Career
Fields -
Development
Learn About Development
Professional Associations
and Networking Resources
Organization Directories
Job and Internship
Resources
Fellowship Resources
Learn
About Development
Materials in the CDC Resource Library
Careers in International
Affairs
Access Guide to International Affairs Internships:
Washington, DC
So You Want to Join the Peace Corps
A Life Inspired: Tales for Peace Corps
Service
The Great Adventure: Volunteer Stories
of Live Overseas
How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering
Overseas
The Big Guide to Living and Working
Overseas
Ch. 30 Careers in International Development, offers an
overivew of the career options, websites for jobs listing,
print resource bibliography, and programs to get involved
with.
Online Resources
WWW Library: International Affairs
Resources by Elizabethtown
College www.etown.edu/vl/
List of links on topics such Development,
internships, Public Health, Policy
and regional topics.
Association
of Professional Schools of International Affairs www.apsia.org/apsia/search/schoolSearch.php
Searchable database of institutions with International Affairs
programs.
Professional
Associations
and Networking
Resources
International
Students Groups haas.stanford.edu/index.php/item/848#student
This
link from the Haas Center for Public
Service will connect you to a list
of Stanford student groups such
as Project Dosti, Stanford Association
for Internaitonal Development,
and Volunteers in Latin America.
World
Affairs Council of
Northern California www.itsyourworld.org/
The World Affairs Council was founded in 1947 out of the interest generated
by the founding of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945. With
over 10,000 members, we are the largest international affairs organization
on the west coast. The WAC hosts more than 200 events every year with
leading political and business leaders, academics, journalists, and
artists. Council events are a unique opportunity to engage in candid
discussions with people who are shaping the world. Most events are
open to the general public, and we encourage open discussion.
Foreign
Policy Association www.fpa.org/
The Foreign Policy Association (FPA) is a non-profit
organization dedicated to inspiring the American public
to learn more about the world. Founded in 1918, FPA provides
independent publications, programs and forums to increase
public awareness of, and foster popular participation
in, matters relating to those policy issues.
Women's Foreign Policy Group www.wfpg.org/
The Women’s Foreign Policy Group advances women’s
leadership and highlights their contributions through international
issues programs with women leaders as speakers and leadership
development activities, including mentoring and internships.
Peace
and Collaborative Development Networking internationalpeaceandconflict.ning.com/
This is
a free professional networking site (with over 1285 members
from around the world) to foster dialogue,
connections, and sharing of resources in international
development, conflict resolution, gender mainstreaming,
human rights, social entrepreneurship and related fields.
Please take a moment to look around, contribute to a discussion
topic, start your own blog, connect with colleagues, invite
others to join, create your own profile and more.
Organization
Directories
Materials in
the CDC Resource
Library
World Affairs Council of Northern California
Research Centers (U.S.
and Canada)
Handout: Think Tanks
Online Resources
International
Development Directory www.devdir.org/
Searchable directory (by
country), of international
development organizations,
Government, Private Sector Institutions, Development Agencies, Universities,
Research and Training Institutes, NGOs/PDOs, Grantmakers, Banks, Microfinance
Institutions and Development Consulting Firms.
UN Department of Public Information
NGO Directory www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/asp/form.asp
Searchable database of NGO's by region and activity
World
Affairs Organizations in Northern CA http://www.wwwc.org/wan/wanframeset.html
Searchable directory of over 400 nonprofit organizations
in the Bay area. Search by subject of name.
BOND (British Overseas for Non Governmental Development) www.bond.org.uk/
Network of more than 280 UK based voluntary organizations working
in international development and development education. Good links
section.
BAIDO (Bay Area International Development Organizations) www.baido.org/
Good resources, articles and links on international development
and getting involved in the Bay Areas.
Idealist
(Action Without Borders) www.idealist.org/
This website lists a variety of non-profit jobs, internships and volunteer
opportunities, as well as an extensive non-profit organization directly.
Searchable by a variety of development issues and geographic locations.
WANGO:
Worldwide NGO Directory wango.org/resources.aspx?section=ngodir
The World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations
(WANGO) is an international organization uniting NGOs
worldwide in the cause of advancing peace and global
well being. Search
the database by region, country, focus area and keyword.
Union
of International Associations: Intergovernmental Organization
Directory www.uia.org/services/databases.php
This unique free service allows you to search the websites of all intergovernmental
organizations (IGOs), comprising over 3000 bodies including the United Nations,
the European Commission, the World Bank, etc.
Human Rights International Directory
hri.ca/organizations-databank.asp
Comprehensive listing of institutions working in the
field of human rights. Over 10,000 entries.
Resource Center Vietnam www.ngocentre.org.vn/
List of NGO's in Vietnam.
Alert
Net www.alertnet.org
Global NGO directory, searchable by expertise and location.
Pacific
Development Directory www.dev-zone.org/pdd/index.php
Directory of NGO's the Pacific Islands area.
United States Institute of
Peace www.usip.org/resources/research-centers
Links section has list of international
research centers on international
relations, international organizations and foreign ministry.
National Institute of Research Advancement www.nira.or.jp/english/nwdtt/nwdtt.html
List of international relations think tanks and research
centers all over the world.
EDIRC (Economic Departments, Institutes and Research Centers
in the World) by the Univ. of Connecticut edirc.repec.org/ttanks.html
UN Systems www.unsystem.org/
Website that organizes UN agencies alphabetically or thematically.
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