Latin American Board looking for fundraising manager

Georgetown is seeking a fund-raising manager for the Latin American Board and its initiatives, according to a job posted on March 23 on the University’s employment website. The job description for Director of Development for Latin America reads, “This position exists to drive fundraising activity in one of Georgetown’s strategic markets ensuring strong pipeline development from discovery to solicitation to gift closing to collaboration with ongoing efforts of the Latin America Board.” (more…)

Georgetown’s Latin American Board

Training the new face of the right

There are three natural states in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a promotional video made in 2007 for Georgetown’s Global Competitiveness Leadership Program.

The first of them is the mythical “El Dorado,” a female voice says in Spanish, as the video shows stunning images of forests, lakes, and beaches. Next comes a second state, characterized by the “vendors of dreams,” who use the “populist” promise of El Dorado to sustain their power. (more…)