How to Help Haiti
How donors can more effectively provide long-term support in rebuilding Haiti after a devastating earthquake.
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Haiti Relief Shows Digital Giving’s Potential
The massive charitable response to the devastation in Haiti should be a wake-up call for the charitable marketplace.
Strength Through Flexibility
Over the past 17 years, the Forum for African Women Educationalists has delivered high-quality education to millions of girls across 35 African countries.
Don’t Give Money to Haiti Now
Instead of sending the money all at once, donors should create a plan to stagger and guarantee funding for years to come.
Social Media Fundraising: Power of Individuals
Organizations should recognize the need for being “real” online and can honor that by being proactive in online relationships.
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Women Hold Both Sky and Solutions
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas Kristof
A Spark for Good Art
During its first 10 years, Creative Capital has pumped $14 million into 324 projects from a range of artistic disciplines. But Creative Capital doesn’t just fund projects, it builds careers.
The Wrong Risks
By paying so much attention to managing their own risks, philanthropists are no longer attending to the marginalized people who risk so much to make change happen.
Research: Tiny Cues Trigger Altruism
A mere hint of affiliation is sufficient to increase helping.
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An Environmental Provocateur
Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto by Stewart Brand