Archive for 2010
Good Intentions in 2010
Friday, December 31st, 2010
Looking back on 2010…
The year began with the earthquake in Haiti. For me this meant a flurry of news interviews and blog posts to get the word out about smart giving after a disaster. My hope was…
Natural Disasters and Haiti
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
Interesting set of charts created by OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) to put the Haiti earthquake into perspective. Thoughts?
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Interesting articles and posts – late December 2010
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
Interesting articles and posts from the past two weeks.
30 Great Podcasts for Nonprofits – Wild Apricot Blog – A fairly comprehensive list of nonprofit management related podcasts.
5 Lessons from Haiti’s Disaster – Foreign Policy – Unfortunately, these lessons…
White Elephants
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
As I take a break to celebrate the holidays, I thought I’d share an article I wrote a few years back.
As one of the clubs I belong to is preparing for its annual “white elephant” gift exchange, I am reminded…
Things I like #3 – Nonprofits Coordinating and Co-locating
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
There are over 1.8 million registered nonprofits in the US alone, and a new nonprofit registered every 15 minutes. This many independent organizations often lead to confusion and duplication of services. Coordination and cooperation are desperately needed, yet people typically…
Things I like #2 – Admissions of Failures and Mistakes
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
All too often mistakes and failures are covered up in the aid world for fear of losing funding. Hiding mistakes makes it difficult for the industry as a whole to learn and grow. It also leads to the misperception by…
Things I like #1 – Learning about their world through their eyes
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
In honor of the holiday season, I’m forgoing my usual “bah humbug” to write a series of posts highlighting the things I like.
#1 on the list is the rise of new forms of media. Blogs, YouTube, and podcasts make…
Advice to new (and old) aid bloggers
Sunday, December 12th, 2010
To All Aid Bloggers – please make your blog reader friendly
I spend quite a bit of time on aid blogs gathering links for my semi-regular link roundup, linking to related posts, and tracking aid debates.…
Interesting articles and Posts – early December 2010
Sunday, December 12th, 2010
The ABBA (Aid Bloggers Best Awards) – View from the Cave – Vote for the best blogger, tweeter, aid debate, snark. Voting ends December 15th.
The post A grad student’s guide to the international development blogosphere from Find What…
The Danger of a Single Story
Friday, December 10th, 2010
This great TED Talk is closely related to my criticisms of nonprofit advertising. In it the speaker, Chimamanda Adichie, discusses what happens when only one type of story is repeated over and over again. (ht Global Poverty Project)
Her…
