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Sandi Fox is the Director of Online Communications at the Enough Project. She has more than seven years of digital communications, marketing outreach, data analysis and advocacy/organizing experience.

Prior to joining the Enough Project, she served as Email Marketing Manager at the Center for American Progress and the CAP Action Fund. In addition, Sandi was a U.S. Fulbright Grantee in Sofia, Bulgaria, from  2009-2010. There, she conducted a strategic analysis of the relationship between NGOs and the Bulgarian government to see how they could better cooperate to implement national and EU anti-human trafficking policies.

She previously served as communications manager and business development analyst at the Massachusetts State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance, or SOMWBA/SDO, under the Patrick-Murray administration, where she created and implemented a blast email program and fostered communications efforts with certified businesses and private/public partners. Before that she was at the Small Business Service Bureau, Inc., and the Patrick-Murray 2006 campaign (Lt. Gov. Tim Murray’s staff).

Since August 2012, Sandi has served as National Alumni Director for more than a thousand members of the New Leaders Council, or NLC. The NLC trains and supports the next generation of progressive political entrepreneurs -- leaders who set trends, build institutions, or shape industries that enhance civic and political life.

Sandi holds a B.A. in government and international relations with a minor in women’s studies, as well as a master’s degree in public administration with a concentration in nonprofit management from Clark University in Worcester, MA.

Five Stories You May Have Missed This Week

A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday. 

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Five Stories You May Have Missed This Week

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A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday.   Read More »

Darfur: 10 Years and Counting

In the past 10 years alone, we have seen: Our relationship with music shift completely, from recording songs from the radio on cassettes to walking around with personal music libraries in our pockets. The rise of reality television, documenting everything from the mundane to the very intimate. And of course, the digitization of nearly every aspect of our lives. For Darfuris, however, the past 10 years are not been marked with pop-culture phenomena, but instead with violence, displacement, and constant uncertainty about the future.  Read More »

President Obama Signs Rewards for Justice Bill into Law

President Obama signed legislation into law yesterday that will expand the scope of the Rewards for Justice Program. On hand at the Oval Office signing ceremony were representatives from human rights organizations who have been important supporters in this effort and work on these issues every day, including Enough Project Executive Director John C. Bradshaw and our partners from Invisible Children, Resolve, and Humanity United.

 

5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week

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A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday.  Read More »

From Child Miner to Jewelry Store: The Six Steps to Conflict Gold in Congo

The conflict-gold rush is thriving in eastern Congo. Recent U.S. legislation and supply-chain pressure from tech companies has made it difficult for armed groups in the region to sell the 3-T minerals—tin, tantalum, and tungsten—and as a result, rebels and army commanders have increasingly turned to gold. In a report released today, the Enough Project looks at the illegal conflict-gold trade in eastern Congo that is fueling one of the most violent conflicts in the world.  Read More »

Two Sudans Dispatch: Good and Bad News from Talks in Addis Ababa

On September 27, South Sudan and Sudan signed a partial peace deal in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, marking the conclusion of the final round of negotiations between the two nations. In a field dispatch released today, the Enough Project’s Juba-based field researcher Amanda Hsiao, who covered the talks in Addis Ababa, describes the major points of agreements on oil flow, disputed areas, and security arrangements.  Read More »

SPLM-N Leaders Meet with U.S. Officials: “We Are Looking for Change”

 

Last week, leaders of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, or SPLM-N, arrived in Washington to meet with U.S. State Department officials and discuss U.S. engagement in the unfolding humanitarian crisis, as well as the ongoing peace talks with the government of Sudan. This is the first time the three leaders, SPLM-N Chairman Malik Agar, SPLM-N Chief of Staff and Deputy Chairman Abdel Aziz al-Hilu, and Secretary General Yasir Arman, have travelled together to the U.S.   Read More »

Enough Brief: Sudan-South Sudan Final Talks Approach Agreement Deadline

Sudan and South Sudan negotiations resumed Wednesday with meetings in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with time closing in on a September 22 deadline by which the mediation panel should submit its final report. In this last round of negotiations, the parties hope to resolve outstanding issues from the separation to secure sustained peace between the two countries. In a new Enough brief released today, Amanda Hsiao, the Enough Project’s Juba-based field researcher, outlines the key issues and analyzes where each side stands.  Read More »

The End of the LRA? John Prendergast and Experts Discuss the Recent U.S. Deployment and Next Steps

In October, the Obama administration announced the deployment of approximately 100 U.S. military personnel to Central Africa to help end the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA.  For those who have advocated for increased efforts to put an end to Joseph Kony and his LRA’s reign of terror, the deployment was a welcomed step in the Obama administration’s implementation of its LRA strategy. However, concerns still linger about the failures of past military operations and peace processes, and the numerous efforts needed to foster peace, stability and justice in the region. To address these concerns, Enough Project Co-Founder John Prendergast joined a panel of experts to discuss further efforts needed to end the LRA, and how to bring peace to the affected region.  Read More »

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