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While many inspiring leaders and activists have stepped up to create and share resources on how to respond to the current movement, my colleagues in…
Continue reading → Reaching Out to Donors about Systemic Injustice: 4 Tips and 10 Conversation Goals
We live in a time when remaining silent on critical issues is no longer possible. Even if we have been living lives of relative comfort—the…
Continue reading → Difficult Dialogues with Curiosity and Intention
Since the term “poverty porn” first appeared in 1981, much has been said about the exploitation of human suffering to inspire charitable giving. Yet for…
In this article, I highlight the main critiques of “poverty porn,” or as I call it: exploitation in fundraising communications. Over the years, any organizations…
Continue reading → Exploitation in Fundraising Communications: 5 Critiques
What kind of cultural preparation do staff, volunteers, and donors really need before embarking on a short assignment overseas? Here, I argue that it is…
Continue reading → Why Intercultural Competence Matters in Short-term Assignments