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December 14th, 2011 - 8:34 am § in Reflection & Rumination

A tale of two realities

Only one of the Washington D.C. aid industry events I attended yesterday got us closer to fixing the problems that continue to plague and perplex us.[...]

December 3rd, 2011 - 12:05 pm § in Guest Bloggers

Transparency. Accountability. Impact.

These buzzwords are everywhere these days, but what do they really mean? Kimberly Lemme, Sr. Manager, Program Finance & Compliance at Water for People, shares how her organization re-defines and approaches these concepts.[...]

September 26th, 2011 - 10:30 am § in Good Practice

Oral Reporting with Grassroots Organizations—Here’s How!

Oral reporting is a way to decrease the reporting burden on local, grassroots organizations, while enabling grantees to “paint a fuller picture” of their work, accomplishments and challenges than the written word can often offer.[...]

April 4th, 2011 - 2:25 pm § in Guest Bloggers

Welcome new GAVI CEO! You’ve got quite a task ahead!

A new charismatic CEO for GAVI: Can he see through spin at global health cocktail parties? Get dirt under his fingernails to discover the real customers? Negotiate with pharma for lower prices? Get non-Gates donors to open their wallets? And all at the same time?[...]

November 17th, 2010 - 10:07 pm § in Good Practice, Reflection & Rumination

161 Indicators, and then what?

1 country, 7 districts, 7 INGOs, $5 million and…161 indicators. Let’s aim for proportional expectations so we ensure monitoring and evaluation is a tool for learning and improvement, not just policing.[...]

July 9th, 2010 - 4:11 pm § in Reflection & Rumination

The Conundrum of Counting Beneficiaries

The bottom line question for many people working internationally is seemingly simple—How many people were reached? This question often becomes a huge drain on financial and human resources, especially for under-resourced local organizations.[...]