http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/thunderbirdforgood World trends in ethics, sustainability, corporate social responsibility and international development Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:29:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thunderbird  graduated its first class of scholars this afternoon from the U.S. Department of State and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Entrepreneurship Partnership Program. This group of 28 entrepreneurs, representing 10 nations, is the first of three “global cohorts” of women who will receive training at Thunderbird under the U.S. Department ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/thunderbirdforgood/2012/02/03/thunderbird-graduates-28-women-entrepreneurs/ [caption id="attachment_1480" align="alignleft" width="513" caption="10,000 Women scholars with Professional Women's Forum members at Henkel"][/caption] Written by: Wynona Heim, Program Manager, Thunderbird for Good On Tuesday January 24th, the Professional Women’s Forum of Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. hosted 28 women entrepreneurs from 10 countries in Asia and the Pacific for an afternoon business ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/thunderbirdforgood/2012/01/31/henkel-10000women-jan2012/ After a busy first week filled with intensive coursework on pricing, negotiations, strategy, communications and leadership, the Global Cohort Fellows left Thunderbird for a site visit in downtown Phoenix. They headed to a block of women owned businesses in the Historic Medlock Plaza- Frances, Stinkweeds Records, Smeeks and Halo Piercing. A ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/thunderbirdforgood/2012/01/28/site-visits-bring-pratical-knowledge-to-global-cohort-fellows/ By: Samantha M. Novick Yesterday, Thunderbird welcomed 28 women entrepreneurs from 10 countries to campus for two weeks of intensive business skills training. The program, a partnership between Thunderbird, the U.S. Department of State and the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women initiative, is the first of three “global cohorts” of women who ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/thunderbirdforgood/2012/01/24/global-cohort/ Article prepared through collaboration by Cynthia Braden (Tbird'03) (HTT), Kirby Hayes (USDA), and Rebecca Yagerman (USAID) [caption id="attachment_1457" align="alignleft" width="530" caption="Afghan graduates of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women in Afghanistan meet with leaders of the Ghazni Province PRT team."][/caption] Seven Afghan graduates of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women at the American University of Afghanistan ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/thunderbirdforgood/2011/12/07/ghazniprt/ Written by: Shagufta Parveen, Owner of SUAYYA Enterprises - Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women, Project Artemis Pakistan graduate, 2011 Edited by: Wynona Heim, Program Manager, Thunderbird for Good [caption id="attachment_1446" align="alignleft" width="530" caption="Formal photo of Summit attendees"][/caption] I was recently invited to attend the Istanbul Forum for Economic Cooperation between Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/thunderbirdforgood/2011/11/21/10000-women-and-project-artemis-graduates-from-afghanistan-and-pakistan-come-together/ By Sherbahadar Himmat, Afghan Media Management Program Participant From September 11 - 16, a media management training workshop was executed at Thunderbird School of Global Management for the executive directors of radio and TV stations in Afghanistan, Eastern provinces. I was one of the participants who attended the workshop and would ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/thunderbirdforgood/2011/10/19/sherbahadarhimmat/ by Amy Scerra and Anna Mussman [caption id="attachment_1424" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Mr. Shaiq suggests meeting again in one month to continue the dialogue"][/caption] At a reunion of sorts, nine media entrepreneurs from Nangarhar and Kunar gathered at FOB Fenty on October 13, two weeks after they returned from a 3-week exchange in the ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/thunderbirdforgood/2011/10/17/afghan-media-entrepreneurs-organize-a-reunion/ Thunderbird professor emeritus Llewellyn D. Howell, Ph.D., spoke before a group of about 130 Returned Peace Corps Volunteers at the Malaysian Embassy on September 24 at a luncheon reception hosted by the Malaysian Ambassador to the US, Jamaludin Jarjis, Ph.D. This weekend marks the 50th ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/thunderbirdforgood/2011/09/28/dr-lew-howell-speaks-at-the-malaysian-embassy-in-washington-dc/ By Amy Scerra Thunderbird for Good recently welcomed nine radio and TV station owners and managers from the Afghan provinces for ten days of business training. The United States Army developed this special program in partnership with American Councils for International Education, Thunderbird School of Global Management and Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/thunderbirdforgood/2011/09/22/afghan-radio-media-management/