Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:15:30 -0400 http://GlobalPDX.org en-us © 2026 GlobalPDX: Speaking Change yes ddc40f55-276a-51db-bf23-df8630d873b9 GlobalPDX episodic false GlobalPDX is Oregon's Hub for Global Changemakers. Through collaboration, conversation, and community we believe Portland can become an epicenter for effecting positive change, world wide.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Global, Development, Nonprofit, Oregon, Philanthropy, World, Professional, Change, International, Network GlobalPDX https://storage.buzzsprout.com/ci8p8p5ptfukcsi1pt8e9t04whmd?.jpg http://GlobalPDX.org S2E8 - The Three P's of USAID Funding: Past Performance, Procurement, and Partners Mike Shanley joins the program to give unique insider expertise for how USAID partners can capitalize on this incredible funding opportunity. More importantly, Mike outlines the considerations that organizations should prioritize before seeking USAID funding to make sure they understand the commitment, requirements, and hacks for success.

The AidKonekt platform streamlines key USAID Business Development tasks to save your team 15+ hours a week

]]> Mike Shanley joins the program to give unique insider expertise for how USAID partners can capitalize on this incredible funding opportunity. More importantly, Mike outlines the considerations that organizations should prioritize before seeking USAID funding to make sure they understand the commitment, requirements, and hacks for success.

The AidKonekt platform streamlines key USAID Business Development tasks to save your team 15+ hours a week

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-11349633 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 20:00:00 -0700 1659 2 8 full false S2E7 - Ditching the Desk: Expanding access to experiential education abroad Rachel Anderholder joins the program to talk about her journey at Member Organization Carpe Mundi (from volunteer, to intern, to Executive Director)! 
Rachel shares how her work to provide access to study abroad for low-income students has had an impact on their lives, and how Carpe Mundi continues forward with their unique program model which offers support at every level of the Experiential Education process. 

]]> Rachel Anderholder joins the program to talk about her journey at Member Organization Carpe Mundi (from volunteer, to intern, to Executive Director)! 
Rachel shares how her work to provide access to study abroad for low-income students has had an impact on their lives, and how Carpe Mundi continues forward with their unique program model which offers support at every level of the Experiential Education process. 

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-10683408 Wed, 25 May 2022 16:00:00 -0700 1916 2 7 full false S2E6 - Connect and Reflect: Shaping a global future from Oregon - with Derrick Olsen Derrick Olsen of WorldOregon joins the program to discuss the importance of creating local and global partnerships to face our collective global future. 

From programmatic strategy, to organizational adaptation, and Academic expertise to unique lived experience, Derrick explores the complex work that goes in to building bridges across cultures, fostering real dialogue, and promoting global understanding.

]]> Derrick Olsen of WorldOregon joins the program to discuss the importance of creating local and global partnerships to face our collective global future. 

From programmatic strategy, to organizational adaptation, and Academic expertise to unique lived experience, Derrick explores the complex work that goes in to building bridges across cultures, fostering real dialogue, and promoting global understanding.

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-10462872 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 21:00:00 -0700 1496 2 6 full false S2E5 - Eager for Education in a Dangerous World - with Dennis Galvan Dennis Galvan speaks with guest host Avery Waxman about their shared passion: the future of International Student Mobility, the value of experience through education, and the impact COVID has had on study abroad trends.

Dennis is Dean and Vice Provost for Global Engagement and also a professor of Political Science and Global Studies at the University of Oregon.

Guest host Avery Waxman is a Member of the GlobalPDX Advisory Board, and Vice President of Communications for Navitas, an organization that partners with public universities all around the world to help them advance their Internationalization goals. 

]]> Dennis Galvan speaks with guest host Avery Waxman about their shared passion: the future of International Student Mobility, the value of experience through education, and the impact COVID has had on study abroad trends.

Dennis is Dean and Vice Provost for Global Engagement and also a professor of Political Science and Global Studies at the University of Oregon.

Guest host Avery Waxman is a Member of the GlobalPDX Advisory Board, and Vice President of Communications for Navitas, an organization that partners with public universities all around the world to help them advance their Internationalization goals. 

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-10263717 Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0700 1924 full false S2E4 - The Sounds of Development Drinks In this very special episode we welcome new voices from our community, and address the topics that are front-of-mind for Oregon's Development Professionals.
 
Enormous gratitude to the impromptu guests who took a moment to share their thoughts with us at Development Drinks:

1. John Stephens - CEO of The BOMA Project
2. Anita Ramachandran and Mikaila Belk - of MicroMentor
3. Kym Croft Miller - Professor of criminal justice and writing
4. Michael Telford - Advisory Board Member of GlobalPDX
5. Kimberlee Roberts - Corporate Security Consultant
6. Jacob Dodds - Graduate Student at PSU

]]> In this very special episode we welcome new voices from our community, and address the topics that are front-of-mind for Oregon's Development Professionals.
 
Enormous gratitude to the impromptu guests who took a moment to share their thoughts with us at Development Drinks:

1. John Stephens - CEO of The BOMA Project
2. Anita Ramachandran and Mikaila Belk - of MicroMentor
3. Kym Croft Miller - Professor of criminal justice and writing
4. Michael Telford - Advisory Board Member of GlobalPDX
5. Kimberlee Roberts - Corporate Security Consultant
6. Jacob Dodds - Graduate Student at PSU

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-10088374 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:00:00 -0800 3594 2 4 full false S2E3 - The Age of Social Capital: mentorship and connectivity for all - with Anita Ramachandran We had the pleasure of speaking with Anita Ramachandran of MicroMentor at Mercy Corps about her path, her team's work to equalize access to social capital resources, and how mentorship can power big global change.

]]> We had the pleasure of speaking with Anita Ramachandran of MicroMentor at Mercy Corps about her path, her team's work to equalize access to social capital resources, and how mentorship can power big global change.

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-9897161 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 21:00:00 -0800 2685 2 3 full false S2E2 - Strategic Storytelling: unpacking the toolbox through the lens of the Oregon wildfires - with Tony Andersen "I think it's a very tired stereotype to think about a U.S. American going to a developing country and that we bring all these ideas that are just going to work magically."

]]> "I think it's a very tired stereotype to think about a U.S. American going to a developing country and that we bring all these ideas that are just going to work magically."

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-9897160 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 17:00:00 -0800 2508 2 2 full false S2E1 - Democratic Backsliding: the insidious erosion of global democracy - with Suparna Chaudhry "In general these sort of legal tactics of democratic backsliding means that it's hard to issue a call for action if people can’t recognize that yes something is going on."

]]> "In general these sort of legal tactics of democratic backsliding means that it's hard to issue a call for action if people can’t recognize that yes something is going on."

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-9897155 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 17:00:00 -0800 1692 2 1 full true S1E11 - A Substantial Spoonful: Striving to feed the most vulnerable among us Mishelle Rudzinski, Co-founder of SPOON, joins the show to talk about her ongoing fight to address global nutrition and feeding challenges. 

Worldwide, the millions of children without family care, and children with disabilities, have some of the highest rates of malnutrition. Children with disabilities are 3x more likely to be malnourished. Improving systems for children in orphanages addresses one piece of the issue, but Mishelle also explores the critical element of giving caregivers the help they need to keep their children at home, along with other "ah-ha" moments she has experienced throughout the growth of SPOON.

]]> Mishelle Rudzinski, Co-founder of SPOON, joins the show to talk about her ongoing fight to address global nutrition and feeding challenges. 

Worldwide, the millions of children without family care, and children with disabilities, have some of the highest rates of malnutrition. Children with disabilities are 3x more likely to be malnourished. Improving systems for children in orphanages addresses one piece of the issue, but Mishelle also explores the critical element of giving caregivers the help they need to keep their children at home, along with other "ah-ha" moments she has experienced throughout the growth of SPOON.

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-8734046 Sun, 20 Jun 2021 14:00:00 -0700 1663 1 11 full false S1E10 - Combatting Hate Crimes: The Immigrant Story In this time of intense reckoning with our nation's history of racially motivated violence and discrimination against America's immigrants, one Oregon non-profit is working tirelessly to confront such intolerance by telling the stories of Oregon's immigrants. In this episode of the GlobalPDX Podcast we welcome Sankar Raman (Founder and Board President of The Immigrant Story) who expresses his motivation for sharing the voices of immigrant people, connecting a community through storytelling, and how the beautifully crafted narratives can be at once art and activism. 
April is genocide awareness month, creating a particularly poignant moment for appreciating our neighbors who are brave enough to share their stories that are at once precious, private, and painful. 

]]> In this time of intense reckoning with our nation's history of racially motivated violence and discrimination against America's immigrants, one Oregon non-profit is working tirelessly to confront such intolerance by telling the stories of Oregon's immigrants. In this episode of the GlobalPDX Podcast we welcome Sankar Raman (Founder and Board President of The Immigrant Story) who expresses his motivation for sharing the voices of immigrant people, connecting a community through storytelling, and how the beautifully crafted narratives can be at once art and activism. 
April is genocide awareness month, creating a particularly poignant moment for appreciating our neighbors who are brave enough to share their stories that are at once precious, private, and painful. 

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-8408206 Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0700 1776 1 10 full false S1E9 -Shouldn't Clean Water be Bipartisan? with Earl Blumenauer An Inside Look at Advancing Global WASH Initiatives from the Federal Level 

Earl Blumenauer visits the show and chats with Andrea in this timely and hopeful episode. Congressmen Blumenauer shares his thoughts on the bipartisan nature of Water and Sanitation work, the intersectionality of climate change and COVID, and the hopeful future of current legislation.

Recorded on the Monday following President Biden signing the covid-19 relief bill, Representative Blumenauer takes time to highlight his optimism around strong communities, engaged young people, and politics that actually make a positive change in people's lives. Overall, he recognizes the brightness on our path ahead and encourages us all to focus on this signal of hope.

]]> An Inside Look at Advancing Global WASH Initiatives from the Federal Level 

Earl Blumenauer visits the show and chats with Andrea in this timely and hopeful episode. Congressmen Blumenauer shares his thoughts on the bipartisan nature of Water and Sanitation work, the intersectionality of climate change and COVID, and the hopeful future of current legislation.

Recorded on the Monday following President Biden signing the covid-19 relief bill, Representative Blumenauer takes time to highlight his optimism around strong communities, engaged young people, and politics that actually make a positive change in people's lives. Overall, he recognizes the brightness on our path ahead and encourages us all to focus on this signal of hope.

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-8207010 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 21:00:00 -0700 1562 1 9 full false S1E8 - Wicked Challenges Need Collaborative Responses with Jackie Dingfelder From a concerned citizen, to environmental planner, to elected official, Jackie Dingfelder walks us through her multi-faceted perspective on Oregon's natural resources. As a former Oregon Legislator Jackie shares her “pracidemic” stance on natural resource use and abuse, and how precious commodities like water came to be so under valued. Jackie also touches on her belief that while Oregon’s leadership is not as enshrined as it used to be (with regards to climate change), and how Oregonians could reclaim our status as environmental leaders. Jackie also shares her sources of hope for Oregon: from the energy of young people, to local efforts, to collaboration amongst leaders. With these pieces in place, can we tackle the wicked problems of our time?

]]> From a concerned citizen, to environmental planner, to elected official, Jackie Dingfelder walks us through her multi-faceted perspective on Oregon's natural resources. As a former Oregon Legislator Jackie shares her “pracidemic” stance on natural resource use and abuse, and how precious commodities like water came to be so under valued. Jackie also touches on her belief that while Oregon’s leadership is not as enshrined as it used to be (with regards to climate change), and how Oregonians could reclaim our status as environmental leaders. Jackie also shares her sources of hope for Oregon: from the energy of young people, to local efforts, to collaboration amongst leaders. With these pieces in place, can we tackle the wicked problems of our time?

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-8031508 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:00:00 -0800 2566 1 8 full false S1E7 - Disability Inclusion: A Global Win-Win in Challenging Times with Susan Sygall of MIUSA Recorded on a momentous Inauguration Day (2021), Andrea speaks with Susan Sygall (of Mobility International USA) on the future of the disability-inclusion movement. Susan shares clear guidelines that even small organizations can utilize to boost their inclusiveness, speaks about the history of disabilities on both a national and global stage, and puts this particular movement in context with other equity/inclusion movements of 2020-2021.

MIUSA is changing how people with and without disabilities think about disability in countries around the world. They are building future advocates, including the need of women to be elevated within in the international disability rights movement.

A full transcript of this episode can be found here.

]]> Recorded on a momentous Inauguration Day (2021), Andrea speaks with Susan Sygall (of Mobility International USA) on the future of the disability-inclusion movement. Susan shares clear guidelines that even small organizations can utilize to boost their inclusiveness, speaks about the history of disabilities on both a national and global stage, and puts this particular movement in context with other equity/inclusion movements of 2020-2021.

MIUSA is changing how people with and without disabilities think about disability in countries around the world. They are building future advocates, including the need of women to be elevated within in the international disability rights movement.

A full transcript of this episode can be found here.

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-7771789 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -0800 1629 disability, disabled, inclusion, inclusivity, MIUSA, global, national, Oregon 1 7 full false S1E6 - Racial Re-Engagement: The Battle Against Complicity in our 'Progressive' City Very special guest Cameron Whitten (of Brown Hope and the Black Resilience Fund) speaks about Oregon's inability to shake its racist roots, white culture that is largely detached from Black experiences, and the best future for every NGO. 

]]> Very special guest Cameron Whitten (of Brown Hope and the Black Resilience Fund) speaks about Oregon's inability to shake its racist roots, white culture that is largely detached from Black experiences, and the best future for every NGO. 

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-6880877 Wed, 16 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0800 3408 1 6 full false S1E5 - The Predatory Promise: Deporting U.S. Veterans We are joined by Jennifer Martinez of Repatriate our Patriots to expose the rampant injustice of deporting US Veterans. Jennifer is a Public Affairs & Policy Doctoral Candidate at Portland State University and is a sister of a deported Veteran herself. 

]]> We are joined by Jennifer Martinez of Repatriate our Patriots to expose the rampant injustice of deporting US Veterans. Jennifer is a Public Affairs & Policy Doctoral Candidate at Portland State University and is a sister of a deported Veteran herself. 

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-6043135 Sat, 24 Oct 2020 11:00:00 -0700 1440 1 5 full false S1E4 - Confronting Contradictions with Clarence Edwards Guest Clarence Edwards speaks to Andrea from Washington DC about power dynamics, inconsistencies in Aid organizations, and anti-racism momentum.

]]> Guest Clarence Edwards speaks to Andrea from Washington DC about power dynamics, inconsistencies in Aid organizations, and anti-racism momentum.

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-4617452 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0700 1753 1 4 full false S1E3 - Planetary Health is the Cure with Noor Trienekens Long time GlobalPDX-friend Noor Trienekens calls in from Indonesia to discuss radical listening, lessons from COVID, and planetary health (it's the cure!).

]]> Long time GlobalPDX-friend Noor Trienekens calls in from Indonesia to discuss radical listening, lessons from COVID, and planetary health (it's the cure!).

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-4244888 Fri, 19 Jun 2020 15:00:00 -0700 1857 1 3 full false S1E2 - Organizational Sexual Violence Response with SAPRI Consulting Andrea opens up with Brooke Galloway on trauma and empowerment, and how global organizations can improve their systems inside and out.

]]> Andrea opens up with Brooke Galloway on trauma and empowerment, and how global organizations can improve their systems inside and out.

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-4244813 Fri, 19 Jun 2020 13:00:00 -0700 1696 1 2 full false S1E1 - Root Causes of Poverty with Dr. Evan Thomas Andrea talks global engineering, GlobalPDX's inception, and the bizarre trials of astronaut training with Evan Thomas in GlobalPDX's inaugural podcast.

]]> Andrea talks global engineering, GlobalPDX's inception, and the bizarre trials of astronaut training with Evan Thomas in GlobalPDX's inaugural podcast.

]]> GlobalPDX Buzzsprout-4244777 Fri, 19 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0700 2934 1 1 full false