A YEAR OF TRANSFORMATION, GROWTH &

DIVERSIFICATION

ANNUAL REPORT 2018

A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO

CRDF Global has transformed and is thriving as we approach our 25th year. In 2018, we took the time to identify and understand our culture, revisit and appreciate our rich history, and map out our future path. This transformation, begun in 2016, required commitment and dedication from staff in every part of the organization. It challenged us and demanded that we think differently about the way we approach our work.

Our strong results in 2018 validated these efforts. In 2018, CRDF Global increased revenue (by 19% over 2017), increased unrestricted assets (by 20%), and staff (by 25%). We expect these results to accelerate in 2019, as our successful business development activity led to a 71% win rate and awarded value of $46 million. This increases our backlog at the end of 2018 to $52.77 million, more than double our $22.5 million backlog at the end of 2017. As a result of this growth as well as updated business processes, we dramatically reduced our overhead rate, offering increased value to our customers.

Our impact in 2018 included investments in almost 5000 specially-selected participants spanning 138 countries, including over 2000 travelers. Through 576 grants and contracts, we awarded above $21 million to build capacity, via technical & professional training, fellowships & exchanges, and grants & research competitions. In addition, we provided $10.5 million in travel and logistical support to make these advances possible, including in austere and high-risk environments. Strategic new funders broadened and diversified our portfolio, including foreign governments like Canada and the United Kingdom and national laboratories. Exciting new capabilities in emerging areas such as cybersecurity and virtual reality offer fresh options to achieve our funders’ missions.

CRDF Global builds safety, security, and sustainability through science, innovation, and collaboration. We do so by strengthening individuals and building positive and lasting relationships that improve our world. Starting from our origins in the 1992 Freedom Support Act and our early post-Soviet focus, continuing through our 2004 expansion into the Middle East to our current operations around the world, we’ve consistently prioritized collaboration to build stronger, healthier communities and reduce threats to international security. From grant competitions to capacity building to remote training and more, we’ve expanded our capabilities to meet new and emerging global needs.

MIKE DIGNAM

President and CEO

WHAT WE'VE DONE

In 2018, we delivered logistical support, program design and management, and capacity building programs in the areas of CBRNE security and nonproliferation, strategic trade controls and border security, global health, technology entrepreneurship, and international professional exchanges.

STORIES TO REMEMBER

In pursuit of food security objectives, in September 2018, a CRDF Global U.S.-Ukraine Collaborative Grants Program research team hosted a two-day international field day in Ukraine for more than 100 stakeholders. Following a day of professional presentations, principal investigators demonstrated soil quality testing using field test kits at one of their research sites.

CRDF Global values the importance of person-to-person exchanges, as these opportunities foster mutual understanding and strengthen international relations. In 2018, CRDF Global became an implementer of the Department of State's premier exchange, the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Featured here, a group from Nigeria participated in a 10-day professional exchange that examined Intellectual Property Rights.

CRDF Global strengthens international collaboration to face our world's toughest challenges. Here, the Indian Chemical Council (ICC) conducts a mock security risk assessment at a chemical manufacturing plant – discussing process safety, security, and stewardship at the Responsible Care® Symposium in Mumbai, India on March 21-24, 2018.

A subject matter expert conducts a laboratory hood assessment alongside a laboratory manager at the University of Malaysia Sabah’s Biotechnology Research Institute. The assessment led to biosecurity improvements at the institute to protect against the misuse of dangerous pathogens.

Building a strong nuclear security culture starts early. Cooperative Threat Reduction funding helped nuclear engineering students from the Institute for Nuclear Material Management chapter at Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia conduct a tabletop exercise on how to prevent insider threats to nuclear facilities.

Iraqi scientists participate in a CBRNE security training and learn about the importance of preparedness and multi-sector coordination in strengthening national security.

IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS

STRENGTHEN INDIVIDUALS

Engaged

4821 participants

Supported over

2000

travelers

Promoted

14% of

staff

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BUILD RELATIONSHIPS

Worked with participants from

138 countries

Partnered with over

300 experts & organizations

“We truly appreciated your support both during the preparatory stages of the projects and during the on the ground implementation. Your ability to support CTR in such a dynamic environment was incredibly important and helped ensure the success of these workshops […]"

– U.S. Department of State, Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction,

Nov. 19, 2019

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IMPROVE OUR WORLD

Awarded

576 grants & contracts

Provided over

$32M in awards

and travel

Improved business practices

= more impact per funding dollar

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WHO WE ARE

More than words on a page, our intentional culture unlocks our impact. In 2018, CRDF Global embarked on a process of articulating the shared beliefs that hold us together, and ensuring our processes, policies, and decisions reflect these beliefs.

CAPABILITIES

Travel & Logistics

Technical & Professional Training

Fellowships & Exchanges

Grants & Research

Competitions

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Institution Building

Monitoring &

Evaluation, Quality

Program Design

& Management

MISSION AREAS

CBRNE Security

Global Health

Border Security

International Exchanges

Cybersecurity

Innovation Ecosystems

STAFF HIGHLIGHTS

It’s our talented and diverse staff who deliver these capabilities around the world. Our staff speaks 29 languages and has lived or worked in 79 countries. We believe this diversity within our organization is critically important when serving our customers and ensures they receive the expert service they deserve.

OUR WHY

Strengthen Individuals

Build Relationships

Improve our World

HOW WE WORK

We do the right thing.

We care about each other and the people we work with.

We work together to deliver excellence.

WHAT WE DO

We employ these values in our daily work, with partners, beneficiaries, and each other. They guide the development of our capabilities and how we apply them.

IMPACT

GROWTH

Increased staff by 25% through 29 new positions in U.S., Ukraine, and Jordan

Increased revenue by 19% to $26M

Achieved a 71% win rate on all proposals to potential funders

DIVERSIFICATION

Developed 4 new service offerings for our customers
- Cybersecurity
- Professional Exchanges
- E-Learning and Virtual Reality
- J-1 Visas
Began working with 5 new funders
- United Kingdom Counterproliferation and Arms Control Centre (UK CPACC)
- Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Global HIV and TB (CDC-DGHT)
- Sandia National Laboratory (SNL)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

TRANSFORMATION

Improved business practices to increase our impact per dollar

Centered our focus on our culture and our mission to drive our daily decisions

As a nonprofit, prioritized our mission and values in our choices

FINANCIAL

OVERVIEW

CRDF Global's strong financial performance in 2018 continues the improvements of 2017 and sets the stage for continued increases in 2019.

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FUNDERS

International safety and security can only be achieved through collaboration. In pursuing our mission, we have developed an international network of partners that we are deeply proud and appreciative of.