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FALL 2014

Access Knowledge.

Access the World.OVERVIEW PRESENAION


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AMERICAN COUNCILS

Provides input to

U.S. and foreign

government poli!

setting supportinginternational

eduation

"or#s in t$e

former Soviet

Union% Eurasia%

Asia% Eastern

Europe% t$e Middle

East% Sout$

Ameria% and

Afria

Manages

programs in

over &'

ountries on (ontinents

Over )' !earse*periene

+unded ,! t$e

U.S. governmentas t$e -gold

standard in

design and

implementation of

U.S. ,ound

e*$ange

programs

InternationalN/O foused onstud! a,road%training% and

ritiallanguages

Reogni0ed as

leader in

resear$ on

foreign

language

learning andoverseas

immersion


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MISSION 1 2ISION

!"ss"onA le#der "n "ntern#t"on#l ed$c#t"on% #c#de&"c

e'ch#nge% #nd o(erse#s l#ng$#ge "&&ers"on%

A&er"c#n )o$nc"ls cre#tes o**ort$n"t"es th#t*re*#re "nd"("d$#ls #nd "nst"t$t"ons to s$cceed

"n #n "ncre#s"ngl+ "nterconnected world.

V"s"onA&er"c#n )o$nc"ls "s co&&"tted to hel*"ng

,$"ld # world o- glo,#ll+ co&*etent c"t"ens%

s$ccess-$l "nst"t$t"ons% #nd res*ons",le

n#t"ons.


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3IS4OR5

1/4Fo$nded #s A)R to #d(#nce the R$ss"#n eld "n the .S. #nd to -oster "ntern#t"on#l coll#,or#t"on

1/3F"rst rec"*roc#l *rogr#&s st#rt5 A))ELS est#,l"shed to #d&"n"ster "n,o$nd st$dent #nd te#cher *rogr#&s to the

.S.

1/3/6Pres"dent"#l 7"gh School E'ch#nge8 *l#ces tho$s#nds o- A&er"c#n #nd R$ss"#n st$dents "n host9co$ntr+

schools #nd ho&e st#+s "n SSR #nd the .S.

1//2FREE:O! S$**ort Act Progr#&s ,eg"ns

2004Fl#gsh"* O(erse#s L#ng$#ge Progr#&s ,eg"n% s$,se;$ent #dd"t"on o- h"gh school #nd $n"(ers"t+ *rogr#&s

200?Koso(o9A&er"c#n Ed$c#t"on F$nd "s st#rted

200F"rst *rogr#&s "n )h"n# est#,l"shed

200/ERE)A *rogr#& ,eg"ns


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OUR CORE2ALUES

S$**ort "ntern#t"on#l ed$c#t"on #nd rese#rch.

Ad(#nce the st$d+ #nd te#ch"ng o- world l#ng$#ges #ndc$lt$res.

:el"(er onl+ the h"ghest ;$#l"t+ ed$c#t"on#l *rogr#&s.

Pro("de #ccess to *eo*le -ro& d"(erse ,#cBgro$nds.

Pro("de necess#r+ s$**ort str$ct$re #nd tools to ens$reed$c#t"on#l ;$#l"t+ #nd o$tco&es.

Recogn"e o$r e&*lo+ees #s o$r &ost (#l$#,le #sset.

:e(elo* #nd n$rt$re l#st"ng glo,#l *#rtnersh"*s.

E(#l$#te *er-ornce to ens$re s$ccess.

Res*ect #ll c$lt$res #nd *eo*les.

O*er#te w"th -#"rness% tr#ns*#renc+% #nd #cco$nt#,"l"t+.


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Wh#t !#Bes s S*ec"#l)LEAR :IFFERENIAORS


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"3A4 MA6ES US SPECIAL7"E PU4 ALL 43E PIECES 4O/E43ER

Respeted

Leaders$ip

E*tensiveE*periene

/eograp$iRea$

On84$e8/roundInfrastruture

E*pertSta9

InstitutionalPartners

:eep 4ies"it$ LoalInstitution

s


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RESPEC4E: LEA:ERS3IP

A&er"c#n )o$nc"ls "s # res*ected

#$thor"t+ on "ntern#t"on#l ed$c#t"on.A&er"c#n )o$nc"ls "s # glo,#ll+ recogn"ed e'*ert "n"ntern#t"on#l ed$c#t"on% #sBed to s*onsor or *resent #t

h$ndreds o- *ro&"nent "nd$str+ e(ents e#ch +e#r.

h$rsd#+ $l+ 2/% 2010% A&er"c#n )o$nc"ls o#rd )h#"rn

R"ch#rd recht #nd Pres"dent :#n :#("dson were "n("ted to

test"-+ ,e-ore # Sen#te )o&&"ttee w"th :#("d )h$% -or&ernder Secret#r+ -or Personnel #nd Re#d"ness #t the .S.

:e*#rt&ent o- :e-ense% on the go(ern&entGs role "n

B"ng l#ng$#ge le#rn"ng # n#t"on#l *r"or"t+.


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/EO/RAP3IC REAC3

we o*er#te "n

&ore th#n 0 co$ntr"es#ro$nd theworld

OnP#lest"n"#n err"tor"esP#B"st#nPh"l"**"nesPol#nd

A-gh#n"st#nAl,#n"#Ar&en"#Aer,#"H#n#hr#"n#ngl#deshel#r$s

osn"#97erego("n#r#"l$lg#r"#)#&eroon)h"n#)ro#t"#Eg+*tEston"###eorg"#

h#n#Ind"#Indones"#Isr#el #*#nord#n

K##Bhst#nKen+#Koso(oK+rg+st#n

K$w#"tLe,#nonL",er"#L",+#L"th$#n"#!#cedon"#!#l#+s"#!#l"!oldo(#!ongol"#!ontenegro

!orocco!o#&,";$eNe*#lN"ger"#

J#t#rRon"#R$ss"#S#$d" Ar#,"#Seneg#lSer,"#S"err# LeoneSlo(en"#

So$th A-r"c#So$th Kore#S$r"n#&e

#"w#n#H"B"st#n#n#n"#h#"l#nd"&or9Leste$n"s"#$rBe+$rB&en"st#n

Br#"nen"ted St#tes,eB"st#nWest #nB=e&en


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ON 43E /ROUN: O2ERSEASIN+RAS4RUC4URE

Sen"or St# S$**ort O(erse#s )o$ntr+ :"rectors "n Ar&en"#% Aer,#"H#n%

eorg"#% K+rg+st#n% !oldo(#% #H"B"st#n%

$rB&en"st#n% Br#"ne

)o$ntr+ Re*resent#t"(es "n Al,#n"#% osn"#9

7erego("n#% $lg#r"#% )h"n#% Koso(o% !#cedon"#%

!ontenegro

Reg"on#l Re*resent#t"(e "n L"th$#n"#

Reg"on#l :"rectors "n Ser,"# #nd K##Bhst#n

we e&*lo+&ore th#n

40

0st# &e&,ers#ro$nd the world

n*#r#lleled On9he9ro$nd St# In

)o$ntr+

? o- o$r st# worB "n co$ntr"es where we h#(e*rogr#&s

O(erse#s st# #re *roc"ent "n the loc#l

l#ng$#ges #nd c$lt$res% w"th +e#rs o- "n9co$ntr+

e'*er"ence

Res"dent :"rectors worB d"rectl+ w"th .S. #nd

-ore"gn st$dent gro$*s "n o(er 20 co$ntr"es

we h#(e

C0

Mo(erse#s


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EMER/ENC5 SUPPOR4

r#(el s$**ort co&*#n+ th#t *ro("des 249ho$r

#ss"st#nce% e&ergenc+ re9,ooB"ng% #nd e(#c$#t"on

ser("ces 249ho$r e&ergenc+ #nd cr"s"s s$**ort "n co$ntr+

O$r res*ons","l"t+ red$ces the r"sB #nd l"#,"l"t+

#ss$&ed ,+ *#rtner "nst"t$t"ons send"ng

*#rt"c"*#nts #,ro#d

We h#ndle the ch#llenges th#t co&e w"th *#rt"c"*#ntso(erse#s.


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:OMES4IC INS4I4U4IONAL PAR4NERS

)r#n,rooB Ac#de&+ o- Art%!"ch"g#n% .S.

we"nt#"n

*#rtnersh"*

sw"th #**ro'"tel+

1%00

0h"gher9ed$c#t"on"nst"t$t"ons "n the.S.


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O2ERSEAS ACA:EMIC INS4I4U4IONAL PAR4NERS

We "nt#"n *#rtnersh"*s w"th h$ndreds o- h"gher9ed$c#t"on "nst"t$t"ons #ro$nd the world.

A-gh#n"st#n 11 Indones"# 2 Ron"# 1

Al,#n"# / Isr#el 1 R$ss"# ?/

Alger"# 1 It#l+ 2 Ser,"# 4

Ar&en"# 10 ord#n 1 So$th A-r"c# 1

Aer,#"H#n K##Bhst#n ? So$th Kore# C

#ngl#desh 1 Koso(o 2 Sw"terl#nd 1

el#r$s 1 K+rg+st#n 10 S+r"# 2

osn"#7erego("n# 4 L"th$#n"# 1 #H"B"st#n 1?

r#"l C !#cedon"# C #n#n"# 1

$lg#r"# C !oldo(# 4 #"w#n 1

)#n#d# 1 !ontenegro 2 h#"l#nd 2

)h"n# 1C !orocco 1 $rBe+ 2)ro#t"# 2 Ne*#l 1 $rB&en"st#n 2

Eg+*t 1 N"ger"# 2 Br#"ne 1C

eorg"# 1/ On 1 ,eB"st#n

7$ng#r+ 1 P#B"st#n 1


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:EEP 4IES O2ERSEAS

/O2ERNMEN4

A&er"c#n )o$nc"ls h#s dec#des o- est#,l"shed rel#t"onsh"*s w"th go(ern&ent oc"#ls #nd

*ol"t"c"#ns th#t *ro("de $s w"th #ccess #nd the #,"l"t+ to o*er#te eect"(el+.

O$r Pres"dent h#s ,een hosted ,+ n#t"on#l Pres"dents #ll o(er the world.

A&er"c#n )o$nc"ls h#s hosted n$&ero$s co$ntr+ Pres"dents "n the .S.

O$r sen"or n#ge&ent s"ts on the ,o#rds o- "ntern#t"on#l *#rtner "nst"t$t"ons #nd glo,#l

"ntern#t"on#l ed$c#t"on org#n"#t"ons.

IN:US4R5

A&er"c#n )o$nc"ls h#s t"es w"th loc#l co&*#n"es #nd ,$s"nesses o(erse#s. We worB w"th

these ,$s"nesses to tr#"n worBers #nd cre#te "nternsh"* *rogr#&s.

NONPRO+I4S

A&er"c#n )o$nc"ls "nt#"ns rel#t"onsh"*s w"th non*rots #ro$nd the world% "ncl$d"ng

org#n"#t"ons th#t were -o$nded ,+ A&er"c#n )o$nc"lsG #l$&n"% now soc"#l entre*rene$rs.

We h#(e the "nst"t$t"on#l connect"ons re;$"red -or s&ooth

o*er#t"ons.


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Wh#t We :oSREA!S OF A)IVI=


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AC4I2I45 S4REAMS

I&&ers"onLe#rn"ng #ndIntern#t"on#l

St$dent!o,"l"t+

Pro-ess"on#lr#"n"ng


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PRO/RAMAC4I2I453ig$er Eduation programsProfessional 4raining

4ea$er and +ault! 4raining

5out$ E*$ange


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SECON:AR5 SC3OOL PRO/RAMS

F$t$re Le#ders E'ch#nge Progr#&

Schol#rsh"*s -or st$dents -ro& E$r#s"# tost$d+ "n .S. h"gh schools -or #n #c#de&"c+e#r

=o$th E'ch#nge #nd St$d+Progr#&

Schol#rsh"*s to h"gh school st$dents -ro&C/ co$ntr"es w"th s"gn"c#nt !$sl"&*o*$l#t"ons to st$d+ "n the .S. -or $* to #+e#r

A&er"c#n Ser,"# #nd !ontenegro=o$th Le#dersh"* E'ch#nge

A *rogr#& -or Ser,"#n #nd !ontenegr"nh"gh school st$dents

E'ch#nges -or )$lt$re% Ed$c#t"on%#nd Le#dersh"*


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E:UCA4OR PRO/RAMS

.S. )entr#l As"# Ed$c#t"on F$nd Pro-ess"on#l de(elo*&ent

*rogr#&s -or $n"(ers"t+"nstr$ctors

Foc$s on c$rr"c$l$& #ndte#ch"ng &ethodolog+

Pro&ote l#st"ng *ro-ess"on#lt"es ,etween -#c$lt+ #ro$ndthe world

e#chers o- )r"t"c#l L#ng$#ges

Engl"sh te#chers -ro& )h"n# #ndEg+*t

S$**ort o- cr"t"c#l l#ng$#gede(elo*&ent

:e(elo* "ntern#t"on#l *#rtnersh"*s-or .S. schools


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3I/3ER E:UCA4ION PRO/RAMS

Fellowsh"* Progr#&s

Koso(o9A&er"c#n Ed$c#t"on F$nd

#t#rst#n 7"gher Ed$c#t"on Progr#&

.S.9)entr#l As"#n Ed$c#t"on Fo$nd#t"on

A! A-gh#n Fellowsh"* Progr#&

n"(ers"t+ :e(elo*&ent E$ro*e#n 7$n"t"es n"(ers"t+

A&er"c#n n"(ers"t+ o- )entr#l As"#

Ed$c#t"on#l Ad("s"ng )enters Access to .S. h"gher ed$c#t"on "n 3

centers #cross E$r#s"#


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PRO+ESSIONAL 4RAININ/

O*en World Le#dersh"* Progr#&!ostl+ non9Engl"sh s*e#B"ng

=o$ng to &"d9le(el *ro-ess"on#lsAer,#"H#n% eorg"#% K##Bhst#n% K+rg+st#n% !oldo(#% R$ss"#%

Ser,"#% #H"B"st#n% Br#"ne

Short9ter& ("s"ts to the .S.

R$le o- L#w% Soc"#l Iss$es% Acco$nt#,le o(ern#nce% )$lt$r#l

Le#ders% #nd )"("l9soc"et+ rel#ted the&es

O(er 2C%000 #l$&n"

o#l to cre#te ongo"ng *#rtnersh"*s w"th .S. hosts

St$d+ o$rsShort9ter& ed$c#t"on#l

*rogr#&s

Pro-ess"on#l -oc$s

Pro-ess"on#l Fellows Progr#&s!onth9long "nternsh"*s -or +o$ng *ro-ess"on#ls

E&*ower Progr#& -or *ro-ess"on#ls worB"ng "n d"s#,"l"t"es elds


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O2ERSEAS PRO/RAMS +OR AMERICANS

O$t,o$nd Progr#&s

Schol#rl+ #nd Pre9:octor#l eld rese#rch%#rch"(#l% #d(#nced rese#rch

Intens"(e l#ng$#ge st$d+ -or $n"(ers"t+st$dents#nd *ro-ess"on#ls -or s$&&er% se&ester%#nd #c#de&"c +e#r

Ind"("d$#l te#ch"ng *l#ce&ents% "nternsh"*s

Fl#gsh"* O(erse#s L#ng$#geProgr#&s

Ad(#nced tr#"n"ng "n Ar#,"c% )h"nese%FrenchWolo-% R$ss"#n% Sw#h"l"% $rB"sh

NSLI9=o$th Progr#&

S$&&er #nd #c#de&"c +e#r -ellowsh"*s -orh"gh school st$dents Ar#,"c% )h"nese%7"nd"% Kore#n% Pers"#n% R$ss"#n% $rB"sh

)LS Progr#&

F$ll+ -$nded "ntens"(e s$&&er l#ng$#ge *rogr#&s -or

.S. $ndergr#d$#te #nd gr#d$#te st$dents st$d+"ngAer,#"H#n"% )h"nese% 7"nd"% #*#nese% Indones"#n%Kore#n% Pers"#n% R$ss"#n% $rB"sh% P$nH#,"% rd$% #nd#ngl#


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EN3ANCIN/ UNI2ERSI45 RESEARC3AN: EN4REPRENEURIAL CAPACI45

he ERE)A Progr#&

A"&s to strengthen R$ss"#n $n"(ers"t+ c#*#c"t+ "n #**l"ed #nd tr#nsl#t"on#l rese#rch #nd

technolog+ tr#ns-er

Foc$ses on ,$"ld"ng $n"(ers"t+ c#*#c"t+ #t R$ss"#n N#t"on#l Rese#rch n"(ers"t"es

:e(elo*s S #nd R$ss"#n $n"(ers"t+ *#rtnersh"*s -or co&&erc"#l""ng "ntellect$#l c#*"t#l #ndenh#nc"ng rese#rch coll#,or#t"on

F$nded ,+ the S R$ss"# Fo$nd#t"on -or Econo&"c Ad(#nce&ent #nd the R$le o- L#w

A&er"c#n )o$nc"ls

Ident"es #nd seeds long9ter& s$st#"n#,le "nno(#t"on9,#sed *#rtnersh"*s ,etween .S. #nd

R$ss"#n "nst"t$t"ons Org#n"es #nd #d(#nces ,"l#ter#l connect"ons #ro$nd rese#rch co&&erc"#l"#t"on thro$gh the

S9R$ss"# Inno(#t"on )orr"dor

)onnects R$ss"#n st#rt$*s to $n"(ers"t"es% reg"on#l econo&"c de(elo*&ent org#n"#t"ons% #nd

,$s"nesses "n the n"ted St#tes

ProHect ech r#ns-er #nd

Rese#rch )o&&erc"#l"#t"on


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+OLLO"8ONALUMNIPRO/RAMMIN/

E'tens"(e #ct"("t"es

Pro-ess"on#l de(elo*&ent

F$nd"ng -or #ssoc"#t"ons

Foc$s on co&&$n"t+

ser("ce

Internsh"* *rogr#&s

lo,#l =o$th Ser("ce :#+


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E:UCA4IONAL:E2ELOPMEN4PRO;EC4S7

4ES4IN/ AN:ASSESSMEN4eorg"#N#t"on#l Assess&ent E'#&% n"(ers"t+

Entr#nce E'#&% de(elo*&ent o- RE!A

e;$"(#lent e'#&

K+rg+st#nn"ed St#te )ollege Entr#nce E'#&s

R$ss"#n"ed St#te E'#&

Br#"nen"(ers"t+ Entr#nce E'#&

.S.P#rtnersh"*s w"th ES% Pro&etr"c% )FA%

LSA #nd others


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O43ER INI4IA4I2ES

S$olarl! Resear$ and Evaluation

We cond$ct #nd *$,l"sh rese#rch on l#ng$#ge #c;$"s"t"on% #ssess&ent #nd "&&ers"on le#rn"ng% "ncl$d"ng

R$ss"#n l#ng$#ge #c;$"s"t"on #nd *er-ornce rese#rch

A FIPSE9-$nded *roHect on the "&*#ct o- short9ter& c$rr"c$l$&9,#sed st$d+ #,ro#d

Rese#rch on the #cc$r#c+ o- n#t"on#l tests "n *red"ct"ng -reshn college *er-ornce

Pre #nd *ost *rogr#& e(#l$#t"ons #nd #ssess&ent4esting 1 Assessment

We *#rtner w"th "nst"t$t"ons on test"ng #nd #ssess&ent "n"t"#t"(es. hese "ncl$de

4est :evelopment

he )ollege o#rd


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Fl$ent O*er#t"ons7OW WE RN OR SINESS


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AMERICAN COUNCILS= S4RA4E/IC PLAN


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.S. o(ern&ent

:e*#rt&ent o- St#te :e*#rt&ent o- Ed$c#t"on

O*en World )enter #t the L",r#r+ o-)ongress

N#t"on#l Endow&ent -or the7$n"t"es

NSEP

SAI: .S. e&,#ss"es #ro$nd the world

Fo$nd#t"ons .S. R$ss"# Fo$nd#t"on

RocBe-eller rothers F$nd

he ohn :. #nd )#ther"ne .!#cArth$r Fo$nd#t"on

O*en Soc"et+ Fo$nd#t"ons

)#rneg"e )or*or#t"on

he er#ld"ne R. :odge Fo$nd#t"on

Ind"("d$#ls

Al$&n"% (ol$nteers% st#% #nd others$**orters

$s"nesses

r#(el 7o$seSB+l"nB

"#B#no(# #nd Assoc"#tes

Other P#rtners

Fore"gn go(ern&ents

7$ndreds o- colleges #nd co&&$n"t+ colleges

World #nB

r#ns*#renc+ Intern#t"on#l

World )onnect

World Ed$c#t"on Ser("ces OPORA )"("c n"on

!#n+ others

PRIMAR5 SOURCES O+ +UN:IN/


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MAR6E4IN/ 1 COMMUNICA4IONS

$"ld"ng A&er"c#n )o$nc"lsG glo,#l ,r#nd "dent"t+ #nd#w#reness

)re#t"ng the org#n"#t"onGs str#teg"c rBet"ng d"rect"on

Est#,l"sh"ng the org#n"#t"on #s # tho$ght le#der "n "ts eld

Pro&ot"ng the org#n"#t"on% "ts strengths% #nd d"erent"#torsrel#t"(e to other *l#+ers "n o$r eld

)re#t"ng new rBets "n wh"ch we c#n *ro("de o$r ser("ces

Pro("d"ng A) de*#rt&ents w"th rBet"ng s$**ort to *ro&otethe"r *rogr#&s

I&*le&ent"ng *ro&ot"on#l (eh"cles to #cco&*l"sh the #,o(e"ncl$d"ng ("deo *rod$ct"ons% coll#ter#l ter"#l de(elo*&ent%*hotogr#*h+% we,s"te% #nd soc"#l &ed"#

he !#rBet"ng :e*#rt&ent "s Foc$sed On


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O$r *h"l#nthro*"c -oc$s "s to

ed$c#te% "n-or&% #nd ,$"ldrel#t"onsh"*s w"th *eo*le #ndorg#n"#t"ons "nterested "n*#rtner"ng w"th A&er"c#n)o$nc"ls to e'*#nd theed$c#t"on#l o*t"ons o- st$dents%

te#chers% go(ern&ent oc"#ls%#nd co$ntr"es we ser(e.

:E2ELOPMEN4 AN: +UN:RAISIN/

A&er"c#n )o$nc"ls o#rd &e&,ers )or*or#t"ons #nd -o$nd#t"ons A&er"c#n )o$nc"ls e&*lo+ees A&er"c#n )o$nc"ls cor*or#te *#rtners !#Hor9*l#nned g"("ng donors Fore"gn *h"l#nthro*"c donors Fore"gn cor*or#te *#rtners

Our p$ilant$ropi funders are7


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A /REA4 PLACE 4O "OR6

A&er"c#n )o$nc"ls w#s n#&ed one o- theo* ?0 Non9Prots to worB -or "n 2011AN: 201C% ,#sed on # n#t"on#l s$r(e+.

he s$r(e+ w#s s*onsored ,+ the Non9Prot "&es #nd cond$cted ,+ est)o&*#n"es ro$*.

Org#n"#t"on#l )$lt$reP#ss"on#te #nd ded"c#ted st#Strong worB eth"c7"ghl+ tr#"ned #nd cre#t"(e th"nBerslo,#l te#&s


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