Whether it's spending money on groceries, mobile phones or charities, we all want bang for our buck. Hence, telling the public that a large percentage of their donations goes to the final recipient is an easy way for an NGO to look like they're doing the right thing. However, the...
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Tag Archives: World Vision
The problem of donating to disaster relief efforts (and how NGOs can start to solve it)
It is inevitable that a major disaster will lead to an outpouring of donations in response. However, is this the best way for NGOs to utilise donor money? In her first post for whydev, Allison Smith explores why giving to NGOs post disaster can be problematic, and what NGOs can...
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Activating slacktivists: advice from a Social Media Manager
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....
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The space between: the dance of a Country Program Coordinator in the field
Stuart Thomson explores his role as a Country Program Coordinator (CPC) for World Vision Australia in this latest 'From the Field' dispatch. In particular, he explores the implications for the role of a three-month secondment to World Vision Kenya, as opposed to the regular fleeting monitoring visit normally undertaken by...
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1,250 reasons to love the NFL
World Vision recently announced the names of those communities identified as suitable and in-need recipients for its annual Superbowl t-shirt giveaway. The lucky countries are Zambia, Armenia, Nicaragua, and Romania. This annual development practice has attracted much debate. I do not wish to enter the debate as there are far...
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Opening the floodgates – perceived terrorist threats in the wake of the Pakistan floods
Following the devastating Pakistan floods of 2010, aid money has trickled into Pakistan at an alarmingly low rate. In this piece, Brendan and Weh ask the simple question: why? There have been many concerns raised about a vacuum that is created post-disaster, that could be exploited by terrorist organisations. Is...
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Don’t Trade Lives: fighting the modern slave trade
Thought slavery was abolished in the 18th Century? Think again. It is estimated that at least 27 million people are enslaved in the world today. Many of these are in situations of exploitation as a result of trafficking. In this feature campaign, Heike Lautenschlager, from World Vision Australia, exposes the...
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