We don’t talk about our hearts nearly enough in international aid. But this Valentine’s Day seems like a good time to do so. Sharing an excerpt from "The Love That Does Justice: Spiritual Activism in Dialogue With Social Science,” edited By Michael A. Edwards & Stephen G. Post[...]
Posts Tagged ‘organizational development’
November 27th, 2011 - 3:00 pm § in Guest Bloggers
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.[...]
November 8th, 2011 - 8:23 am § in Good Practice
Mentoring Among Local Organizations—Here’s How!
As an informal practice or a formal program, mentoring is a tool that organizations can use to nurture and grow their programs, systems and people. Sharing guidelines to make them successful![...]
October 24th, 2011 - 1:00 pm § in Reflection & Rumination
Real Impact with Saeed Wame
Sharing my conversation with Saaed Wame, founder and director of local organization NACC in Malawi, on valuing community contributions, the challenges of child protection, and how numbers cannot portray the true value of his organization’s work.[...]
October 19th, 2011 - 8:20 pm § in Good Practice, Guest Bloggers
How would you measure the strength of a partnership?
Ruiari Nolan of Peace Direct offers the following guest post, sharing their experience of trying to determine what is important in relationships with grassroots organisations, and how they’re trying to measure performance in this area. [...]
