Steven introduces participants to the Association of International Philanthropic Fellows (AIFP), an organization with multifarious problems, invented for the case study simulation. Participants will listen in on AIPF's Executive Committee meeting.
AIPF Chairman Tom Scardino tells his Executive Committee colleagues frankly that they are in an awful mess. Consequently he is appealing to AIPF members to form strategy committees. They will interview the officers, analyze AIPF's problems, and help chart a way forward.
Dania and Randi quiz the Chairman.
The VP for Marketing and Communications is very vocal about what she thinks needs to be changed.
The AIPF Founder complains that the organization has drifted away from its original purpose and guiding vision.
The strategy committees start collating their information and debating ideas. They will have to activate many of the skills acquired at MELA to get the job done.
Abdullah is a strong presence on his team.
Salma confers with Susan.
Presenting his team's analysis to AIPF's officers, Nader delivers a tough message: the organization is going to need a major overhaul.
Not a message that the Executive Committee wants to hear.
There is still worse to come from the team represented by Dania.
Attacked on all sides for inertia and indecisiveness, AIPF officers don't know what direction to look.
Abdullah tells the founder of AIPF that his organization is a shambles, its leadership is a disaster, and his life's work has been a waste of time.
The founder's tight-lipped reply -- "Have you finished yet?" -- brings down the house.
Congratulations to our SIBF thespians, and talented strategy committees, for bringing AIPF to life today so successfully and vividly!
BOARD MEETING
Meanwhile, the MELA Board also convened today.MELA Chairman Nabil Alyousuf, Board members Andrew Summers and Nidal Esas, and guest Meade Sutterfield.
Board members Jim Crupi and Meisa Batayneh.
Breaking for lunch: Board Member (MELA 1 representative) Soughit Abdelnour, Nabil, guest Tom McCandlish.
Board Member Michael Kouly, Regional Director Mohammad Habib.
After the Board meeting, Meisa and Nabil attend the final session of the AIFP simulation exercise.
MELA 1 REUNION
In parallel, MELA 1 members meet separately to catch up on their personal and professional lives since the March workshop in Jordan.
Sarah has news to share.
The boys in blue: Hamoud, Ahmed, Yasser, Omar.
Nancy, Sandra, Haya, Ramzi.
This year's must-have item.
Dima poses with Bill, Basel, and the ubiquitous water bottle.
And it is already time for goodbyes. Lyutha says au revoir.
Rateb also leaves early! Lama and Mohannad see their friend off.
But among those of us who remain, the spirit is still strong. How can tomorrow already be the last day of our workshop?
Adam,
ReplyDeleteYou have captured a moment in time that we will treasure for many moments!