Development
Engaging the fatigued and unshockable – 4 awesome video campaigns
Engaging people online to interact with campaigns is an ongoing challenge. There is so much noise that it is no longer easy to draw people in just based on a good cause or a worthwhile project. People have become desensitised
Engaging the fatigued and unshockable – 4 awesome video campaigns
Engaging people online to interact with campaigns is an ongoing challenge. There is so much noise that it is no longer easy to draw people in just based on a good cause or a worthwhile project. People have become desensitised
A trip to Inner Mongolia with Operation Smile
My twitter feed is often filled with harrowing stories about war, famine, corruption and other catastrophes, you name it and it’s there. So I want to contribute an unashamedly feel good story about a great organisation, Operations Smile, that works around
A trip to Inner Mongolia with Operation Smile
My twitter feed is often filled with harrowing stories about war, famine, corruption and other catastrophes, you name it and it’s there. So I want to contribute an unashamedly feel good story about a great organisation, Operations Smile, that works around
A response to Tales from the Hood – The Aid Blog Forum: CSR
I teamed up with the guys behind WhyDev.org this week (Brendan Rigby and Weh Yeoh) to respond to the first topic, Corporate Social Responsibility, on the Aid Blog Forum initiated by Tales from the Hood (A humanitarian aid blog).
A response to Tales from the Hood – The Aid Blog Forum: CSR
I teamed up with the guys behind WhyDev.org this week (Brendan Rigby and Weh Yeoh) to respond to the first topic, Corporate Social Responsibility, on the Aid Blog Forum initiated by Tales from the Hood (A humanitarian aid blog).
What’s this measuring impact business?
Since completing an honours thesis on the ‘challenges of measuring poverty’ in Laos four years ago, the challenges of measuring community development seem to be just as prominent.
What’s this measuring impact business?
Since completing an honours thesis on the ‘challenges of measuring poverty’ in Laos four years ago, the challenges of measuring community development seem to be just as prominent.
Human Rights: A no-go zone for corporates?
In most corporate boardrooms, if you suggest focusing on human rights as a community investment strategy don’t be surprised if you are met with deathly silence or an uncomfortable shuffling of papers. But if you push the common path of
Human Rights: A no-go zone for corporates?
In most corporate boardrooms, if you suggest focusing on human rights as a community investment strategy don’t be surprised if you are met with deathly silence or an uncomfortable shuffling of papers. But if you push the common path of
Reconnecting with the cause
I am one of those privileged people who has somehow managed to take three months off between jobs and travel around my home country visiting friends and family, new and old. Now, at the end of my trip I’m ready
Reconnecting with the cause
I am one of those privileged people who has somehow managed to take three months off between jobs and travel around my home country visiting friends and family, new and old. Now, at the end of my trip I’m ready
REMINDER: It’s not just about giving money
The squandering of $3.2 million as part of Madonna’s charity project in Malawi is another reminder that money alone is not the answer to lifting people out of poverty.
REMINDER: It’s not just about giving money
The squandering of $3.2 million as part of Madonna’s charity project in Malawi is another reminder that money alone is not the answer to lifting people out of poverty.
A quagmire of poverty – The case of PNG
The shocking news this week of a young Australian raped during a car hijacking in Papua New Guinea is another visible symptom of a country drowning in poverty. Beyond these sporadic publicised incidents is a reality so bleak it is
A quagmire of poverty – The case of PNG
The shocking news this week of a young Australian raped during a car hijacking in Papua New Guinea is another visible symptom of a country drowning in poverty. Beyond these sporadic publicised incidents is a reality so bleak it is
Does big business have the patience?
A friend recently shared with me the TEDx speech by Melinda French Gates: What non-profits can learn from Coca-Cola (watch below). But does big business have the patience to practice what they preach when it comes to corporate social responsibility?
Does big business have the patience?
A friend recently shared with me the TEDx speech by Melinda French Gates: What non-profits can learn from Coca-Cola (watch below). But does big business have the patience to practice what they preach when it comes to corporate social responsibility?
The Green in… Michael Perry
My names Michael Perry, I have been back and forward to Indonesia for 3 years, working in the furniture industry. Here’s a story of a grassroots NGO I’m associated with called Trees4Trees™ who work with communities to provide sustainable livelihoods
The Green in… Michael Perry
My names Michael Perry, I have been back and forward to Indonesia for 3 years, working in the furniture industry. Here’s a story of a grassroots NGO I’m associated with called Trees4Trees™ who work with communities to provide sustainable livelihoods