The Spirit of Partnership
Sustaining Partnerships into the Next Century (SPAN)
Conference
Moscow, Russia
May 17-19, 2000

Program and Finance representatives from Round IV partnerships

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2000
9:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:30 Greetings and Introductory Remarks
Tracy Dolan, Director PTD, IREX/ Moscow
Jill Rhodes, Deputy Director, DIFIR, USAID/ Moscow
10:30-11:30 Program Reporting Requirements
 Natalya Savicheva, SPAN Manager, IREX/ Moscow
Sara Van Gunst, Program Officer, ]REX/ Moscow
Presentation of reporting forms and procedures for reporting, including achievement plans, trip implementation plans, site visit reports, quarterly reports, etc.
11:30-11:45 Coffee-break
11:45-13:00 - Reporting for Results
Natalya Savicheva, SPAN Manager, IREX/ Moscow
Sara Van Gunst, Program Officer, IREX/ Moscow
Olga Moshkova, USAID/ Moscow
Program implementation and reporting within the framework of objectives, outputs and results.
13:00-14:30 Lunch
14:30-15:30 Financial Reporting Requirements
Svetlana Bridun, Financial Officer, JREX/ Moscow
John Morlu, Budget Analyst, IREX/ Washington
Vladislav Yashkov, Financial Analyst, USAID/Moscow
What to report, when, and to whom and how. Approval process for subgrantee expenditures. USAID financial requirements: documentation, reporting, software, and common errors.
15:30-15:45 Coffee-break
15:45-17:30 Financial Management Q & A
5vetlana Bridun, Financial Officer, IREX/ Moscow
John Morlu, Budget Analyst, IREX/ Washington
Vladislav Yashkov, Financial Analyst, USAID/ Moscow
Question and answer session on financial requirements, grant management, financial legislation, etc.

18:30-20:30 Reception hosted by Ambassador James Collins - Spaso House.  For all conference participants and other invited guests.


Outside Spaso House.
Tom and Annie - ready for the reception.
Patriotic pose.

(l-r) Gennady Artimyev, Tatyana, Annie and Tom.
Tom with Inga (IREX-Moscow)
Ambassador Collins with Annie and Tom.

THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2000

Program representatives from Round I-N partnerships
Finance representatives from Round IV partnerships

9:30-10:00 Remarks on the Spirit of US-Russian Partnership
John Ordway, Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy, Moscow
Carol Peasley, Director, USAID/Moscow
9:30-17:00 Financial Breakout Sessions:

I. Grant Bookkeeping and Taxation in the Russian Context - Only for financial representatives (Round IV)
Bridun, Financial Officer, IREX/ Moscow,  Pavel Gomoisky, author "Non-Profit Bookkeeping and Taxation". Training on accounting procedures and tax liabilities for grants for all Russian accountants.


Gennady and Tatyana - learning.

Coffee breaks and lunch together with program participants.

II. Grant Management in the International Context John Morlu, Budget Analyst, JREX/ Washington  Training on accounting procedures and legislation for all American accountants.

10:00-11:30 Assessing Partnerships
Aleksei Kuzmin, Process Consulting
For all program representatives (Rounds I-IV)  The structure and development of sustainable partnerships.  General characteristics of an efficient partnership. (Based on the results of the mid-term evaluation of SPAN.)

11:30-11:45 Coffee Break

11:45-13:30 Assessing Partnerships
Breakout groups moderated by SPAN/IREX staff
Small group sessions to discuss the partnership mechanism:  finding foreign partners, building a collaborative relationship, cross-cultural management, strategic planning for the future, and other partnership issues.

13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30-16:00 Results by Sector
Breakout groups moderated by SPAN/JREX staff
Small group sessions by sector (civil society/social sector support; business development/finance reform; health; environment; and rule of law) to discuss the main results of the partnership projects and the overall impact on the sectors.

16:00-16:15 Coffee Break
16:15-17:30 Results by Sector
Moderated by SPAN/TREX staff
Presentations by each of the breakout groups on the main results in their sector.
17:30-18:00 Remarks on USAID Partnership Initiatives
Carol Peasley, Director, USAID/Moscow
18:00-19:00 Individual Meetings
IREX program officers hold meetings with their partners.

FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2000

Program representatives from Round I-N partnerships

10:00-11:30 Self-Evaluation and Sustainability
Denis Korepanov, USATD/Moscow
Nikita Pisnyachevsky, USAJD/ Moscow
Vyacheslav Bakhmin, Open Society Institute
Oleg Ka.zakov, LINKS laboratory
Presentation on methods of self-evaluation and ways to improve sustainability. Discussion based on case studies.
11:30-11:45 Coffee Break
11:45-13:00 Development and Fundraising
Randal Mason, Development Officer, IREX/ Washington
Alexander Borovykh, Center for NGO Support
Ekaterina Greshnova, Center for NGO Support
Galina Negrustueva, Partner Foundation
Session on furidraising and development strategies to find new sources of financing and support.
13:00-14:30 Lunch
14:30-16:00 Donor Panel
Representatives from private and government donor agencies
Panel discussion on current donor programs in the Russian Federation.
16:00-16:15 Closing Remarks
16:15-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-18:00 Individual Meetings


Touring - The Bolshoi Ballet.
Great scientists meet.
From Tom's dream that night.

Russian Orthodox Church at Memorial Park
Lunch with Inga and friends at a Georgian restaurant.

Beautiful Russian Orthodox Church.
Inside the Bolshoi Ballet (above right)

Annie at the "zero" point in Russia
Citizens portraying Lenin, Russian Generals and Krishchev.
Red Square with Lenin's Tomb (middle) and St. Basel's Church (left).

IREX program officers hold meetings with their partners.