Bad donor advice
When will we stop praising people for giving “stuff”?
Thursday, May 24th, 2012
An article in the Huffington Post’s Impact section caught my eye as the HuffPo once again heralded what is essentially questionable donor behavior.
In this particular article a man went down to a Kmart which was closing it’s doors…
Why do we expect overheads at fast food restaurants but not in aid?
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Imagine walking into Wendy’s or Burger King (or whatever fast food restaurant you frequent) and insisting that you will only pay for whatever is actually on your hamburger. You’ll give them money for the cost of the bun, ketchup, hamburger…
Making Merit – How donor desires impact aid
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
I’m traveling to DC and so won’t be writing any new posts this week. This is an older post that I feel is worth reposting.
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The story of the twin temples
When I was in the Peace Corps…
A solution to the critical shortage of debate teams and basketball coaches
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
In yesterday’s New York Times Nicholas Kristof proposed a solution to the critical shortage of debate teams and basketball coaches affecting developing countries.
In my mind, Teach for the World would be a one-year program…
Don’t choose a charity for Haiti based on administration costs
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
While it seems logical that the less a charity spends on administration the more of your donation reaches the people that need it the most, it’s not as simple as that. In reality the amount that a charity…
More bad donor advice
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Tales from the Hood takes on Nicholas Kristof, author of Half The Sky, for his recent article in Outside magazine titled “Nicholas Kristof’s Advice for Saving the World”.
I am also critical of this article. Given his audience…
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…
