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August 30th, 2011 - 11:12 am § in Good Practice, Guest Bloggers

The Curious Aid Worker: Storytelling with Marc Maxson (Part II)

“If your general impression [is that most grassroots organizations are incapacitated], then you’ve been driving a white SUV through a village to get the ‘authentic’ feel of some project.” ~Marc Maxson of GlobalGiving’s Storytelling Project[...]

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August 29th, 2011 - 6:04 pm § in Good Practice, Guest Bloggers

The Curious Aid Worker: Storytelling with Marc Maxson (Part I)

“Half the stories of community change are not about NGOs at all, but individuals. It’s time NGOs realized they’re not the center of the community, and figured out how to work with the individuals who are.” ~from my interview with Marc Maxson of GlobalGiving’s Storytelling Project[...]