Interesting articles and posts: late February/ early March 2010

Posted on March 7, 2010 at 6:33 am

Earthquake Exposes Haiti's Faulty Adoption System – Wall Street Journal – another article looking how orphanages may not be the best way to help families care for their children

A Lesson from Haiti: Are Search and Rescue Teams worth it? – Philanthropy Action – One of several articles looking at the cost/benefit ratio of international search and rescue teams as opposed to other forms of aid

100 Items to Disappear First – The Power Hour – Lists the first 100 household items that disappear in a war situation. I'm not sure if this means the stores run out of them or if they are stolen – but a good list to think about in preparing for disasters

Charity Clues – New Philanthropy Capital Blog – Talks about the importance of being open to admitting and learning from mistakes

Ethiopia famine aid 'spent on weapons' – BBC – Although the article doesn't directly address this, it highlights the importance of evaluating aid projects

Global aid is no relief for small businesses – Wall Street Journal – Looks at the importance of locally sourcing supplies whenever possible

Haiti and the tyranny of technology – iRevolution – Summarizes the findings of two lessons learned

I can run and not help Haiti for free – Change Charity – A good look at how participants should always think about how proceeds from charity fun-runs are spent

Food, electricity, water top priorities for post-quake Chile, UN relief wing reports – UN News Center

Huffington Post outsources section to online fundraising organizations – Nieman Journalism Lab

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