To equip donors to help stop Ebola and its deleterious consequences, New England International Donors (NEID) has launched a Beyond Ebola Fund to second five staff members for 18 months to the Liberian Ministry of Health. NEID also maintains an evolving page of information about the philanthropic and aid response.

November 7, 2014 Karen gave this talk at Harborlight Community Partners in Beverly, MA. Harborlight Community Partners, Inc. is a growing non-profit organization with the capacity and sustainability to provide affordable housing across Southern Essex County.

NEW ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL DONORS 5th ANNIVERSARY DINNER October 8, 2014. As I often tell our five children aged 18-22, “The quality of the choices you make depends on whom you hang out with.” This is just as true in philanthropy.

The St. Boniface Haiti Foundation (SBHF) strives to improve life for the poor of Haiti by facilitating access to quality, affordable health care, educational opportunities and community development programs.

From July 14, 2014 These remarks, edited for this post, were offered to set the context for a philanthropy trip in Haiti hosted by the Haiti Fund at the Boston Foundation on July 14, 2014. The Haiti Fund concentrates on funding grassroots Haitian-led organizations in Haiti and Greater Boston.

Recently Karen Ansara, board member of the Essex County Community Foundation, held an information session with ECCF and The Women’s Fund of Essex County, about the outrage of human trafficking. Read the post below created by Jo Kadlecek, Director of ECCF communications, or you can read it directly on ECCF’s blog.

On June 14th, the Haitian Coalition of Somerville. will host its 11th annual Fundraising Gala from 7-11 pm, at the Holiday Inn at 30 Washington Street in Somerville. The Gala will bring together up to 400 people for an exciting evening of music, dance, a business expo, raffle, auction and investment in our youth.

Boston Public Library hosts programs and exhibitions in May and June that document the arduous journey to the free Republic of Haiti and celebrate more than 200 years of Haitian independence. An exhibition featuring artworks that honor Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture is on display at the Mattapan Branch, located at 1350 Blue Hill Avenue.

PANEL: “I’ll Have What She’s Having!” The Charles Hotel, Cambridge, MAMay 8, 2014Moderator: Lowell Weiss, President, Cascade Philanthropy AdvisorsPresenters: Mario Morino, Morino Institute and Founding Chairman, Venture Philanthropy Partners; and William Campbell, Chair, Campbell Family Foundation and The End Fund Karen’s Prepared Comments (more than were spoken).

Presented to the Partners in Health Board of Trustees (Following photos courtesy of Build Health International)I am here to add the back story to how this magnificent hospital was built, because I have heard about nearly block and pipe that went into it!

The Massachusetts School of Psychology is hosting the 3rd Haitian art exhibition. The Vibrant Streets of Haiti features some 36 artworks from Jacmel artists and New England artists. May 3-June 14, 1 Wells Ave, Newton.

Due to a generous sponsor, all registration fees for the Haiti Funders Conference in Boston on June 5-6 have been waived. In an intimate setting, you will engage in discussions with Haitian government and NGO leaders and enjoy ample unscheduled time for networking and sharing your work.

Read the article for more information and to register.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Twelve faith-based and human rights organizations responded immediately today to the plan unveiled yesterday by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to elimiate cholera in Haiti.

Global travelers will catch a glimpse of Haiti’s and Massachusetts’ rich culture next year when passing through Terminal A of Boston’s Logan Airport. Under the inspiration and direction of Mike Cataldo, Director of Marketing for Massport, the Haitian Artists Assembly of Massachusetts will exhibit in Terminal A’s passageways original paintings by Haitian American artists and Haitian artists.

Dinner and Book Discussion: Mighty Be Our Powers January 14, 2013, 6:30 – 9:00 PM Hunt Alternatives Fund; 625 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA Join NEID for a dinner and discussion on Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War, by 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee.

On December 3 I shared at a No Kid Hungry event for Share Our Strength our personal story of spending nine months on Food Stamps when Jim and I first met over three decades ago. We never forgot what that was like or the desperate families we shopped with.