Global Issues
From Service Learning to Learning Service
Personal development and global development are intrinsically linked, but our current service-learning model might need flipping on its head.
Understanding why people behave unselfishly
Personal development and global development are intrinsically linked, but our current service-learning model might need flipping on its head.
Why we can and must try to answer the question: What charities do the most good?
The superficially enticing “logic” of effective altruism ultimately leads to a moralistic, hyper-rationalistic, top-down approach to philanthropy that can kill the very altruistic spirit it claims to foster.
People are more apt to behave in socially responsible ways when they think that others might take notice.
The effective altruism movement has the potential to create an aspirational anchor, which may change giving practices over time.
Reinventing Philanthropy presents a new look at individual giving, focusing on maximizing actual impact rather than donor gratification.
A properly designed sponsor-a-child program can have real, long-term impact on the life course of its beneficiaries.
Does granting people priority for organ allocation affect their willingness to become organ donors?
Pushing back against efforts that are likely to lead to disappointment, and three ways we might reframe the initiative.
A review of the upcoming film “The Impossible” through the eyes of a disaster recovery philanthropist.