light, not even a car light pierces the night in many vicinities. Now Haitian youth are breaking the night with a simple technology — one they create. At the Gressier JENKA Training Center for youth, born of a partnership between Haitian NGO,

Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) to the Haiti Fund at the Boston Foundation are due December 1. Proposals are particularly sought from the regions of St. Louis du Sud, Maniche, Cavaillon, Archahaie, Saut D’eau and Boucan Carré. One round of grants will be made in May of 2012 for work in rural livelihoods, innovative education, permanent shelter,

I am a “blan” and will always be a “blan.” As a white woman of privilege I have to work at absorbing the souls, the laments, and the cries of triumph of my Haitian sisters. Unless I do, I know that my meager gestures of solidarity will always be off the mark.

What does it take to be on the front lines against hunger and the powerlessness that breeds it? Utter selflessness. Intrepid character. A pattern of life decisions I did not make. And so I have the highest regard for those who from an early age chose the selfless way.

Our family fund focuses primarily on ending global poverty, because less than 5% of Americans give overseas. So we are as picky about the domestic organizations we support as a child choosing between carrots and spinach. None is more strategic, leverages more dollars from other sources,

I often find myself speaking to groups about Passionate Philanthropy, about what drives donors and what drives leaders. The following article from Alliance Magazine provides a lexicon of qualities that propel vibrant social-profit leaders and those who make their work possible: a sense of “competence, confidence, connection, character, caring and compassion.”

Join attorneys from Mintz Levin, Ropes & Gray and Foley Hoag for a forum with Brian Concannon, Esq., Founder of Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti on November 8. Concannon will discuss using the legal system to build stability, prosperity and protection in Haiti.

Presenting alongside two leading researchers in the field of international development and philanthropy on November 2, Paula Johnson of The Philanthropic Initiative and Rachel Glennerster of the Abdul Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT, I boldly confessed my passionate, right-brained approach to international philanthropy, and my discomfort with metrics.

Join new Haitian-led Foundation Aksyon for a night of Haitian design, food by Todd English, and a musical performance by Wyclef Jean. Proceeds to benefit Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG), Hard Hats for Haiti, and Pan American Development Foundation.