Interesting articles and posts
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 7:25 am
Once again, I’ve waited far too long to put this together. Here are many of the articles and posts I’ve found interesting over the last month or so.
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Learning the Lesson Is Not Enough – Admitting Failure
What do the poor deserve? – AidSpeak
Haitian farmers undermined by food aid - iWatch News
NEW USAID RULE: BUY CHEAP, NOT ‘AMERICAN’ – devex
The charity disparity: can corporate benevolence be free of self-interest? - Poverty Matters Blog
Why I’m Thrilled the United States Has Stopped Excluding Haitians from Temporary Work Visas – Global Development Views from the Center
Lies, damned lies, and ranking lists: The Top 100 Best NGOs – Find What Works
Africa Needs You! Return of the Live Aid Legacy – Uncharted Territories
Oprah Winfrey’s expensive South African education – Africa is a Country
Update: IRS Levies Fine on Food for the Hungry Over Drug Valuations – The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Africa Does Not Need More Orphanages – Kelsey Timmerman
Orphanage tourism: help or hindrance? - The Telegraph
After 2 Years, Haitians Want Jobs, Not Housing - NPR
Why Your Passion is not Enough – Huffington Post
The Sachs vs. Easterly Flow Chart - SEAWL
Canada Revokes Nonprofit’s Status, Saying It Was a Tax Shelter - The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Turning Development into Child’s Play – Hudson Institute - looking at video games related to aid and development.
The White Man’s Last Burden – globalization with conditions! – Thoughts from and International Educator
Stop saying the solutions are so simple – Karen Grepin’s Global Health Blog
7 worst international aid ideas - Matador change
just do it (better) – la vidaid loca
Handbooks or Tools
IATI Tools for the NGO community - ACCLAR OPEN AID DATA
Participation Handbook for Humanitarian Field Workers – ALNAP
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Guides by Good Intentions are Not Enough
Good Intentions’ Guide to Holiday Charitable Giving
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