2021

The International Security Foundation (ISF) is proud to announce the 2021 grant recipients of the ISF Grants program for U.S.-based nonprofits that serve the global... Read More

A decade ago, the International Security Foundation incorporated as a 501c3 nonprofit, separate from the U.S. Department of State. The idea for this novel nonprofit,... Read More

Siobhan Clune, a seasoned development leader with nearly two decades of fundraising experience, joined the ISF staff on October 4, 2021, as the nonprofit’s first... Read More

Welcome, Ellen Tannor, as OSAC Executive Director! We recently spoke with Ellen about her career in foreign service and her path to OSAC.  (Spoiler alert:... Read More

The International Security Foundation (ISF) is thrilled to announce that Secretary Madeleine Albright is the ISF 10th Anniversary Speaker for the ISF Virtual Reception on... Read More

In 2011, Jim Snyder, then OSAC Co-Chair,  gathered a small group of private-sector security leaders and U.S. Department of State attorneys to focus on a... Read More

Security expert Susan Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, is the keynote speaker for the 2021 ISF Virtual Reception on November 17, 2021... Read More

In honor of #PublicServiceRecogntionWeek, I want to share my experience with the incredible public servants at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s... Read More

As one of the International Security Foundation’s (ISF) newest corporate sponsors, Facebook has quickly become one the most generous. Last November, with a sponsorship gift... Read More

This month, we feature Scott Sheafe, Senior Vice President, Global Security at PepsiCo and Vice President of the International Security Foundation (ISF) Board of Directors.... Read More