This paper is from a session at the Regional Conference on CSRO Accountability & Sustainability -- Critical Lessons from Best Practices, February 18-20, 2002. Text of this paper was prepared by the Philippine Business for Social Progress. Download printable PDF copy (325K) of the entire conference proceedings.
We have come to the end of the workshop. On behalf of PBSP, we would like to thank everybody for taking time to attend this conference. In particular, I want to thank David Winder of Synergos who has been our partner in this project and who continues to support the activity. I am particularly grateful to the Indonesian delegate, especially to Bina Swadaya for coordinating the travel of the representatives and resource persons. Thank you very much.
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Undoubtedly, this is a valuable sharing of experience among CSROs. Having been in previous meeting, there has been more information to exchange and richness of experience. Clearly, we're talking about a sector that is growing stronger by the day, with creative ideas generated in all three countries. This is a wonderful opportunity to share those experiences and benefit from the knowledge in the region.
In this workshop, we learned that all grant makers complement their grant making with technical assistance, provision of loans, with policy advocacy and this is a time to take on those broader functions. These activities enrich our programs, sometimes with increasing risks. On one hand, it offer prospect for increasing impact and sustainability of work. We see our organizations as bridging organizations, which is a very positive trend with enormous opportunity.
I speak on behalf of my colleagues -- Gina and Natasha, when we say we look forward to work with you as you move forward with initiatives you outlined in the country plans. Any meeting of this nature hinges on the success and efficiency of the planning and organization. We owe special debt of gratitude to the organizing committee for all the works they put in the planning of event. The major organizations are Bina Swadaya, PBSP and DSC. To PBSP, the conference Secretariat, and everyone, thank you very much.
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