Related articles and posts

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Interesting news articles or blog postings from the previous week.

Aid agency advertising images

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

You see a commercial on TV or receive an advertisement in the mail with the picture of someone in need. You reach for your checkbook to donate. But before you stamp the envelope or click the “donate now” button, imagine…

What to look for in an aid agency’s financial audit

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

All aid agencies should have annual external financial audits

The rules governing whether or not a charity is required by law to have an independent financial audit varies by country. However, while they…

Read an aid agency’s mission statement before giving

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Many people only glance at an aid agency’s missions statement and don’t take the time to think about it or evaluate it. The chances of donors evaluating a mission statement is made even less likely by the difficulty of actually…

Related news and blogs

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

Surprisingly few posts this week.

Foreign aid for quake victims not yet needed: from The Jakarta Post – Discusses the Indonesian Presidents rejection of aid for help with quake victims. (related post: Before donating to a disaster verify…

The quality of an aid program is not related to the size of an aid agency

Friday, September 4th, 2009

When I ran D-TRAC I was regularly sought out by donors and foundations to give advice on which aid agencies to support after the 2004 tsunami. A common question was “Which are better, large or small aid agencies?” The truth…