Giving to local organizations in Japan

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

From what I understand, there are two organizations in Japan that help coordinate nonprofit work.

• JANIC (Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation) which, according to their website, is a network organization of Japanese civil society groups.
• The

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Donor Education

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

I received an email from a philosopher recently with a link to his article An Appeal to Aid Specialists in which he makes a strong appeal to aid specialist to help non aid experts understand aid and make…

Enough with the shoe donations

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Every time I turn around another movie star or charitable event is collecting shoes to send to disaster zones or developing countries. Just today I was reading a frivolous article about Oscar gift bags (and no I don’t…

Don’t earmark your donation

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Although it’s common advice for donors, earmarking or restricting charitable donations is not a good idea. Instead of ensuring that your money is well spent, it can actually prevent the organization from using your donation where it can…

Choosing organizations to donate to after the Haiti earthquake

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

I’m opening this blog up to advice from aid workers to donors on choosing which organizations to donate to after disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti. What type of organizations should they look for and what should…