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Eleven nonprofits that make a difference (we think)
We don’t have comprehensive ratings or rankings of the best nonprofits, and we probably never will. You can’t compare Harvard to Carnegie Hall to the DC Central Kitchen in a meaningful way. But, by...
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What we don’t know can hurt us
This is likely a product of confirmation bias, but I’m often reminded of how little we know about stuff that matters. Friends with health issues visit doctors who don’t know what to do. (Maybe they...
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Philanthropy’s inequality problem
Nonprofits often talk about inequality. Rarely do they talk about inequality in the nonprofit sector. But it’s a problem. Scale begets scale in the nonprofit world. Big nonprofits, with their brand...
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How to think about Leila Janah
Social entrepreneur Leila Janah is a regular on the do-good circuit: She’s been to the Clinton Global Initiative, the Aspen Ideas Festival, the Fortune Global Forum, SOCAP, BSR, SXSW and Tedx. She’s a...
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How to give smarter on Giving Tuesday
The onslaught began last week. “Mark your calendar for Giving Tuesday,” said the Center for Science in the Public Interest. “One week until #GivingTuesday,” said SHOFCO. Triple your gift! Double your...
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Turning evidence into action
Dispensers for Safe Water saves lives in east Africa Of the countless well-meaning efforts to help the world’s poor, only sixteen are currently endorsed by GiveWell, a meta-charity that rigorously...
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How can we best help extremely poor people, today?
Helping the world’s poorest people escape poverty is, in principle, a simple matter: Give them cash! The trouble is, there are too many of them: About 700 million people — more than twice as many...
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Can chicken farming help alleviate poverty in Rwanda?
A training session for would-be chicken farmers in Rwanda. Photo by Emily Urban. There’s not enough critical reporting about philanthropy. It can feel churlish and even uncharitable to find fault with...
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Why is the US giving cash to poor people in Africa, no strings attached? For...
Five years ago, a young foreign service officer named Daniel Handel arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, to begin a new assignment with USAID. Listening to NPR online, Handel heard a Planet Money story about the...
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A lesson from Rwanda: Don’t confuse scale with impact
Children in a mountain village in Rwanda. Photo by Sarel Cromer Ah, scale. Foundations, nonprofits, anti-poverty programs all pursue scale. Advice on how to scale abounds, in reports and articles like...
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