Advocacy, Program, and Strategy Development
Developing a thoughtful and robust strategy is an essential component to ensuring long-term impact and effective outcomes.
Capacity
Building
Strengthening the capacity of both internal staff as well as potential partners in the field is crucial for long-term impact and sustainability.
Internal/External Issue Messaging
Communicating effectively, both internally and externally, is a vital tool for achieving desired outcomes, whether it be increased funding, improved policies, or greater visibility.
Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
Developing logical frameworks to map out activities and outputs, in achievement of strategic goals and objectives, is an essential component of success of organizations.
Project
Management
Effectively managing a project requires an in-depth understanding of the objectives to be achieved, efficient tracking of all moving parts, and professional communication with stakeholders.
Proposal
Formulation
Having worked with both funders and those seeking funding, GHV understands the need to communicate clear intentions and expected outcomes in order to ensure effective, impactful, and strategic projects.
Research and Policy Analysis
Researching and synthesizing data and analyzing policy developments are critical elements of developing robust strategies, persuasive messages, and long-term action plans.
Resource Mobilization Strategy
Whether to meet internal funding needs or advocate for increased resources from donor or country governments, developing a vigorous and focused resource mobilization strategy is essential.
Nejla Liias, MPP
President and Founder
In 2008, Nejla Liias founded Global Health Visions to provide strategic guidance on the formulation and implementation of global health and development initiatives that aim to improve the lives and livelihoods of women and children. Prior to starting Global Health Visions, Nejla was an independent consultant for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in its Global Health Policy and Advocacy division.
Susannah Hurd, MPH
Senior Consultant
Susannah has worked in the field of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health for more than 10 years. She has worked for both international and domestic organizations, including Planned Parenthood, The Population Council and International Planned Parenthood Federation.
Stephanie Lazar, MPH
Senior Consultant
Stephanie has thirteen years of experience working in global public health and international development. Prior to joining Global Health Visions, Stephanie was the Burundi Program Manager in USAID's East Africa mission, where she oversaw more than 20 grants and contracts valuing nearly $40 million in US government assistance to Burundi.
Elizabeth-Ann C. Wieber, MPP
Senior Consultant
Elizabeth-Ann C. Wieber has more than 12 years of experience in strategic planning for policy and communications. Most recently, she spent four years at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where she was director of media relations for the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention.
Sarah Blake, MS
Consultant
Sarah has worked as an independent consultant with numerous U.S. nonprofit and international organizations over the past three years. Her work has included tracking and analyzing global media coverage of reproductive health and gender issues for the Communications Consortium Media Center (CCMC).
Elizabeth Calderone, MIA
Consultant
Elizabeth brings a breadth of experience in both the public and private sectors. Beth has worked for Barclays Wealth Americas and Lehman Brothers. She also worked for the United Nations Population Fund focusing on Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS) and at TechnoServe, a non-profit that helps entrepreneurial men and women build businesses in Africa and Latin America.
Aubrey Cody, MPH
Consultant
Prior to Global Health Visions, Aubrey worked on refugee health and maternal, newborn and child health, HIV/PMTCT, and emergency response for several international organizations, including Save the Children/US, Intrahealth International, and the International Rescue Committee.
Linda Lipner, MA
Consultant
Linda has worked in the nonprofit field for over ten years, most recently as an International Grants Manager at the MAC AIDS Fund, where she oversaw grant-making in over 50 countries. Linda has served in a variety of roles for such organizations as the United Nations Association of the USA, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.
