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Good Intentions’ Holiday Guide to Charitable Giving
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
I’ve created a quick and easy guide that helps you know what to look for when choosing a holiday charitable activity and how to avoid common holiday mistakes.
About the Guide
The weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas are when clubs,…
More survey findings
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
As part of taking a break, I thought I’d go through and share posts that have remained in my draft file for one reason or another. I’d completely forgotten about this post. It’s some of the findings from a reader…
Announcing A Day Without Dignity – Counter Campaign to A Day Without Shoes
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
It’s time again for TOMS Shoes’ annual “awareness raising activity” (advertisement) called A Day Without Shoes. Every year TOMS gets celebrities and college students to walk around barefoot so that they are more aware of the plight of people…
When is an orphan not an orphan?
Friday, March 25th, 2011
I’ve been writing the chapter of my book related to orphanages. In the process I’m compiling all the quotes I have discussing orphanages filled with kids that aren’t actually orphans. Thought I’d share what I have thus far. If you…
Update on the Japan relief efforts – Don’t send stuff or volunteers
Monday, March 21st, 2011
Good news out of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today.
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World Vision, the new 100,000 shirts
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
So World Vision is the new 1 million shirts. Except instead of sending 1 million donated shirts to Africa they’re sending 100,000 misprinted Super Bowl shirts to Zambia, Armenia, Nicaragua, and Romania. And unlike Jason Sadler,…
Good Intentions and World View
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Last month I began blogging for The Chronicle of Philanthropy and their World View blog. Visit the blog to read a series of posts I wrote which looks at the information shared – or not shared – on nonprofit…
We Are All Immigrants
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
With efforts ramping up to block the Dream Act and repeal birthright citizenship, it’s time to pause and remember. In the US, unless you are a Native American, you are an immigrant or the descendant of immigrants.
This concept was brought…
Bundles of UPS Joy
Monday, January 24th, 2011
Dennis Whittle recently posted a poem on his blog Pulling for the Underdog. This has led to a lot of people on twitter calling for more poetry and less snark in aid and development blogs.
I can’t promise…
Beyond Good Intentions
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
I’m happy to announce that I’m expanding beyond Good Intentions.
This week, The Chronicle of Philanthropy launched my blog for their international section. I’m pleased with how well the first two posts have been received.
