Tag Archives: philanthropy

Much ado about Madonna

Posted in: Aid Effectiveness, Education, General | April 22, 2013 at 9:00 am , by Jennifer Foth

The recent media frenzy over Madonna's activities in Malawi shows how closely we scrutinize celebrities' philanthropy and advocacy. But why? And with our attention focussed on Madonna, Bono, and George Clooney, are we paying enough attention to NGOs themselves? Jennifer Foth explores the intersection of celebrity, philanthropy, and development. ...

Games in International Development: Fad or Innovation?

Posted in: Alternatives in development, Community Development | August 29, 2012 at 8:00 am , by Jennifer Lentfer

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"People have been playing more games these days in Washington D.C. And I don’t mean the strategies of the Obama and Romney spin teams." A Guest post by Jennifer Lentfer of how-matters.org on the value of using games in aid and development. ...

Is anything going right in NGO-INGO relations?

Posted in: Alternatives in development, Foreign Aid | July 3, 2012 at 12:22 am , by Guest Author/s

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Something is definitely wrong in NGO-INGO relations. Tension keeps popping up at global meetings and in social media exchanges. However, for Nora Lester, knowing what’s wrong in NGO-INGO relations isn’t enough. We need to know how to do it better. Nora shares her recent experience with PeaceGeeks, a Canadian NGO...

The Growth of Social Enterprise with Opportunity International Australia’s Stephen Robertson | AidWorks

Posted in: AidWorks, Media | July 7, 2012 at 9:09 am , by Albion Harrison-Naish

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This is the first Aidworks podcasts to be featured on WhyDev and what a start! The inimitable Albion Harrison-Naish has a great guest for you, in an exclusive interview that is only being featured on our site. First up, we have Stephen Robertson of Opportunity International Australia, talking about the...

Don’t change the message. Change the messenger.

Posted in: Fundraising | May 16, 2012 at 10:00 pm , by Weh Yeoh

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Everything that we do in development is about selling a message. But how do we convince people when a message goes against the grain of what they already believe? As Weh Yeoh argues, framing the argument is important, but even more important is the person who is doing the framing....

Why I support isolated aid workers across the globe and so should you!

Posted in: Alternatives in development, Blogs, Coaching, Ethics in development, Psychology & Development, Reflection, Self-help | May 14, 2012 at 7:00 am , by Jennifer Lentfer

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Aid workers need to be able to know themselves before they can help others. Supporting and encouraging dedicated and self-identified change agents within aid institutions is crucial to moving this profession forward. In a guest post with us, Jennifer Lentfer, of the wildly successful blog How Matters, explains why a...

Purpose and patience is key for Gen Y in development

Posted in: Self-help, Youth | November 10, 2011 at 1:34 pm , by Akhila Kolisetty

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Navigating how Gen Y fits into the workplace seems like such an enormous task, but Akhila Kolisetty is willing to give it a shot. In this post, she explains how identifying purpose, and throwing in a little patience, might just be the answer to finding meaningful work for our generation...

Activating slacktivists: advice from a Social Media Manager

Posted in: Fundraising | November 4, 2011 at 5:28 pm , by Richenda Ghebrial-Ibrahim

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Following on from our last post, encouraging us to not write off the slacktivist, Richenda Ghebrial-Ibrahim provides us with some solid and practical advice about how best to engage them. Using social media will produce no return, only if you're doing it wrong....