Tag: Haiti
What now? Beyond the #OxfamScandal
Why we need to focus now on addressing power imbalances between the Global South and the Global North in the international aid and philanthropy sector
How TO respond to bad press: Thoughts from a former colleague
“Maybe it is a little about identity, but that’s ok.” A guest post by Vanessa Deering
How NOT to respond to bad press: Thoughts for my fellow aid workers (and former colleagues)
Loyalty doesn’t have to mean avoiding the hard questions.
How to reframe the #globaldev message: Local organizations telling their own story
For NGOs considering how to ‘reframe their message’ in their communications and fundraising, they can include their local partners in developing countries in this proces. Invest in partners’ branding and communications. Let them tell their own story. As much it is ‘our message,’ even more so it is theirs. ~Judith Madigan of BrandOutLoud
Causing ripples through the layers of DC aid bureaucracy
My recent article on farmers’ feedback on Feed the Future in Haiti, appearing in Oxfam America’s latest CloseUp Magazine.
Unfathomable Journey
On Reuters investigative report, The Child Exchange: Inside America’s underground market for adopted children.
Don Popo and where to find “it”
The swirl of thoughts can de-motivate and confound us, especially after we’ve been working for a few years, and change still seems elusive and organizational life at times ridiculous.
“So why should we continue?” she asked me.
“Because of people like Don Popo.”
I just came from Haiti too…
I just came from Haiti just last week. Here’s my reflections on Nora Schenkel’s piece in the New York Times, “I Came to Haiti to Do Good…”
The storm’s a-comin’
As we wait for Hurricane Sandy, not knowing exactly what’s coming, vulnerability has been on my mind—namely my own. What does this mean in our aid, philanthropy and social entrepreneurship worlds?
Same aid language, different dialects?
Are Drew, a U.S.-based international relief and development consultant, and Nasira, a Pakistan-based development worker and community-based organization founder, speaking different aid dialects? (Excerpt from a LinkedIn discussion)
Capillary Philanthropy: Businesses, local NGOs, and the future of aid
Orietta L’Abbate, CEO of Association Amis des Enfants Australia Inc., shares her proposal for the future of aid, a “one-to-one” support system whereby businesses select a “sister” local NGO to help on a 5-10 year plan.
Letting the snark flow
Does snark among aid bloggers go too far? I share this guest post by Orietta L’Abbate, CEO of the Association Amis des Enfants de l’ile de la Gonâve in Haiti, in an attempt to even the score.