Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO STATE-BUILDING & TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT, AUTHORITATIVE & PRACTICAL POLICY ADVICE TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY & NATIONAL LEADERS WHO ARE TASKED WITH CREATING EFFECTIVE STATES IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD.
COUNTRY WORK - ISE WORKS WITH COUNTRY PARTNERS TO UNDERSTAND COUNTRY CONTEXT AND TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS TO FIT THAT CONTEXT, WITH SMALL TEAMS OF EXPERTS THAT USE CUTTING EDGE METHODOLOGIES THAT ARE LESS COSTLY AND MORE IMPACTFUL THAN MANY OTHER CURRENT APPROACHES. ISE'S APPROACH RELIES ON BUILDING SYSTEMS ACROSS GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS, PROMOTING GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY THROUGH FOSTERING INCLUSIVE MARKETS, AND ENHANCING CITIZEN INCLUSION AND EMPOWERMENT BY EXPANDING THE SPACE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY. ISE TEAMS ALSO PROVIDE ADVISORY SUPPORT IN KEY THEMATIC AREAS, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAPS, CHARTING THE REQUIRED GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKS AND STEPS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT FROM START TO FINISH; AND SOCIAL AND PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY IN THE FACILITATION OF INCLUSIVE, LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT (CDD) PROGRAMS.AFGHANISTAN SUPPORT INITIATIVE - ISE PROVIDES TECHNICAL ADVICE TO SUPPORT INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-RELIANCE IN AFGHANISTAN. OUR EXPERTS PROVIDE STRATEGIC ADVICE ACROSS THE FOLLOWING AREAS: I) PUBLICFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH; II) INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT AND REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY; III) DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND NATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGN FOR PROGRAMS THAT ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE; IV) GLOBAL LESSONS LEARNED FROM AFGHANISTAN TO IMPROVE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT.
NETWORKS, PARTNERSHIP, AND DISSEMINATION - ISE ORGANIZES AND PARTICIPATES IN EVENTS ON STATE BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT IN FRAGILE CONTEXTS IN ORDER TO CREATE NETWORKS AND PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS FIELDS RELEVANT TO ISE'S WORK AND CREATES PRODUCTS TO DISSEMINATE IDEAS AND DEVELOP THINKING ON STATE-BUILDING ISSUES. AUDIENCES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PUBLIC SECTOR, BUSINESS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY, AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
INSIGHT AND ANALYSIS - ISE'S ANALYSIS IS INFORMED BY YEARS OF ENGAGING WITH REFORM-MINDED LEADERS AND WORKING WITH POLICYMAKERS AND PRACTITIONERS ON GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES IN A VARIETY OF CONTEXTS. OUR ANALYSIS CENTERS ON CORE STATE FUNCTIONS AND AIMS TO HELP LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS PREPARE FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. ISE CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND PROVIDES INPUTS TO POLICY THROUGH SEVERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING: "STATE OF THE STATE" DIALOGUE AND RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY GAINS, LESSONS LEARNED AND EMERGING TRENDS; "RE-EXAMINING THE TERMS OF AID" (RTOA) TO REVIEW HOW INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS CAN ADDRESS THE SOVEREIGNTY GAP; ASIA REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY TO ANALYZE, UNDERSTAND, AND ADVANCE A SET OF REGIONAL RELATIONSHIPS TO SUPPORT IMPROVED EXCHANGE, INCREASED CONNECTIVITY, BETTER GOVERNANCE, AND MORE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY IN THE BROADER CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIAN REGION. ISE IS CONDUCTING ANALYSIS INTO CURRENT TRENDS IN ASIAN REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY, WORKING TO FORECAST LIKELY SCENARIOS, AND FACILITATE CONSENSUS ON FUTURE WAYS FORWARD; SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS TO MAP PATHWAYS FROM POVERTY TO PROSPERITY AND FROM AUTOCRACY TO DEMOCRACY OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST CENTURY TO EXTRACT RELEVANT LESSONS FOR TODAY'S CHALLENGES. THIS ALLOWS FOR COMPARISON ACROSS TIME AND CONTEXT. COUNTRIES ANALYZED HAVE INCLUDED RWANDA, CHILE, SPAIN, SINGAPORE, FINLAND AND TURKEY; DATA & DIGITAL -ISE'S DATA AND DIGITAL PROGRAM AIMS TO FILL A GAP IN THE MARKET BY CREATING SOLUTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR - COGNIZANT OF THE NEEDS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF A PUBLIC SECTOR CONTEXT. THE AIMS OF THE DATA & DIGITAL PROGRAM ARE DEEPLY ROOTED IN ISE'S BROADER VISION OF ADDRESSING SYSTEMS AND CREATING MORE EFFECTIVE CHANNELS BETWEEN STATE AND CITIZEN. THROUGH BOTH RESEARCH AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, THE ISE DATA & DIGITAL PROGRAM GIVES ADVICE TO GOVERNMENTS AND DEVELOPS PRODUCTS AND RESEARCH TO ENABLE INNOVATIVE PERSPECTIVES IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR A MORE CITIZEN-CENTERED STATE. THE DATA & DIGITAL TEAM HAS DEVELOPED A REFORM TRACKER, WHICH CODIFIES AND TRACKS THE SEQUENCE OF GOVERNMENT REFORMS AFTER PERIODS OF TRANSITION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Clare Lockhart | DIRECTOR/CEO/PRESIDENT | 50 | $250,320 |
| Alexandra Hezir | SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST | 40 | $120,000 |
| Mary Ellen Manfull | ADMINISTRATOR | 40 | $119,739 |
| Phillip Munger | DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
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