Overview of reasons for students to join the International Consortium on Governmental Financial Management

1. How long can you last on 2 dollars?

3. For the average American, 2$ lasts 22 minutes

5. yet 2.6 billion people live with under 2$ a day www.globalissues.org United States Under $2 Over 2$

6. half the people on Earth live on less than $2.50 a day www.globalissues.org

7. the world is out of balance http:// icgfm.blogspot.com Americans $131.50/day Half the World $2.50/day

8. How can I help?

9. everything is connected

10. can a focus on a sector show results?

11. sometimes

12. teach a man to fish…

13. will the resources be over fished? how will it affect people downstream? will there be access to supplies and repair? will there be reliable infrastructure to bring fish to market? how difficult is it to register a fishing business? does the initiative match the county development objectives?

14. can we throw money at the problem?

15. studies show that there is no relationship between amount of money provided and development success rates

16. or where can we start to make a sustained difference?

17. Good governance is the only measure that statistically improves development outcomes what enables good governance? http://ideas.repec.org/p/wbk/wbrwps/2196.html

18. good governance requires: Accountability and Transparency

19. good governance requires: Rule of law

20. good governance requires : Public Financial Management reform

21. good governance requires: Information and Communications Technology

22. good governance requires: Audit & Oversight

27. annual student membership costs a little more than 4 ½ hours

28. annual student membership is $25 * $15 if you are from a developing nation

29. annual student membership an investment for life

31. ‘ governance matters’