Rebuilding requires slowing down
“Institutions are not forever nor are organizations reliable in the way professionals have been prepared to believe.”
Tag: international aid
Longing for stability
“We try to do many things to create security, consistency, and reliability in our lives. And despite our best efforts, none of it is guaranteed.”
Welcome to the party
In the wake of changes to USAID, many aid professionals are asking…what now? I humbly offer a few questions to help.
Godawful
“Here was Christianity’s key role in colonization, captured in a 3″ x 1″ (7.5 cm x 2.5 cm) photo card.”
Why we must do good in a society that’s hurting
Listen or read my conversation with Kurien Thomas on his podcast, SeroTunein, a day after the attack on the U.S. capitol.
Celebrating 10 years of how-matters.org!
Will you help me mark the 10th anniversary of how-matters.org?
For your summer/winter reading list
Sharing excerpts from the 8th pages of the following books that have been on my reading list this year, in celebration of how-matters.org’s 8th year!
What you need to know to take more “smart risks”
What is a “smart risk”? And why are they important…and different?
Rigorous humility: Seeking a healthier relationship with results
Ambiguity abounds in the social good sector! Why and how we can be more ok with that.
How would you rate funders?
Here’s 12 ideas for criteria civil society organizations could use to rate their funders.
The relearning
What is required for survival through the ages of not just bodies literal and figurative, but for survival of souls?
Getting real about dominant white culture
Do dominant white culture behaviors create barriers in the social good space?
The Practice of Global Solidarity
What’s the difference between approaches to global development versus global solidarity?