- Developed concept, training design, delivery and program management strategies for short-term vocational training in hotel housekeeping and entry-level restaurant work for newly arrived refugees from around the world, tapping labor statistics and employer advisors. Both programs are acknowledged models and highly successful.
- Developed content for first on-line training module for a national refugee employment technical assistance provider as member of Higher (RefugeeWorks) Peer Advisory Network. Included work with web designer, launch strategy and associated downloadable Instructors Guide and learning aids.
- Designed and delivered customized training workshops, usually as leader of multi-cultural team. Topics include: Board Fundraising, Strategic Planning, Consulting Skills, Impact Measurement Systems, Advocacy, Coalition Development, Meeting Management/Facilitation Skills, Program Design/Proposal Writing and Staff Skill Development. Examples include:
- Consulting Skills for capacity building advisors for FSU legal NGOs
- Program Design for World Bank Caspian Basin Initiative
- Staff Development Close-Out Workshop for UMCOR Turkey
- Board Fundraising Skills for a leading arts organization in Austin, TX
- TOT for Advocacy Campaigns and Consulting Skills in Uzbekistan and Guyana
- Conducted three month technical training for 30 Small Business Peace Corps volunteers in Armenia. Supervised staff, volunteers and speakers as member of multi-cultural team customizing new village-based training model.
- Oversaw in-country follow-on programming to support all USAID-funded training in Uzbekistan. Advised contractors in training design to maximize benefit from and participation in the program.
Lorel Donaghey 
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