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Thinking globally, acting locally. The Stanley Foundation organizes and supports a number of international, multicultural, and global education projects, including the Catherine Miller Explorer Awards and The Water in My Backyard. For projects in and near our hometown of Muscatine, Iowa, contact Jill Goldesberry.

The foundation partners with local schools to provide resources and learning opportunities for teachers and students. For example, two educators per year are able to study and travel internationally through The Catherine Miller Explorer Awards.

The foundation partners with other Iowa institutions to provide various international events/conferences. Two programs that are cosponsored with the Iowa Council for International Understanding are International Fellows and the Iowa Student Global Leadership Conference.

We also partner with community organizations to provide educational opportunities in our local community. "The Water in My Backyard" is the Annual Community Read for the Environment (ACRE) project to promote reading, writing, and concern about the environment. From April through September 2010, many Muscatine community events are planned for all ages. Please join in one, several, or all of the activities promoted.


Highlights
2010-11 Explorer Awards Entry
2010-11 Explorer Awards EntryFull-time (as of September 1, 2010) K-12 classroom teachers at Saints Mary and Mathias Catholic School or within the Muscatine Community School District may enter the drawing that will determine ten finalists. Learn more.
 
Courier
CourierA quarterly publication, Courier provokes thought on world affairs by giving readers insight into issues driving foundation programming.
Fall 2010 issue PDF (287 KB)
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Review and Vitalization of Peacebuilding
The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission is undergoing its first, five-year comprehensive review. The Stanley Foundation recently convened a meeting to examine key areas of consensus and significant questions remaining in the review process. Read the Policy Memo and the full conference report.
 
The 1540 Hub
The 1540 HubIn 2004, the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 1540 aimed at keeping the ingredients for weapons of mass destruction out of the wrong hands. The 1540 Hub centralizes the various international and NGO resources relevant to 1540 in a single website.
 
Three Voices

Representatives of the Stanley Foundation, the Centre for International Governance Innovation, and the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations examine Leadership and the Global Governance Agenda. Also read their keynote remarks.

 
G-8 and G-20 Resources
G-8 and G-20 ResourcesThe Stanley Foundation's David Shorr, Keith Porter, and Sean Harder attended the G-8 and G-20 Summits in Canada. These resources on the meetings are now available.
 
Policy Analysis
John Blaney, Jacques Paul Klein, and Sean McFate examine peacebuilding lessons from Liberia. Bonnie Jenkins reviews the future of the G-8 Global Partnership. And Bruce Jones asks how the G-20 can help the United Nation perform and reform. See all Policy Analysis Briefs.
 
Now Showing
Now ShowingA new Now Showing event-in-a-box toolkit features Radioactive Challenge, a DVD that helps viewers examine the challenge of securing all vulnerable nuclear materials globally. It aims to encourage discussion of the complexities of the “world’s greatest security challenge,” keeping nuclear material out of the hands of terrorists. Sign Up
 
think.

think., a monthly e-newsletter for today’s global citizens with articles that motivate.
August 2010 issue(12KB)
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Watch and Learn
Watch and LearnStanley Foundation events, talks, video reports, and segments from our Now Showing event-in-a-box series can now be viewed on YouTube. To receive regular updates on our video posts, please subscribe today.
 
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