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08/15/2025

Nominations for the 2025 Disability Inclusion and Humanitarian Awards close in one week!

Honorees will be recognized at Forum 2025 in October. To nominate a deserving organization or individual, please see the instructions in our latest blog post:

Read writing from InterAction on Medium. Convener, thought leader, and voice for NGOs working to eliminate poverty & promote peace. InterAction.org

08/08/2025

Nominations for the 2025 Disability Inclusion and Humanitarian Awards close in two weeks!

Honorees will be recognized at Forum 2025 in October. To nominate a deserving organization or individual, please see the instructions in our latest blog posts:

Read writing from InterAction on Medium. Convener, thought leader, and voice for NGOs working to eliminate poverty & promote peace. InterAction.org

08/01/2025

Call for Nominations: 2025 Humanitarian Award

We are excited to announce that nominations for InterAction's Humanitarian Award are now open! The award honors an individual or individuals whose work reflects important leadership qualities in humanitarian settings such as courage, humility, respect, innovation, creativity, empathy, integrity, and curiosity.

Submit a nomination through the form in our blog 👇

Submissions are now open!

07/31/2025

Call for Nominations: 2025 Disability Inclusion Award

We are excited to announce that nominations for the Disability Inclusion Award are now open! The award, established in partnership with Mobility International USA, honors organizations that have taken exceptional, proactive, and innovative measures to integrate and mainstream people with disability into their general programs, activities, and operations.

Submit a nomination by visiting the form in our blog 👇

Submissions are now open!

06/04/2025

On May 29, InterAction hosted "Building Your Skillset: A Guide to Professional Development," the third session in our ConnectAid series.

The panel discussion provided guidance for humanitarian and development professionals who are seeking to reinforce and expand their skillsets as the foreign assistance landscape continues to rapidly evolve.

The event recap, along with a list of professional development resources, can be found in our latest blog: https://t.co/Xp4WLdNyUz

04/15/2025

On April 9, InterAction hosted our second ConnectAid session, featuring a panel discussion with crisis communications experts Ellen Carmichael of The Lafayette Company and Vanessa Parra of Vanessa Parra Public Relations. The panel discussed how to effectively articulate foreign assistance's return on investment and cultivate a communications strategy across a variety of platforms.

The top three takeaways are highlighted below. The full recap can be found in our latest blog: https://medium.com//beyond-the-noise-crisis-communications-in-foreign-aid-91364cc1c616

03/27/2025

“One of the challenges is you can't just stop and start programming. Things like HIV and AIDS, the minute people are off their treatment, they build up resistance."

Lisa Bos, Vice President for Policy and Government Relations at InterAction, joined Devex to talk through what's next for U.S. foreign assistance.

“We have lost expertise and staff, not just at USAID, but in some of these countries where you had locally employed staff at NGOs who are not going to come back ... I think there will be an immense distrust of the United States as a partner," she added.

Watch the full Devex Pro briefing below ⬇️

Speakers:- Lisa Bos, Vice President, Global Development Policy, Advocacy and Learning, InterAction- Patrick Fine, Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings In...

03/24/2025

"These USAID missions are ... early warning systems for disease outbreaks that can lead to pandemics. Disease cannot be stopped at the U.S. border. It can be stopped only where it originates, which USAID has done successfully."

USAID programs build strategic partnerships that underpin U.S. leadership in addressing numerous global challenges—not just pandemics.

Andrew Natsios, former USAID administrator under President George W. Bush, explains how America's strength lies in relationships USAID missions build with communities.

Washington is in turmoil as career civil servants across the federal government fear they may be fed into the Department of Government Efficiency wood chipper.

03/21/2025

Sudanese refugees who escaped devastating conflict now face a new crisis - dwindling U.S. humanitarian aid.

These families have already endured unimaginable hardship, fleeing violence only to find themselves in increasingly precarious situations as critical assistance programs face funding shortfalls.

Foreign aid isn't just a line item in a budget - it's a lifeline for millions.

InterAction and our partners continue to advocate for robust humanitarian funding that reflects America's values and global leadership role.

The Trump administration's sweeping cuts in foreign aid have impacted programs in northern Ivory Coast to counter the spread of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group.

03/20/2025

"We pray that the U.S. resumes its funding."

Resources for Sudanese refugees have come to a sudden halt as aid programs have been halted or terminated.

HIAS was unable to help a woman who lost everything after a fire ripped through a displacement camp.

Schools run by Jesuit Refugee Service/USA that served 32,000 students had to abruptly close their doors in January.

Programs that are in America's interest are instead leaving behind vulnerable communities and exacerbating insecurity.

Sudanese refugees at the Aboutengue Camp in Chad, most of whom are women and children, say they are desperate for help just weeks after the U.S. government announced drastic foreign aid cuts in January.

03/19/2025

InterAction President and CEO, Tom Hart, speaks today at a panel organized by RESULTS on the role of nonprofits in strengthening democracy.

The webinar will explore the state of advocacy in the nonprofit community and the potential benefits of transformational advocacy.

📆 Today, March 19
🕑 2:00pm

Register here: https://results.org/event/what-is-the-role-of-nonprofits-in-strengthening-our-democracy-exploring-transformational-advocacy

03/18/2025

“In this environment of change and disruption, having Congress pass level funding for foreign assistance” could be seen as a “huge win,” said Lisa Bos, our VP of global development policy and advocacy.

But big questions remain around a recissions package, writes Adva Saldinger for Devex.

A continuing resolution means funding levels will remain the same until September, but what that means for foreign assistance is unclear.