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Helping to Stretch your Charitable Donations
Over the course of the past year, it has become routine in the sector to hear of funding cuts and shortfalls in fundraising efforts. While there have been some bright spots, for the sector-at-large and for the foreseeable future, funding is weighing heavy on the...
*Doing* – When it Matters Most
What is the human instinct when tragedy strikes outside of your immediate circle? (I use the term ‘circle’ quite loosely and encourage self definition). For the past two weeks, I’ve been in keen observation mode. Watching Anderson Cooper on CNN, reading various and...
Aid, Microfinance & the Stories We Tell
Halfway through Dambisa Moyo’s Dead Aid, I find myself with many of the same thoughts that plagued me during my graduate studies - how could so many smart people get this so entirely wrong? Regardless of whether you agree with the intensity of Moyo’s criticism, you...