Category Archives: non-profit

NGOs, international aid, and the need to be critical

This honest and damning post by Ilaria Allegrozzi about her reflections on the aid industry is an absolute must read. I admire her ability to speak out about something that many are afraid to address. I agree with her outrage and her sentiments about how NGOs are essentially mushrooming in conflict zones and the developing…

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Giifa: Crowdfunding non-profit salaries

I recently ran across a brilliant idea for a prospective new organization – Giifa, which crowdfunds charity workers’ wages. Giifa is still in its initial stages and doesn’t have a website yet, but the idea is quite compelling: Giifa is a website that will serve as a platform for crowd-funding jobs in non-profits. Member organizations…

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A vision to end torture

I’m incredibly excited that one of my favorite organizations – International Bridges to Justice – has launched a TED talk by Founder & CEO, Karen Tse. IBJ is also featured as #3 on Huffington Post’s “Best of TED 2011 Countdown.” Take a few minutes to watch Karen’s talk below — and to join us in…

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On our generation and finding purposeful work

In the past few days, I blazed my way through “Work on Purpose” by Lara Galinsky and Echoing Green, devouring the stories and winding pathways of the five social entrepreneurs profiled within. This book is a reflection of our generation – slightly confused, constantly searching, never settling, seeking meaning. For Generation Y, work has been…

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What gets me excited

I have a lot of interests and passions. I am driven to find ideas in justice & social change that make sense, are about the people, and fill real needs. So what excites me? Carlos recently asked me, “So how do you keep yourself motivated when it doesn’t seem like things are changing in this…

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How can we close the justice gap?

I’ve talked about this before, but there is a gaping gap in access to justice in our country. While those accused of a crime are guaranteed a lawyer, people in civil cases are not. Oftentimes, this leads to grossly unfair, unjust and inequitable outcomes for the poor. How is it that those struggling with landlord-tenant…

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