Good Donors are Key to Good Aid

Good intentions are not enough for aid to be successful. If assistance is done poorly it can hurt the very people it is supposed to help. Accurate information and sound practices are also crucial to smart aid. This website provides readers with the knowledge, tools, and resources they need to ensure that their donations match their good intentions.

Sections on this website include: Aid Debates (including the Three Cups of Tea scandal), Services, Mulitmedia, Resources, The Charity RaterTest Your Knowledge (a multiple choice nonprofit quiz), and Good Intentions’ blog.

Good Intentions Blog

The End of Good Intentions

2012 was an extremely emotional and difficult year for me. During this past year I’ve lived in…

Speaking at the Poverty Action Conference Oct. 6th.

Just wanted to let my readers know that I’ll be speaking at the Poverty Action

Services

Saundra provides individual consulting as well as presentations and trainings.

Multimedia

Recent video
A Day Without Dignity
Recent Audio
Perspectives on Haiti

Resources

Links to standards, resources, and other information on aid, development, and philanthropy.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Donors Need a Better Way to Rate Charities
The Three Cups of Tea scandal demonstrates the inadequacies ...
‘Three Cups’ Controversy Underscores Need for Measurement
The controversy over the Central Asia Institute proves that ...
The Dirty Truth About Disaster Fund Raising
Why the current system for raising money after a catastrophe...
Charity Rater

The Charity Rater gives individual donors like you the knowledge and tools you need to evaluate a charitable organization before giving. More than a rating system, this is a toolkit for good donorship.

Test Your Knowledge

Are you a knowledgeable donor or is it time for you to learn more about smart giving? Take this True/False quiz to find out.

Aid Debates

Recent Debates
Three Cups of Tea Scandal
A Day Without Dignity
World Vision / NFL t-shirts
Amateur vs. Professional

The Huffington Post

Do's and Don'ts of Holiday Giving
December is a busy time of year with many charitable request...
Why Waiting To Give to the Japanese Recovery Efforts Is a Good Idea
While it might seem like the more organizations helping the ...
Japan and Beyond: Advice for Donating After Disasters
A series of dos and don'ts to help you make the best do...