Yale Club of Madrid jointly with Columbia Graduate School of Business Club hosted by IE Law School.

Dear Fellow Yale Club Members and Friends, You are most cordially invited to a ROUND TABLE WITH 6 SPEAKERS + OPEN Q&A TIME on the topic of:

REINVENTING YOURSELF:

looking to NGOs/ONGs as a rewarding career alternative (An opportunity to develop new skills and satisfying experiences)

Thursday, December 1, 2011

7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

IE Law School

C/ María de Molina, 4

Room E-001/002

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:

Pablo García Berdoy, Aspen Institute Spain. “Diplomat moves to a think tank”. Moving from public service to an NGO where ideas reign supreme

Robert Good, Save the Children. “Corporate executive makes career change”. Reform from within: leaving a multinational company for a global NGO

Chip Levengood, Overseas Vote Foundation. “Banker pushes sustainable business model”. Growing a civil society NGO into a software licensing company

Carl Munana, Microvest. “Investment banker tackles small loans”. Investing globally in microfinance (MFIs) for good returns

Kristin Majeska, Philanthropic Intelligence. “Consultant shifts to NGO governance”. Bringing knowledge and funding to further NGO’s mission

Catalina Parra, Fundación Hazloposible. “Management consultant becomes serial social entrepreneur”. Starting a Spanish ONG: making the idea prosper

In the US, the only sector of the economy to be a net creator of new jobs in the last decade was the NGO area – not manufacturing, services, or the government. With the cutback of national budgets likely to continue for some years to come, the opportunities to bring skills from the private sector and government to enhance existing NGOs or build new ones will continue to be an exciting career alternative.

Each of our speakers have experience in the NGO world and are eager to share their experiences with those who may be actively considering such a move or with people who wish to learn more in examining their own career plans.

Each speaker will provide an 8-10 minute presentation, but the true value of the event will be an active dialogue among the audience and the speakers.

As we believe this subject will provoke many new ideas, the discussions will move to a local bar for a glass of wine and further exchanges of experiences.

We hope that members and friends of the two sponsoring clubs will pass the invitation on to others who might be interested, and we also look forward to the participation of many members of other clubs associated with the Ryder Club.

Admission will be free of charge (bar expenses for participant’s own account)

Please RSVP providing name and affiliation to:

chiplevengood@ hotmail.com

We look forward to meeting you on December 1!