latest news

Sort News by Date:

  

  • InteRDom on the Agenda for the 3rd National Dominican Student Conference

    April 1, 2009 - With only one week remaining before the event, InteRDom is stepping up its efforts to aid the student organizers of the 3rd National Dominican Student Conference in its national and international promotion. The conference will take place from April 10 to 12, 2009 at the City College of New York in New York City. Both... Continue Reading >

  • GMAI Presents Workshop on the History, Creation and Analysis of Documentary Film

    April 1, 2009 - The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), in association with Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV), presented a workshop on documentary film creation. Classes took place March 23-27, 2009 at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo. Seventeen students participated in the workshop on the history and creation of documentary film. Participants learned about contemporary film analysis;... Continue Reading >

  • GMAI Organizes Screenwriting Workshop for Short Films

    March 30, 2009 - Thirteen students participated in the workshop, “Screenwriting for Short Films,” organized by The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE),  March 23-26, 2009, at FUNGLODE headquarters. See Gallery of Photos The workshop, instructed by author and award winning screenwriter Mark... Continue Reading >

  • UNA-DR, GFDD and FUNGLODE Will Host Seventh Annual Model United Nations in NYC

    March 27, 2009 - More than 400 Dominican students will participate in the 2009 New York Dominican Republic Model United Nations (NYDRMUN), which will take place April 2 – 3 at the Millennium Plaza Hotel and April 4 at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. This will be the seventh occasion that the United Nations Association of the... Continue Reading >

  • GMAI Workshop Participants Learn About Photography and Cinematography

    March 23, 2009 - The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in association with Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV), organized a class on photography for film. The class took place March 16-20, 2009, at FUNGLODE Headquarters. See Gallery of Photos The... Continue Reading >

  • GMAI Presents Workshop on Sound Register for Film and TV

    March 20, 2009 - The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) organized a workshop on sound register for film and television, March 20-24, 2009 at FUNGLODE headquarters. See Gallery of Photos The class, taught by José Borras, covered the following areas: history of... Continue Reading >

  • President Fernández Examines President Obama’s Policy Towards Latin America

    March 17, 2009 - President Leonel Fernández formed part of the panel “The Obama Administration’s Latin American Policy Agenda,” organized by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) on March 16, 2009 at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo. Other panelists included Michael Shifter from the Inter-American Dialogue and Erika Ruiz Sandoval, Director... Continue Reading >

  • InteRDom to Hold Info Session with Dominican Student Association at CCNY

    March 16, 2009 - InteRDom seeks to strengthen its connection with the Dominican Diaspora in New York City by hosting an information session in conjunction with the Dominican Student Association of the City College of New York (CCNY) on April 2, 2009. The City University of New York (CUNY) system, which includes 19 colleges and universities throughout the state... Continue Reading >

  • InteRDom Meets with Students and Faculty at Smith and Amherst Colleges

    March 13, 2009 - On March 11 and 12, 2009 InteRDom travelled to Massachusetts to visit with students, faculty and administrators at Smith and Amherst Colleges.  The trip was an important one for the InteRDom program, as it helped establish good working relationships with members of the Career Services Departments of both Colleges, as well as with professors and... Continue Reading >

  • GFDD and FUNGLODE Will Present Panel Discussion: The Obama Administration’s Agenda for Latin America

    March 11, 2009 - On Monday, March 16, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) will present the panel discussion “The Obama Administration’s Agenda for Latin America.” The event will take place at 7:00 pm at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo. Despite domestic challenges, the United States continues to remain a superpower.... Continue Reading >

  • InteRDom Helps Increase the Visibility of Dominican Students and Professionals in the United States

    March 11, 2009 - The 3rd National Dominican Student Conference will take place on April 10-12, 2009 at the City College of New York, and InteRDom is helping to facilitate the national and international promotion and execution of the event. InteRDom, the official internship program sponsoring the event, believes strongly in this year’s theme, “Transitioning from a Student to... Continue Reading >

  • Dominican Republic Will Host 2010 Summit of Virtual Educa

    March 10, 2009 - During the emotionally charged conclusion of the fourth edition of Virtual Educa Caribe, which took place March 4-6, 2009, President of Virtual Educa Caribe, Ligia Amado Melo, formally announced that the Dominican Republic will be the host country of next year’s Virtual Educa 2010 Summit, to be celebrated June 21-25, 2010 at Universidad Autonoma de... Continue Reading >

  • InteRDom Attracts Hundreds at Columbia Fair

    March 10, 2009 - On Friday, March 6th the InteRDom team attended one of its most successful career fairs to date—the Columbia University Not-for-Profit and Public Service Fair. The fair was attended by more than 1,650 students and alumni from 32 colleges and universities, including Columbia University, Brown University, Yale University, Cornell University and Johns Hopkins University. The attendance... Continue Reading >

  • GMAI Will Present Workshop on Documentary Film Creation in Association with Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión

    March 9, 2009 - The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), in association with Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV), will present a workshop on documentary film creation. Classes will take place March 23-27, 2009 at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo. The objective of the workshop is to provide students with instruction on the history and creation of documentary... Continue Reading >

  • Creative Commons Licenses Allow for Intelligent Management of Authors’ Rights

    March 6, 2009 - Juan Manuel Puertas, Teacher-Researcher at the Private Technical University of Loja (UTPL), gave the opening speech of the third Latin American Forum on New Technologies at the Virtual Educa Caribe 2009 Summit. Mr. Puertas’ keynote speech, given on Friday March 6, was titled “Free Online Content: The Creative Commons Case.” He pointed out that the... Continue Reading >

  • ICTs AsTools for Creating Institutional Images

    March 6, 2009 - The second speech heard on March 6 at the Latin American Forum on New Technologies, part of Virtual Educa 2009, was given by APEC University Professor Alicia Álvarez Álvarez and titled, “Management of Institutional Image: An Academic Experience.” The lecture was based on a class given by Ms. Álvarez at the UNAPEC in a course... Continue Reading >

  • GMAI and Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión Will Offer Class on Photography for Film

    March 6, 2009 - The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in association with Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV), will organize a class on photography for film. The class will take place March 16-20, 2009, at FUNGLODE Headquarters. The goal of... Continue Reading >

  • E-Learning: An Opportunity to Improve New Educational Services

    March 6, 2009 - E-learning is a tool to facilitate the incorporation of new technologies into the learning process. It is also a tool in the process of continuing or permanent education and a way of life for students. This is the way Agustí Ten Pujol, Director of Institutional Relations at the University of Barcelona, Spain, described e-learning at... Continue Reading >

  • World Economic Crisis Requires Prioritization of Quality Control for Distance Learning

    March 5, 2009 - Pedro Cookson, who came from Mexico to share his experience of the Clavijero Consortium, warned that in times when education and other budgets are being cut, quality controls are fundamental to guarantee the survival and improvement of projects.  Cuts in education budgets resulting from the world economic crisis are affecting online distance education projects which... Continue Reading >

  • Join InteRDom at Smith College

    March 5, 2009 - InteRDom is back on the road, this time travelling to Northampton, Massachusetts to visit Amherst and Smith Colleges. Join us for an information session on Wednesday, March 11 from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. in Room 201 of the Engineering Building on the campus of Smith College. This will be a time for students to see... Continue Reading >

1 … 101 102 103 104 105 … 126
Twitter feed is not available at the moment.

Videos You Should See:

Latest Publications

  • Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic: An Analysis through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

  • Analysis of Evangelical Christianity in the Dominican Republic

  • Legal, Political, and Social Reflections on the Dominican Environmental Framework

  • Fundamentals of the Dominican Voluntary Sector

  • Resident Perceptions of Whale Watching in the Dominican Republic

    • View All Publications

There are many ways you can choose to support GFDD’s initiatives and activities. The Foundation is able to continue its valuable work, thanks to the support and generosity of its donors. We welcome all levels of contribution; whether it's a one time gift, monthly donation, or in kind.

DONATE

New York
780 Third Avenue 19th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10017
T: 212.751.5000

Activities

The Foundation conducts research, enhances public understanding, designs public policies, devises strategies, and offers capacity building in areas crucial to social, economic, democratic and cultural sustainable development.

X