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• Fellows Conference Action Statement 1991-1993: Toward A Vital Voluntary Sector I - An International Statement of Principles
  Summarizes an international consensus about certain key features of the voluntary sector, and about the principles that should guide policy toward it. The statement reflects the combined efforts of a sizable network of scholars, practitioners, and experts in the field of philanthropy and voluntary action from all parts of the world who took part over in the first three (1991-1993) annual conferences of the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program held in Lille, France; Jerusalem, Israel; and Accra, Ghana.

• Fellows Conference Action Statement 1995: Toward A Vital Voluntary Sector II - The challenge of permanence
  Identifies the steps that should be taken to put the principles discussed in Toward a Vital Voluntary Sector I into effect and to ensure the survival of a vibrant nonprofit sector in countries around the world. The statement was developed by participants in the 7th annual conference of the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program held in Tallinn, Estonia, in June 1995.

• Fellows Conference Action Statement 1996: Nonprofits and Development - The challenge and the opportunity
  Calls attention to the special competencies that nonprofit organizations bring to the process of development, identifies the barriers that nonprofit organizations confront in this field, and outlines the actions needed in order to take fuller advantage of the important contributions nonprofit organizations can make. The statement was developed by participants in the 8th annual conference of the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program held in Mexico City in July 1996.

• Fellows Conference Action Statement 1997: The Nonprofit Sector and the Transformation of the Welfare State
  Identifies distinctive strengths of the nonprofit sector in the alleviation of social welfare problems; highlights the obstacles and constraints that often keep nonprofits from making the contributions of which they are capable; and outlines the steps that could be taken to overcome these obstacles.The statement was developed by participants in the 9th annual conference of the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program held in Rome, Italy in July 1997.

• Fellows Conference Action Statement 1999: Building Civil Society – A guide to action
  Identifies some of the steps that needed to build true “civil societies,” that is, societies in which the not-for-profit, business, and government sectors not only have a right to exist, but also learn to work together to solve pressing problems. The statement was developed by participants in the 11th annual conference of the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program held in Bangalore, India in July 1999.

• Fellows Conference Action Statement 2000: Strengthening Communities – The role of the third sector
  Identifies some steps that to strengthen the community-building role of nonprofit organizations. To do so, it outlines why “community” remains so important in our modern world; spells out the special strengths nonprofit organizations bring to the task of building community; identifies the obstacles that may be keeping nonprofit organizations from performing this role as effectively as they might; and suggests what might be done to take greater advantage of the nonprofit sector’s community-building capabilities. The statement was developed by participants in the 12th annual conference of the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program held in Sydney, Australia in July 2000.

• Fellows Conference Action Statement 2001: The Nonprofit Sector and the Reduction of Poverty
  Identifies the kinds of contributions to the eradication of poverty for which nonprofits are especially suited, the advantages they bring to these roles, the challenges they face, and the changes that are needed to allow them to make the contributions of which they are capable. The statement was developed by participants in the 13th annual conference of the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program held in Santiago, Chile in July 2001.

• Fellows Conference Action Statement 2002: Building the Organizational Infrastructure of Civil Society
  Discusses the importance of nonprofit organizations working with institutions that serve their common interests in order to can gain in strength and effectiveness, establishing "infrastructure organizations." The statement was developed by participants in the 14th annual conference of the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program held in Istanbul, Turkey in July 2002.

• Fellows Conference Action Statement 2003: Bridging Social Divides - The role of the third sector
  Examines the role that third sector organizations can play in overcoming social exclusion. The statement was developed by participants in the 15th annual conference of the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program held in Sao Paulo, Brazil in July 2003.

• Fellows Conference Action Statement 2004: Toward an Enabling Legal Environment for Civil Society
  Articulates general principles or guidelines that can usefully guide the development of civil society law around the world. The statement was developed by participants in the 16th annual conference of the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program held in Nairobi, Kenya in July 2004.

• Fellows Conference Action Statement 2005: Advocating for Social Justice – A special responsibility of civil society
  Explores the social justice advocacy function of nonprofit organizations. To do so, it defines more precisely what this function entails and what forms it can usefully take; outlines some of the obstacles that impede its exercise; and suggests some steps that can be taken—by civil society organizations themselves, by foundations, by the business community, and by governments—to encourage its more effective exercise. The statement was developed by participants in the 17th annual conference of the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program held in Beijing, China in July 2005.

• Fellows Conference Action Statement 2006: Enhancing Legitimacy – A contemporary challenge for civil society
  Acknowledges the contemporary challenges to civil society legitimacy; identifies the obstacles that civil society organizations confront in dealing with these challenges; and explores how civil society organizations can best overcome these obstacles and enhance the legitimacy they need to operate successfully. The statement was developed by participants in the 18th annual conference of the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program held in Bucharest, Romania in July 2006.

• Fellows Journal Spring 2002
  Topics include the civic movement in Thailand; issues facing African micro-finance organizations; and challenges for the third sector in Argentina. Produced by participants in the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program.

• Fellows Journal Spring 2003
  Topics include promoting volunteer participation in nonprofit organizations; citizen involvement in environmental protection and policy making in Russia; and southern civil societies in national and global contexts. Produced by participants in the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program.

• Fellows Journal Spring 2004
  Topics include NGO partnership sustainability; human resources in Nigeria’s nonprofit sector; and civic movement and popular change in Georgia. Produced by participants in the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program

• Fellows Journal Spring 2005
  Topics include challenges for Polish civil society; legal requirements for a civil society in Europe; the NGO network and small-scale fisherfolks in Thailand; and the role of Italian voluntary organizations in supporting people with disabilities. Produced by participants in the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program.

• Fellows Journal Spring 2006
  Topics include social justice in East Africa and challenges for Latin American fundraisers. Produced by participants in the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy program.

• [Presentation] Opening or Closing the Space for Civil Society in China? (2.11.2016)
  Dr. Zhang Yuanfeng. Presented on 11 February 2016 by Johns Hopkins International Fellow in Philanthropy (2013), Dr. Zhang Yuanfeng, this seminar discussed recent changes in the regulation of nonprofits in China that have, on the one hand, opened the space for service-providing nonprofits, and on the other hand, limited the activities of nonprofit advocacy organizations, foreign nonprofits, and organizations with foreign funding. This presentation explored these conflicting strands of official policy toward nonprofit organizations in China and how they are affecting the development of the Chinese nonprofit sector.

• [Presentation] Welfare State or Welfare Society? The Reality of Denmark’s Social Welfare System (12.9.2015)
  Erik Petrovski. Presented on 9 December 2015 by Johns Hopkins International Fellow in Philanthropy (2015), Erik Petrovski, this seminar examined how Denmark's universal welfare state has made use of nonprofit and third sector institutions to satisfy the need for diversified social services. In addition, it explored the ways that third sector cooperatives have been used by government to revitalize challenged city neighborhoods.