Erin Stock

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Title: 
Online Coordinator
Phone: 
202-729-6796
Department: 
Policy & Communications

As online coordinator, Erin is primarily responsible for InterAction's website content and strategy. Her duties include creating and coordinating online materials about InterAction members and issue areas, as well as collaborating with colleagues on integrated campaigns with digital components. In addition, she assists InterAction's policy staff on communications-related efforts.

Erin first joined InterAction as a communications fellow with the mapping team, after graduating from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service with a Master's of Public Service in May of 2012. Through her graduate program, she worked with the United Nations IRIN news service in Bangkok and with Search for Common Ground, a conflict transformation NGO, in Jakarta. Previously, she worked as a reporter at The Birmingham News, covering immigration and local government. She holds a B.S. in journalism from Northwestern University.

 

 

 

Growing Crisis in Jonglei State Prompts NGOs to Demand Greater Access and Urgent Response

Two years after South Sudan gained independence, growing conflict in Pibor County, Jonglei State has caused almost the entire population to be displaced to flood-prone swamp lands still largely inaccessible to aid workers. Fearing targeting by armed actors, including the South Sudan Armed Forces (SSAF, formally the SPLA) and the non-state South Sudan Democratic Army (SSDA), more than 100,000 people are thought to be seeking refuge under harsh conditions.

June Newsletter Features New Board Chair, G8 Highlights and #NotJustNumbers Advocacy

InterAction and its member NGOs are urging Americans to tell their elected officials that proposed cuts to life-saving and anti-poverty programs are not just numbers but people's lives.

May Newsletter Highlights New Maps, Post-2015 and G8

World leaders from G8 countries, meeting next month, must do the "hard work" of adopting transparency as a standard operating procedure, InterAction's John Ruthrauff says in a recent article featured in InterAction's May newsletter.

Ruthrauff's recommendations for those attending the high-level gathering also include implementing and enforcing international anti-corruption conventions, as well as bolstering sustained support for smallholder farmers.

World Bank President Calls on Civil Society to Drive Change

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today said civil society plays a critical role in driving innovation and progress on tough issues and called on the sector to lead the way on issues such as climate change and poverty.

“The movement has to start in rooms like this,” Kim told an audience at Forum 2013, an annual conference put on by the NGO alliance InterAction.

High-level panel meets for final time on post-2015

A high-level UN panel is in Bali this week meeting for the final time before submitting a key report on a post-2015 development framework to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Russia releases G20 outreach plans

The Russian government has released its 2013 G20 Outreach Strategy Report for its presidency of this year’s summit. The document includes information on country and organization invitees, but it also outlines the specific functions that each of the official outreach groups will play throughout the year. In the report, Russia outlines the roles and agendas of the five G20 outreach groups: the Think 20, Business 20, Labor 20, Civil 20 and Youth 20.

Discuss foreign aid, budget with experts on Twitter chat

The budget. Sequestration. The deficit. Lots of talk, and numbers, are flying around Washington right now. What does it all mean for international aid? Find out from the people who know, during a live Twitter chat Wednesday, March 27 organized by InterAction.

InterAction members adopt new standards

InterAction members will now adhere to standards recently updated to include provisions on books and educational materials, and to require that all members also self-certify compliance with sexual exploitation and abuse protection standards every other year.

InterAction Urges Senate to Oppose Sandy Amendment

The U.S. Senate this week is considering an amendment to a proposed spending bill for Hurricane Sandy relief that would cut $9 billion from key international development accounts, or nearly one-third of the annual budget to fight global poverty.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) this week offered the amendment, which would offset the cost of the Supplemental Appropriations Act by cutting foreign assistance funding. InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based NGOs, is urging senators to oppose what it is calling a “misguided and destructive amendment.”

Humanitarian toll assessed in Gaza, Israel

Schools, offices and roads in Gaza are open and normal activities underway, amid a ceasefire reached Nov. 21 that the UN says appears to be holding.

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Meet InterAction's New Board Chairman: A Social Entrepreneur with a Strong Commitment to People

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Submitted by Erin Stock on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 11:26am

Should Mercy Corps buy an Indonesian bank? Neal Keny-Guyer was uncertain at first. It was a novel – even crazy – idea that brought huge risk for the NGO he leads.

“I imagined a newspaper headline saying, ‘Mercy Corps’ Bank in Bali Fails,’” he later told BusinessWeek. “I thought of the reaction of our donors to that bit of news.”

Calling on Congress, U.S. Government to Make Food Security a Higher Priority

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Submitted by Erin Stock on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 3:56pm

Congress should commit the United States to a global food and nutrition security strategy, and the vice president should oversee it, a new report from The Chicago Council on Global Affairs recommends.

Brazil and Food Security: A "Remarkable Story" with Lessons for Others

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Submitted by Erin Stock on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 11:47am

In 40 years, Brazil went from importing most of its staples – such as rice, beans and milk – to being a major exporter of food worldwide. How?

Antonio Lopes, the president of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, points to “government decisions” – decisions to strengthen universities, hire and send researchers around the world for training, and create an enabling environment for the development of tropical agriculture.

A Policy Primer On Foreign Aid, And Not Just For Congress

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Submitted by Erin Stock on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 12:00pm

U.S. foreign assistance is not only a critical piece of U.S. foreign policy – it is important for millions of the world’s most poor and vulnerable striving to improve their lives. That’s why it’s crucial that we understand what works and what should be prioritized. These decisions must come from individuals who are engaged with the issues, have decades of experience, and possess personal knowledge of the challenges.

Civil Society Input Sought on Post-2015 Agenda

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Submitted by Erin Stock on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 5:16pm

The development framework that will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) after 2015 is already being mapped out – and civil society groups should plug in now to get their priorities included in the deliberations, panelists at an InterAction event said this week.