2012

April

Our Executive Director, Mireille Cronin Mather was honored to be selected as a mentor to a group of fifty students at the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U). Taking place in Washington DC, the conference included students, topic experts, and celebrities in a discussion of pressing global issues. Mireille worked with student participants on the topic of economic development in this exciting opportunity to engage young leaders in FSD’s mission.

2011

August

The Sarlo Foundation continued support of the nationally recognized Sarlo Scholars program, a comprehensive two-semester course that places University of San Francisco with FSD programs. The curriculum provides a solid foundation for students before they work with our community partners, and the Sarlo Scholars continue to support strong outcomes for our beneficiary communities. We are grateful to collaborate on this program with such passionate and inspiring colleagues.

July

FSD Intern, Amanda Nelson, recognized in Hamilton University's newspaper. Read the spotlight on Amanda and her work with FSD

June

FSD Alum Wins $10,000 Davis Project for Peace Award! Nick Egger-Bovet Intends to Discover How Effective Microloans Really Are in Promoting Small Business and Helping the Poor in Chile. Read more >>

May

FSD partnered with PhotoPhilanthropy; an organization connecting non-profits with professional photographers and videographers. We are excited to grow FSD's advocacy efforts through this resource >>

April

FSD partners with the Clinton Global Initiative University.

Masaka, Uganda's local government awards FSD with a Certificate of Recognition for outstanding contributions towards natural resource management.

March 2011

FSD in The Atlantic--FSD Executive Director, Mireille Cronin Mather, quoted in The Atlantic's recent article on Marcin Jakubowski's plan to create low-cost, open-source machines that can make everything you can find in a Walmart. Read "A Mad Scientist's 50 Tools for Sustainable Communities" >>

Aaron Flaster on FSD in GoCollege.com's "A student guide to the gap or bridge year experience"

2010

July

Greatnonprofits.org named FSD the Top-Rated Women's Empowerment Nonprofit in the nation! We owe this award to the extraordinary work of our partner organizations around the world that are working tirelessly to support gender equality in their communities.

April

FSD was awarded "Best of the West" as part of GreatNonprofit's Green Choice Awards 2009. Over the course of Earth Month, more than 26,000 people visited the GreatNonprofits website to review over 100 organizations. FSD's international development programs incorporate environmentally-focused initiatives in countries throughout the developing world.

Travel+Leisure featured FSD as one of its "Best Save-the-Earth Trips". FSD is one of ten organizations recognized for providing an alternative to world travelers where program participants visit sites around the world and develop skills in international development work. Visit Travel+Leisure's website to read the article and view their slideshow. FSD received further recognition when the article was syndicated by MSNBC.

2009

July

FSD was featured in San Francisco Magazine's "Best of the Bay Area '08" edition for our Volunteer Abroad: ProCorps program that connects professionals with community-based organizations in the developing world to offer direct consulting and project support.