Posts Tagged 'charity'
“Philanthropy is important and serious work. It does require time and thought.”
Monday, December 7th, 2009
Laura Freschi from AidWatch sent me a great article over the weekend, Why Measure: Nonprofits use metrics to show that they Are efficient. But what if donors don’t care? from Stanford Social Innovation. This report discusses…
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…
The Allure of the Quick Fix
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
This is an edited version of an earlier post.
“Hit the ground running”
As a Crisis Corps Volunteer (part of the US Peace Corps) I was sent back to Thailand to help with the tsunami recovery efforts. In…
If they don't provide information in writing – don't give
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
The phone solicitation
I received a phone solicitation today from an organization informing me that they will be in my neighborhood next week collecting used clothes and household goods for their organization. I’m always wary of phone solicitations because often…
Kiva, Heifer International, the American Red Cross, and donor trust
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
In the debate over Kiva’s misrepresentation of how their funding system works much of the discussion has focused around how honest aid agencies can and should be with donors. My argument has always been that we have to…
Deceptive advertising hurts the entire aid industry
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
The aid blogosphere is alight with the controversy surrounding Kiva. According to Kiva’s website:
“Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.”
The gist of…
Does your organization’s website inform or misinform donors?
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Donors are often not given the information they need to distinguish between professional and unprofessional aid agencies
To the average donor, aid agencies that spend time and money ensuring professional practices are indistinguishable from those that do not. If your…
