Allio Consulting

One of the specializations of Allio Consulting is migration.  Over the years, Lorene Allio has analyzed and worked with programs that serve migrants, including agricultural workers and workers exploited through trafficking and forced labor.  A recent project was the analysis of the data from one of the first surveys about migrant labor in Kazakhstan.  The survey was conducted […]

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A new Research Advisory from the Foundation Center presents the finding of their survey of more than 1,000 of the largest foundations in the U.S.  The findings are sobering if unsurprising.  The survey finds that fully 2/3 of the respondents expect to reduce the size and/or number of their grants in 2009.  This will not […]

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Bringing funders together to build alliances for change. 
Funder convenings bring diverse practitioners from philanthropy together to share ideas, experience and opportunities.  I hear frequently from funders today that they are too busy to go to these events.  While I know many of you do attend, here are a couple of highlights from a couple of convenings […]

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Allio Consulting recently visited post-Katrina New Orleans and had the opportunity to see both the devastation that remains and the rebuilding that is occurring.  It was a moving experience: it seems that everyone in New Orleans has a story of tragic loss.  The impact of the flooding on residents has been compounded by the lack of effective […]

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