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Dear Colleague,

At the Center for Global Development, we work hard every day to
achieve impact, generating and communicating research and practical
ideas for global prosperity. We focus on understanding and
improving the policies and practices of rich countries and
international institutions to make a fairer world for those in the
Kibera slums of Nairobi, the apparel workers in Bangladesh, the small
business women in Peru.

Like you, I know that there are many ways to make a difference.
I believe that better policies and practices are among the most
powerful and cost-effective ways to support poor people in their
efforts to improve their lives. While harder to see than direct
giving, and more head than heart, our work can have impacts that are
incredibly far-reaching and sustained.

Let me give just one recent example, while encouraging you to explore
our website to see many others. We recently released
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Start With a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health,
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co-authored by CGD senior fellow Ruth Levine. The report sheds new
light on the tough realities of adolescent girls' health and wellbeing
in developing countries, and on the links between the health of girls
and the prospects for themselves in later years, their children, and
the nations in which they live. The report identifies and estimates
the cost of a core set of actions for the various actors in and out of
the global health arena to improve health prospects for millions of
people.

Such recommendations only make a difference if policy makers act. So I
was delighted when Melanne Verveer, the U.S. Ambassador-at-large for
Women's Issues, called the report the action
manual for the Obama Administration initiative to put
girls and women at the center of development. This is the plan
that holds the most potential for making a difference in the lives of
girls and women, she said in a keynote address at the report
launch.

Those words have been followed up by a focus on adolescent
girls health as a key component of the Obama
Administration Global Health Initiative, and interest from
bilateral donors and philanthropic funders in many quarters. The
story is far from over, but we are proud that our report is
contributing to vital decisions about how the United States and other
wealthy countries support global health and development goals.

In just the past year, we have had similar wins in
climate change, foreign assistance reform, financial services for the
poor, international migration and more: instances where
CGD's work informed, encouraged and sometimes provoked
governments and international institutions to do the right thing.None
of this would be possible, of course, without our friends and
supporters. My colleagues and I created the CGD Society
(http://www.join.cgdev.org/site/R?i=D6h8zGew6EkTPA4f8gIMrQ.. ) as a way for
friends of the Center, like you, to learn more about our
work and contribute to its success.

As we approach the end of the year, I invite you to become a part of
this group of supporters by
(http://www.join.cgdev.org/site/R?i=iUQFgB-bSDtKErM0HsJ9og.. ) joining for 2010.
This year we are asking Society members to contribute $150 or more to support
and strengthen our capacity for high-quality research and outreach.

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By joining the Society in 2010 you will receive an advance copy of
Cash on Delivery Aid: A New Approach to Foreign Aid with an
Application to Primary Schooling, when it is published in early 2010.
This book, which I co-authored with William Savedoff, Ayah Mahgoub,
and Kate Vyborny proposes a new, less-intrusive way to deliver
assistance that links aid payments directly to agreed outcomes.
Society members also gain preferred access to the Center's public
conferences, events and meetings. These are unparalleled opportunities
to exchange ideas and information with CGD experts, and with leading
figures in international policy, business, NGO, and media
circles. Supporters are invited to stay current on the Center's
activities through our weekly e-newsletters and are encouraged to
share their own views by posting comments on CGD blogs. Also, as a
Society member you will be acknowledged on our website.
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I hope you will choose to join with the Center through the CGD Society and I
look forward to all that we will accomplish over the coming
year with your support.



Warm Wishes,
Nancy Birdsall
President
Center for Global Development
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