“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[...]
Posts Tagged ‘NGOs’
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[...]
August 12th, 2011 - 1:51 pm § in Guest Bloggers
Participation: Reality or the Promised Land? A View from South Sudan
Guest post by an aid worker in South Sudan: “Participation is a development anthem whose lyrics are not patriotically respected by the professionals of development. Even though the concept has been popularized…most projects still manipulate beneficiaries to accept outsiders’ wishes.”[...]
August 5th, 2011 - 6:40 am § in Uncategorized
Behind the Barricades, There Is Happiness
Richard Moore, founder of Children in Crossfire in Derry, Ireland, discusses the figurative blind spots for many people as they become involved in aid work. Richard, who was literally blinded by a British soldier at the age of 10, also discusses the value of community and the power of vulnerability.[...]
July 31st, 2011 - 7:52 am § in Reflection & Rumination
Do CBOs have an image problem?
What would the marketing gurus tell local organizations about improving their image to stimulate demand for their services among international donors? What would you?[...]
July 26th, 2011 - 6:34 am § in Poetry Pause, Uncategorized
Delights of the Green Isle
Highlights from my conversations with the great people I was able to connect with in Ireland – Alessandra Pigni, Richard Moore, Hans Zomer and Clare Mulvany – and thoughts on the opening of the Derry Peace Bridge.[...]
