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Study Group on NGOs and Development
October 23, 2009 – 9:57 am | 2 Comments

The Humanitarian & Development NGOs domain at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations convenes a study group on NGOs and Development.  
The next study group session, titled Measuring NGO Performance: Difficulties, Dilemmas and A Way Ahead, …

Guide to Community Mobilization Programming: A New Resource from Mercy Corps
September 15, 2009 – 10:18 am | One Comment

At the end of August, Neil McCullagh sat down with Ruth Allen, Mercy Corps’ Global Advisor for Community Mobilization, Governance and Partnerships, to discuss the release of Mercy Corps’ Guide to Community Mobilization Programming.  This …

10 Policy Innovations to Strengthen Nonprofit Impact
June 4, 2008 – 1:06 pm | No Comment

On Monday, the Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program at the Aspen Institute released Mobilizing Change: 10 Nonprofit Policy Proposals to Strengthen U.S. Communities.  Full disclosure: I helped edit the paper and wrote much of the …

Crisis and Contributions, Part II: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
May 14, 2008 – 6:41 pm | 2 Comments

Regarding mechanisms to raise and distribute funds in the wake of emergencies, it might be productive to revisit lessons from my experience with hurricane Katrina.  I arrived in Louisiana 10 days after the storm and …