The Connect U.S. Fund is seeking an Executive Director committed to our vision of responsible U.S. global engagement and the belief that the whole of NGO advocacy in support of this goal must be greater than the sum of its parts.

The current Executive Director, Heather Hamilton, is leaving DC to fulfill her dream of sailing around the world. We expect to fill this position by mid-October.

Today, the Connect U.S. Fund is releasing its Request for Letters of Inquiry (RFLOI) for its 2010-2011 Annual Major Grants Program. Please read the RFLOI (and the FAQ) thoroughly before applying. As mentioned in the request, this program is designed to support collaborative projects to influence U.S.

The Connect U.S. community has a real opportunity to highlight the issues that are most important to us: climate change and its impact on developing countries; human rights; nonproliferation; and striking a balance between State/USAID and the Defense Department.

Nowadays, we mostly take our cell phones for granted. They're just part of how we function. It’s hard to remember life that didn't include hearing someone's ringtone going off at an inopportune moment.

On the heels of the Administration's announcement that it may offer a target for emissions cuts in Copenhagen, The Connect U.S. Fund, InterAction, USCAN and 1Sky issued a joint letter to President Obama suggesting ways in which the U.S.