242RSC

The International Society for Third-Sector Research, Latin America and the Caribbean Network

Acronym: ISTR-LAC

Keywords: | Communication | Development | Transnational Civil Society | All

Source of Information: Survey of Civil Society Networks 2001

A. Objectives

The ISTR Latin America and the Caribbean Research Network provides a meeting ground for researchers in this region to meet and discuss topics and issues relevant to their region.

B. Contact Information

Coordinator	Margery Daniels
Title	Executive Director
Telephone	410-516-4678
Fax	410-516-4870
Email	istr@jhu.edu
Website	www.istr.org
Mailing Address	559 Wyman Park Building, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218

C. General Information

Founding year	1996
Legal Status	No formal legal status.
Types of actions	ISTR-LAC holds network conferences biennially in different countries within the region. It also meets during the ISTR International Conferences. A Southern Cone and Andean region network has created its own newsletter and website.

D. Programs

Name	Goal	Approximate budget ($US)
IV ISTR Regional conference	To present research on the role of the Third Sector in development processes in Latin America and the Caribbean.	$75,000

E. Geographical Reach

Countries in which network participates actively

Latin America and the Caribbean

F. Members

The network is composed primarily by: Organizations X Individuals

Principal Organizations	Central Interest	Country of origin

G. Resources

Approximate annual budget of the network (in $US)

Year 2000	Year 1995	Year 1990
$1,000

Sources of funding:

International Foundations.

H. Network Infrastructure

Number of paid employees in Central Office(s)/ Secretariat(s) of Network	2
Number of paid employees elsewhere in the network	9
Does the network have a physical site of its own?	NO

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