Integrity & Policy Standards
What is the Conflict of Interest Policy?
This policy ensures team members separate personal interests from the outcomes of the policy work.
What are examples of community engagement activities?
BPIA hosts these visible activities such as social mixers, panels, and networking events.
This leadership principle means presenting analysis and recommending a solution rather than asking the leader to do the thinking.
What is Completed Staffwork?
According to the onboarding slides, leaders who miss meetings, fail to submit reports, and assume others will pick up their responsibilities fall into this category.
What are leaders who do NOT do well in BPIA leadership?
The organization(s) the series supports in developing U.S.–Africa policy.
What is the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and/or Open Society Foundation?
What is the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)?
This agreement protects early policy ideas from outside pressure or manipulation.
What is are examples of BPIA’s grand strategy work?
Convening foreign affairs leaders, influencing on the topics that matter, sourcing talent to leadership roles.
The standard email response expectation in BPIA leadership.
What is 72 hours?
Who is the Chief of Staff who all info should flow through for review before going to Chair/President Maloney?
Who is Kadijha Kuanda?
What happens at expert roundtables?
One major activity used to gather experts and policymakers for discussion and debate on U.S. We also collect information for a post-meeting report.
Who are lobbyists or advocacy groups?
These outside actors may try to shape policy recommendations or access draft frameworks early.
The first stage in BPIA’s “Path to Influence.”
What is Learning?
This principle from Van Halen illustrates how small details reveal bigger operational issues.
What is the Brown M&M’s Principle?
When are All-Hands UABS Team Meetings held?
These meetings happen bi-weekly on Mondays at 8 PM EDT.
This deliverable is expected in 2026 and informs the CBC of U.S.–Africa policy priorities.
What is the CBC Policy Agenda?
What are causes of being removed from this project?
If confidentiality or conflict-of-interest standards are violated, this may happen.
On the BPIA's Path to Influence - What are examples of Level 2 "Formalizing"?
This stage includes publishing reports, statements, and strategic plans.
Leaders should own this when they suggest an idea or project.
What is the Area of Responsibility (AOR)?
In the BPIA Operating Principles - This leadership approach encourages staying nimble, learning while building, and focusing on alignment rather than consensus.
What is Vision-Inspired, Mission-Powered leadership?
The final (grand finale) potential policy outcome planned for 2027 that we may be tasked with supporting.
What is a Congressional Bill?
What is scrutiny from policymakers?
All policy claims and recommendations must be able to withstand this.
On BPIA's Path to Influence what is the highest level called and give examples.
The highest stage of BPIA influence, where the organization helps set agendas and convene leaders.
Two traits that characterize strong BPIA leaders.
What are follow-through and collaboration?
The leadership philosophy that emphasizes mastering reliability, work ethic, and preparation because they do not require talent.
What is “Master the skills that don’t require talent”?
What is the main goal of the series overall?
To advance U.S.–Africa policy.