Interesting Articles and Posts – Late July

Posted on July 31, 2010 at 10:22 am

Live Aid, Dead Aid, and Smart Aid – Dochas Network – A look at three different representations of aid.

On Crowdsourcing, with a big sigh – humanitarian.info – Takes a critical look at Patrick Meier’s defense of crowdsourcing the Haiti earthquake relief.

On Entrepreneurship and NGOs – Penelope M.C. – Looks at how entrepreneurship and organizations outside of the traditional sphere can help improve aid.

Reflections from Ethiopia: Is Philanthropy Killing Africa – Friends of Ethiopia - Looks at the impact of aid on local businesses

Aid agencies in Africa: applaud achievers but keep wannabees in check - Guardian – Written by one of the advisers to 1millionshirts just days before 1millionshirts calls it quits. Discusses the need to encourage good programs and prevent bad ones.

Links and Resources – How Matters – A list of useful links and resources related to aid.

2010 Summer Series – USAID – I’ll be on next week’s panel on Public Engagement in International Disaster Assistance -  The series is open to the public but people are urged to come early as they’ll need to sign in.

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