Baby Boomer Barriers To Volunteering

By Kate | August 3rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »

As people advance in their careers, and find more free time as their children grow up, they often look for a way to share their skills with their community.
But... [Read this entry]

Some Observations On Fundraising

By Kate | July 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

I’ve had an opportunity over the last few months to gain some insight into fundraising, mostly from the side of non-profit organizations approaching donors. This is not really a... [Read this entry]

Friends Of The Animals (FHDD) In Fethiye, Turkey

By Kate | June 5th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

While traveling in Turkey, I had the chance to visit an inspiring non-profit initiative: Fethiye Friends of the Animals/Fethiye Hayvan Dostlari Dernegi (FHDD), which works to improve the lives of... [Read this entry]

Online Resource: Reuters Alert Net

By Kate | May 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Alert Net is the portion of Reuters dedicated to humanitarian issues. There are daily news articles from countries and situations around the world and if there is a particular... [Read this entry]

“It’s A Spy, It’s A Missionary, It’s An Aid Worker” From Reuters

By Kate | May 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

I recently came across an interesting article at Reuters Alert Net; it describes some challenges facing foreign aid agencies and/or aid workers, i.e. those “delivering” aid in a country other... [Read this entry]

IC Volunteers

By Kate | May 23rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

IC Volunteers (ICV) is a volunteer placement organization, but its volunteer opportunities are a horse of a different color. You really need to read through the opportunities to get... [Read this entry]

Volunteer Resource: The Nonprofiteer

By Kate | May 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

A link to The Nonprofiteer recently appeared in my inbox, via a Google news update, and with a volunteer version of a Dear Abby question: one volunteer found that after... [Read this entry]

Blogs You Should Know About: Gloria In Africa

By Kate | March 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Photo of kids at
orphanage, by Gloria

Gloria is a photographer from the US who attended a two-and-a-half week workshop in Uganda; you can read about a number of moving experiences... [Read this entry]

Resource: Charity Navigator

By Kate | February 7th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

So you’ve decided to donate money or your time. How can you know that the organization you’ve chosen is a good one?
One method which should form part of... [Read this entry]

Long Before Brangelina…

By Kate | February 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

…there were celebrities doing all sorts of things for charity:
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In case you didn’t catch that, Walter Payton said, “we’re not doin’... [Read this entry]