Welcome to our international fellow!

MBTPI welcomes Baigalmaa Bayandorj to the staff for the next four months. Ms. Bayandorj is an international fellow with the Community Solutions program, a professional development program run by the U.S. State Department for global community leaders working in the fields of transparency and accountability, tolerance and conflict resolution, environmental issues, and women’s issues. Baigal hails from the city of Ulan Bator, the capital and principal city of Mongolia. She writes:

"I am very excited to join Maryland Nonprofits and the Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute. I graduated from The National Mongolian University in 2006. I started to work in non-governmental organizations (NGO) since 2004 when I joined Mongolian Women’s Fund (MONES) as a fundraising and marketing coordinator. During 2009-2010, I worked as a CEO for social marketing in NGO. I started to work on ad hoc basis in Mercy Corps since 2007 and in 2011 I was upgraded to a project officer responsible for the Social Safety Nets Project. At the moment, I work as a consultant on part time basis for Fostering an Inclusive Environment for Local Disabled Project II.

I am an activist, fundraising manager, marketing coordinator, and trainer on social community. My work principle is to ensure accountability and transparency among project leadership, staff and the community. During my work experience, I have learned to work effectively and efficiently, acquired skills of resource mobilization and fundraising. During 2006-2008, I was involved in various training programs organized by the Women’s Funding Network, the “Mama Cash” Women’s Fund and Grantmaking Without Program in US.

Upon my return to Mongolia I intend to work as a volunteer and consultant to the Active Partnership and Public Engagement for Accountable Localities (APPEAL) project. I may also work on an “engagement and advocacy” project about information freedom, transparency law, and budget and tax policy working with employees of large public, NGO, and private organizations."

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MBTPI is excited to have Baigal here. We look forward to learning more about public policy and the NGO sector in Mongolia, and sharing our experiences here in Maryland.