Categories for Accountability to Beneficiaries
“The process of assessing how you feel about the things you own, identifying those that have fulfilled their purpose, expressing... View Article
“What is altruism without effort?” As a researcher at USAID CIDI, I have spent a great deal of my time... View Article
“Just because you didn’t receive a tax write off, recognition from a local organization, or a thank you card doesn’t... View Article
Are you prepared to help others in the most effective and efficient way possible? When disasters strike, many people’s first impulse is to collect food or clothing; it is not unusual for community and local groups to collect thousands of pounds of material – typically used clothing, canned food and bottled water – realizing only afterward that they do not know whether it’s actually needed, how they will transport it or who will distribute it.
To ensure that your money is doing the good you intended you have to look past aid agency advertising, name recognition, and "happy stories", and instead look for evidence that the aid agency is following best practices and constantly improving their organization.
“You wouldn’t want to receive something you didn’t ask for or need at Christmas, let alone during a humanitarian crisis.”... View Article
Smart Compassion has recently been an important issue at the “Ocean State” of Rhode Island. At the University of Rhode... View Article
We’ve all heard of, or even volunteered for, popular non-profit organizations like United Way, Salvation Army, Goodwill, American National Red... View Article
This is a modified repost from a previous month Craving beef I stopped by a McDonald’s in Indonesia looking for... View Article
Going back to school always gave me mixed emotions. Not every year, but at every stage of my education, I... View Article