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BSP publications and other information are available at these Web sites:
Biodiversity Support Program Web site: www.BSPonline.org.
Biodiversity Conservation Network Web site: www.BCNet.org.
Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment Web site: www.CARPE.umd.edu.
KEMALA Web site: www.bsp-KEMALA.or.id
Biodiversity Conservation Network. 1999. Patterns in conservation. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Biodiversity Conservation Network. 1999. Final stories from the field. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Biodiversity Conservation Network. 1998. Analytical framework & communications strategy. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Biodiversity Conservation Network. 1997. Annual report 1997: Getting down to business. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Biodiversity Conservation Network. 1996. 1996 Annual report: Stories from the field and lessons learned. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Biodiversity Conservation Network. 1995. Evaluating an enterprise-oriented approach to community-based conservation in the Asia/Pacific region: Annual report: January 1—December 31, 1994. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Biodiversity Conservation Network. 1995. Final report on the monitoring workshops, Los Banos, Philippines. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Biodiversity Conservation Network. 1995. BCN Monitoring Workshop 22–26 May 1995, Bangalore, India: Final report on the workshop. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Biodiversity Conservation Network. undated. Guidelines for monitoring and evaluation of BCN-funded projects. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Biodiversity Support Program. 1999. KEMALA implementation report 7: April to September 1999. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Biodiversity Support Program. 1999. KEMALA implementation report 6: October 1998 to March 1999. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Biodiversity Support Program. 1999. KEMALA workplan April 1999–March 2000. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Biodiversity Support Program. 1998. KEMALA draft implementation report 5: April–September 1998. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Biodiversity Support Program. 1997. Evaluating the first eight years. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Biodiversity Support Program. 1996. Advancing knowledge to achieve conservation: 1996 annual report. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Cordes, Bernd. 1999. Doing Business in Borneo. BCN Lessons from the Field, no. 2. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Read, T., L. Cortesi, C. Kirana, and A. Royo. Forthcoming. The KEMALA Story. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program
Salafsky, Nick and Richard Margoluis. 1999. Greater than the sum of their parts: Designing conservation and development programs to maximize results and learning. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Salafsky, Nick, Bernd Cordes, Johns Parks and Cheryl Hochman. 1999. Evaluating linkages between business, the environment and local communities: Final analytical results from the Biodiversity Conservation Network. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
Symington, Margaret M. undated. BSP's Applied Research Grants Program: A review of accomplishments and impact. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
World Wildlife Fund. 1998. Request for extension of the Biodiversity Support Program. Washington, D.C.: World Wildlife Fund.
Authors: Catherine A. Christen and Jonnell Allen
Technical Editor: Richard Margoluis
Publication Manager: Stacy L. Springer
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Design: Ellipse Design
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Director of Communications: Sheila Donoghue
Director of the Analysis and Adaptive Management Program: Richard Margoluis
Executive Director: Judy Oglethorpe
Please cite this publication as: Christen, C. and J. Allen. 2001. A vested interest: BSP experiences with developing and managing grant portfolios. Washington, D.C.: Biodiversity Support Program.
We would like to extend our appreciation to the many individuals who contributed to the development of this publication; their experiences are the spirit of this report. Special thanks go to the many BSP program staff, past and present, who provided valuable insight into their grantmaking projects through countless interviews, draft reviews, and photo selection: Judy Oglethorpe, Laurent Some, Rob Solem, Nicodeme Tchamou, Kate Newman, David Wilkie, and Rose Marie Gay, representing BSP Africa; Janis Alcorn, Kath Shurcliff, Nonette Royo, Christy McDonough and the KEMALA field team, from BSP Asia and the Pacific; Tatiana Zaharchenko and Bruce Leighty from BSP Eastern Europe; Ilana Locker and Meg Symington, Conservation Impact Grant managers; John Parks and Ganesan Balachander from BCN; and to all past and present BSP grantees who shared their experiences with us in person and through the E-mail Forum. We would like to especially thank Bernd Cordes and Nick Salafsky for writing the section of this document on the Biodiversity Conservation Network. Thanks to Ruth Norris for her help in laying the foundation for this study. We would also like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to Mary Cox, Janice Davis, Rita Ogilvie, Melissa Songer, and Marisabel Izarry for their logistical support, and to Sheila Donoghue for her hard work managing the production of this document.