Let's Change the World - Emiliana Vegas

Let's Change the World

How to Work within International Development Organizations to Make a Difference

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
240 Seiten
2024
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-9028-9 (ISBN)
24,90 inkl. MwSt
A how-to and inspirational guide for everyone, no matter their age, who wants to make a difference in the world through their professional life – from ensuring access to quality schools and clean water to healthcare and safer communities.

So many talented young people receive a great education and set out to make a difference in the world. Yet, they often find the global institutions on that path difficult to understand, hard to get into, and even harder to navigate. Emiliana Vegas provides a deeply personal and informative guide to building a career in international development for current and aspiring changemakers.

This book dives into the key lessons and specific takeaways the author has learned throughout her twenty years working in international development organizations. Vegas's passion for the power of education comes through on every page of this book and now she is sharing what she has learned to help others achieve the same success. Through insider tips, best practices, and targeted advice, readers will come away with a clear picture of how these organizations really work, how you can get in and thrive, and how to make a real difference from the inside out.

Emiliana Vegas (EdD) has been highly recognized for her career working to inform education policy in the so-called Global South, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean. She has been a leading economist at the World Bank, before joining the Inter-American Bank as the division chief of education and, more recently, serving as co-director of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution. Vegas has served on numerous leading international education boards, including currently on the Governing Board for UNESCO International Institute for Education Planning and the Board of Directors for the Jacobs Foundation in Switzerland. In addition, she has served on numerous high-impact global councils and programs, including the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Education and Skills, the WISE Prize, the Future Global Leaders Fellowship, and Teach for All’s Global Advisory Council. Since 2019, Vegas has also served as a member of the Global Advisory Council for the Organization of Ibero-American States. She is currently a professor of practice at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and lives in Cambridge Massachusetts.

Foreword by Noam Angrist

Acknowledgements

List of Tables and Figures

Timeline

List of Acronyms & Abbreviations

Introduction

Part I: How You Get In

Chapter 1: The Basics of IDOs

Chapter 2: The Skills You’ll Need

Chapter 3: Standing Out from the Crowd

Chapter 4: The Paths Worth Taking

Part II: How You Thrive

Chapter 5: Navigating the Matrix

Chapter 6: All About Operations and Analytical Activities

Chapter 7: No Good Idea Goes Unfunded

Chapter 8: Globally Informed, Locally Driven

Chapter 9: Team Player, Team Leader

Chapter 10: Moving Up the Corporate Ladder

Part III: How to Make a Real Difference

Chapter 11: Great Supervisors Attract Great People; Toxic Ones Push Them Out

Chapter 12: The Power of a People Person

Chapter 13: Leading for Impact

Chapter 14: The Golden Handcuffs

Chapter 15: Having it All: Balancing Family and Career

Chapter 16: Key Takeaways

Appendix

Bibliography

About the Author

Erscheint lt. Verlag 10.9.2024
Vorwort Noam Angrist
Verlagsort Lanham, MD
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft Bewerbung / Karriere
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Planung / Organisation
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10 1-5381-9028-1 / 1538190281
ISBN-13 978-1-5381-9028-9 / 9781538190289
Zustand Neuware
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