Deceptive advertising hurts the entire aid industry
The aid blogosphere is alight with the controversy surrounding Kiva. According to Kiva’s website: “Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend...
View ArticleKiva, Heifer International, the American Red Cross, and donor trust
In the debate over Kiva’s misrepresentation of how their funding system works much of the discussion has focused around how honest aid agencies can and should be with donors. My argument has always...
View ArticleMore bad donor advice
Tales from the Hood takes on Nicholas Kristof, author of Half The Sky, for his recent article in Outside magazine titled “Nicholas Kristof’s Advice for Saving the World”. I am also critical of this...
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What is microfinance?
I’m on “sabbatical” until early October, while I’m away I’m reposting previous articles that readers may have missed. —– While most donors might not be familiar with the term Microfinance, they...
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