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Saw Kony 2012? A Must Read New Book on Conflict and Aid

Tom Murphy | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Central African Republic, Drc, Car, Unicef, Samantha Nutt, Somalia, Ic, Dr Samantha Nutt, Iraq, War Child Canada, Samantha Nutt MD, Damned Nations, Dr Nutt, Aid, Book Review, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kony 2012, Afghanistan, Invisible Children, Development, War Child, Books News
Tom Murphy

The timing of the Kony 2012 campaign is quite apt in light of the recent release of Dr Samantha Nutt's memoir-cum-aid commentary Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies & Aid.

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Social Programs Vs. Entitlements: Setting the Record Straight

Tom Murphy | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Government, Assistance, Entitlements, Welfare, Education, Poverty, Food Stamps, Snap, Economic Development, Aid, Development, Bill Ayres, Impact News
Tom Murphy

Millions of Americans have been hit hard by the economic downturn and are working hard to escape the trap of poverty. Mischaracterizing social welfare programs makes it hard to adequately understand and address these problems.

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The Strongest Generation

Josh Tetrick | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Congress, War on Terror, America, International Development, Aid Budget, Aid, Social Enterprise, National Security, Trade, Security, Impact News
Josh Tetrick

Janessa Goldbeck is a woman on a bicycle -- and a mission to ride 4,200 miles for her country. But she needs your help. Janessa's not a professional ...

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Why Your Passion Is Not Enough

Marianne Elliott | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Aid, DIY Aid, Maggie Doyne, Passion, Humanitarian Work, Nick Kristof, Impact News
Marianne Elliott

passion, perseverance and innovation are sometimes highlighted at the expense of professionalism. When Nick Kristof, for example, told Maggie Doyne's story, he highlighted her youth and her passion.

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The Future of Foreign Aid Money

Tom Murphy | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Relief, Disaster Relief, Money, Pakistan, Reuters, Aid, Disaster, Development, Haiti, Impact News
Tom Murphy

Reuters is stepping up to provide more comprehensive coverage of humanitarian aid. Recently, they launched the 'Future of Aid' section that is filled ...

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Flea-Markets and Foreign Aid: Things Aren't Always What They Seem

Rachel Cook | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Budget, Military Spending, West Virginia, Ohio, Aid, Foreign Aid Budget, US Foreign Aid, Foreign Aid Reform, Foreign Aid Spending, World News
Rachel Cook

In 2010, the United States spent 20 percent of its budget on Defense and Security, as opposed to less than 1 percent on non-security related international assistance. This 1 percent is less than half of the foreign aid budget of the 1980s, and even less of earlier decades. What's the deal?

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USAID: Building Resiliency In The Horn of Africa

Tom Murphy | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Relief, Horn of Africa Drought, Nancy Lindborg, International Development, Horn of Africa Famine, Horn of Africa, Aid, Sahel, Drought, Famine, Africa, Feed the Future, Development, Resiliency, International Aid, Usaid, Fwd, Good News, Good News News
Tom Murphy

Programming in the HoA seeks to give people living in the region the ability to adjust to the cyclical droughts that return every few years. Feed the Future is one USAID program that hopes to build the capacity to withstand weather challenges.

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Mark Kirk To Obama: Show Boehner Jobs Speech

Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Kirk, Deficit, Mark Kirk, Postal Service, Afghanistan, John Boehner, Pakistan, Jobs Speech, Aid, Republican, Gop, 8th District, Barack Obama, Highland Park, Joe Walsh, Chicago News

Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk defended President Obama's jobs speech scheduled for Thursday in light of 8th District Rep. Joe Walsh's announcement th...

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Pakistan Floods One Year On

Caroline Gluck | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Aid, Pakistan Floods, Oxfam, World News
Caroline Gluck

As Pakistan marks the one-year anniversary of the worst floods in living memory, the aid agency, Oxfam, has warned that the country is still unprepared for the monsoon season.

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Frustration With The Feds Over Financial Aid

Inside Higher Ed | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Aid, Federal Financial Aid, Financial Aid, College Financial Aid, College News

BOSTON -- In a tough budgetary environment for federal financial aid, with even the bedrock Pell Grant Program on the chopping block, anxiety is omnip...

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Turkey Recognizes Libya Rebels, Promises $200 Million In Aid

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 09.02.2011

Read More: Gaddafi, Libya, Libya Rebels, Turkey, Opposition Forces, Ahmet Davutoglu, Moammar Gaddafi, Middle East, Libyan Rebels, Aid, Mideast, World News

BENGHAZI, Libya — Turkey's foreign minister recognized Libya's rebel leaders as the country's legitimate representatives and promised them an ad...

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Was Afghanistan Aid A Huge Waste Of Money?

LA Times | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Afghanistan Aid, Congress, Congressional Report, Bush, Money, Afghanistan, Middle East, John Kerry, Aid, Report, Obama, Politics News

U.S. officials had pledged to improve the aid program begun by the George W. Bush administration. But pouring more money into Afghanistan has only und...

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Zen of Giving and Receiving: a Buddhist Take on Effective aid

Marianne Elliott | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Aid, Zen, Effectiveness, Buddhism, Africa, One Million Shirts, Impact News
Marianne Elliott

If what I think I have to offer isn't needed and yet I insist on giving it, then I have to suspect that something other than generosity is at play.

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Are We Neglecting Crucial Links in the Results Chain?

Vinod Thomas | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Poverty, International Development, World Bank, Aid, Global Poverty, Development Effectivness, Impact, Evaluation, Results, World News
Vinod Thomas

What explains the wide variability of development programs in achieving the targeted outcomes? Are we neglecting crucial links that can make development work more effective?

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PM Pledges Federal Aid For Slave Lake

CBC.ca | CBC | Posted 07.22.2011

Read More: Canada Federal Government, Canadian Disasters, Steven Harper, Premier Ed Stelmach, Aid, Alberta, Wildfires, Slave Lake, Home News

The federal government will help rebuild Slave Lake, Alta., after a devastating wildfire, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said while visiting the fire-r...

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Aid Agencies Must Listen to the People They're Helping

Nicholas van Praag | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: North Africa, Global Development, Humanitarian Aid, Asia, Aid, Ngos, Humaitarian Aid Accountability, Humanitarian Aid System, Impact News
Nicholas van Praag

Over the years, we have seen a marked increase in the focus on accountability in what is now a $10 billion a year industry. But there is no systematic approach to assessing humanitarian operations through the eyes of recipients.

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When Disaster Strikes: Federations Send Aid and Mourn the Tragedies in Israel and Japan

Jerry Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aid, Israel, Jewish Federations of North America, Japan, Fogel Family Massacre, Fogel Family, Fogel Family Israel, Fogel Family Murder, World News
Jerry Silverman

While Israel itself is a global Jewish mosaic with many internal differences, the country mourns collectively when tragedy strikes and the Fogel family murders have shaken the country to its very core.

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Baghdad Is the Reason Why Libya Gets a No-Fly Zone but Sudan Does Not

Rebecca Tinsley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aid, Gaddafi, Libya, Sudan, No Fly Zone, Impact News
Rebecca Tinsley

Too many U.N. members care more about protecting the principle of state sovereignty than stopping massive human rights abuses.

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Aid to Israel Should Not Be Exempt From Budget Axe

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aid, Israel, Budget, u.s. Aid to Israel, Aipac, Israel Aid, Israel Aid Conference, u.s. Israel Aid, World News
MJ Rosenberg

Once upon a time, Social Security was considered the "third rail" of American politics. Today, the $3 billion Israel aid package is the new third rail of American politics: touch it and die.

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Demonstrators Overthrow Al Jazeera

MP Nunan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Television, Emir of Qatar, Egypt Revolution, Bbc, Middle East, Pakistan, Al-Qaeda, Protests, Mubarak, Al Jazeera, Algeria, Censorship, State Department, Bahrain, Qatar, Aid, Producer, Cable, Revolution, Analysis, Foreign Affairs, Comedy Central Policy, Humor, Correspondent, Nbc, Letterman, Field Producer, Policy, Egypt, Network, Columnist, Media, Anderson Cooper, Leno, Uprising, Comedy Writer, Satire, Protest, Aid-Work, Cable News, Development, Comedy, Stewart, Reporter, Colbert, Writer, Yemen, Democracy, Foreign Policy, Fake News, Television Reporter, Ngo, Cnn, Foreign Correspondent, Cairo, Current Affairs, News, Non-Governmental Organization, International, Comedy News
MP Nunan

(Doha, Qatar) - In the latest twist to the wave of protests spreading across the Middle East, demonstrators have overthrown the Al Jazeera television ...

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Haiti: Pointing Fingers and Embracing Failure

Tom Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Failfaire, Admitting Failure, Haiti Cholera Outbreak, Economic Recovery, Recovery, Relief, Haiti Earthquake, Engineers Without Borders, Aid, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Cholera, Failure, International Aid, Haiti, Impact News
Tom Murphy

Many have been quick to point fingers and assign blame for the slow speed of recovery in Haiti. This can dangerously lead to a poorly-informed public and a skewed set of incentives for donors and NGOs.

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One Year After: Haiti Aid Is not Rocket Science nor a Spectator Sport

Richard Walden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chronicle of Philanthropy, Clinton Initiative, Honeywell Hometown Solutions, United Nations, Operation USA, Aid, Samaritans Purse, Franklin Graham, Haiti, Sarah Palin, Impact News
Richard Walden

Many reports from NGOs are clearly inflated either by overvaluing supplies having been sent or by counting as money spent things which are planned for later on.

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Cote D'Ivoire, Celebrities and Aid

Tom Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyu, Bill Easterly, International Development, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Democracy, Aid, Elections, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Development, Un, Bob Geldof, International Aid, Advocacy, Bono, Cote D'Ivoire, Impact News
Tom Murphy

Now is the perfect time for Bono, Clooney, Jolie and company to step up and speak out against the stolen election and human rights abuses in Cote D'Ivoire.

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Afghanistan Conditions At Their Worst For Red Cross

The New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afghan War, Civilian Casualties, Afghanistan, Red Cross, Aid, Icrc, Taliban, Hamid Karzai, World News

The International Committee of the Red Cross, which usually seeks to avoid the public eye, held a rare news conference here on Wednesday to express de...

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Lacking Credibility, Egypt Tests American Hegemony

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Mohamed El Baradei, Iran, Muslim Brotherhood, Gaza, Kerry, Cairo, Christiane Amanpour, Hosni Mubarak, Israel, Obama, Wikileaks, Aid, Palestinians, Qatar, El Baradei, Demoracy, World News
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Dejavu. An election in the Middle East marred by voter intimidation, fraud, and a series of sobering violent incidents - except this time, this isn't ...

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