Tag Archive: donors

Why I Donate Cash

“What is altruism without effort?” As a researcher at USAID CIDI, I have spent a great deal of my time... View Article

Giving Just Because

“Just because you didn’t receive a tax write off, recognition from a local organization, or a thank you card doesn’t... View Article

Disaster Tourism

As director of D-TRAC I was often asked to orient heads of aid agencies and donors on the tsunami recovery... View Article

Cash is Just Best!

“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 makes its way into classroom at URI

Smart Compassion has recently been an important issue at the “Ocean State” of Rhode Island. At the University of Rhode... View Article

Bad Donor Advice Perpetuates Bad Aid Practices

The following is a copy of the comment I posted in response to the Wall Street Journal’s article Charities: Tough... View Article

Class Is In Session: Third Period

We’ve all heard of, or even volunteered for, popular non-profit organizations like United Way, Salvation Army, Goodwill, American National Red... View Article

Class Is In Session: Second Period

Going back to school always gave me mixed emotions. Not every year, but at every stage of my education, I... View Article

Best practices often lose out to quick and cheap programs that please donors

Donations can be misused and ill-spent despite the best intentions of donors Deciding whether or not to donate and which... View Article

“Sexy” projects are easier to fund

This posting is from a journal I kept as a Crisis Corps volunteer working on the tsunami recovery in Thailand.... View Article

If aid were like McDonald’s

Menus vary according to local taste and preferences Craving beef I stopped by a McDonald’s in Indonesia looking for a... View Article

Giving to Win

I love watching Alyssa Thomas play basketball. Not only because the University of Maryland three-time ACC Player of the Year... View Article