Archive for October, 2009
Interesting articles and posts – Oct 24 – 31
Saturday, October 31st, 2009
A weekly roundup of interesting articles and posts.
Apologies for not posting recently
Monday, October 26th, 2009
For those of you who follow me regularly, I apologize for not posting recently. It is likely that I will not post regularly for the next few weeks as I take care of some family matters as well as work…
Interesting articles and posts – October 11 – 17
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Kiva, Heifer International, the American Red Cross, and donor trust
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
In the debate over Kiva’s misrepresentation of how their funding system works much of the discussion has focused around how honest aid agencies can and should be with donors. My argument has always been that we have to…
Deceptive advertising hurts the entire aid industry
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
The aid blogosphere is alight with the controversy surrounding Kiva. According to Kiva’s website:
“Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.”
The gist of…
Donating medicine after disasters
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
When disaster strikes it’s natural to want to help in any way possible, and one of the ways that seems make sense is to donate medicine – either medicine from your own house, or expired medicine that can no longer…
Does your organization’s website inform or misinform donors?
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Donors are often not given the information they need to distinguish between professional and unprofessional aid agencies
To the average donor, aid agencies that spend time and money ensuring professional practices are indistinguishable from those that do not. If your…
Related articles and posts – September 27 – October 3, 2009
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
Interesting new articles and blog posts from the previous week. There were a lot of great articles this past week.
The number of natural disasters is on the rise
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
With the Samoan tsunami, the Indonesia earthquake and the Philippine typhoon all occurring within a few weeks of each other, it seems more apparent than ever that there has been a steady increase in the rate and severity of natural…
