Archive for 2009
“Philanthropy is important and serious work. It does require time and thought.”
Monday, December 7th, 2009
Laura Freschi from AidWatch sent me a great article over the weekend, Why Measure: Nonprofits use metrics to show that they Are efficient. But what if donors don’t care? from Stanford Social Innovation. This report discusses…
Interesting articles and posts – Nov 22 – Dec 5
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Interesting articles and posts from the past two weeks
Step 2: Get to know industry standards/best practices
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Step 2 in the series How to make a difference
Good aid takes more than just good intentions, it also takes an understanding of good aid practices. Without this donors or aid workers may invest time and money…
Cost efficient aid is not necessarily effective aid
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
There is a false belief on the part of donors that cost effective charities are the best charities. I’ve written about this problem in previous posts. This week a joint statement from five charity rating organizations…
How to get involved in aid
Monday, November 30th, 2009
I’ve had two requests recently to provide information on how to develop quality international aid programs and have been invited to speak on making a difference at a college volunteer center. These requests are not surprising given the popularity of…
Interesting posts and articles – Oct. 15 – 21
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Interesting blog posts and articles from the previous week.
Isn't it ironic
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
In Thailand before the influx of missionaries and other foreigners most children went around naked until puberty and after that young women wore only a sarong around their waist. In many rural villages today old women still go around with…
The Allure of the Quick Fix
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
This is an edited version of an earlier post.
“Hit the ground running”
As a Crisis Corps Volunteer (part of the US Peace Corps) I was sent back to Thailand to help with the tsunami recovery efforts. In…
Interesting articles and posts – Nov. 8 – 14
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Asia: Breastfeeding more crucial in emergencies – IRIN – Looks at problems caused by donated formula after a disaster and the difficulty of stopping baby formula donations when so many actors are involved in disaster relief
Interesting articles and blogs – Nov. 1 – 7
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
A round up of interesting news articles and blog posts from the past week.
