Globalism
It’s a big world out there. And it’s complicated. Trying to understand the way that cause and effect flows across political lines and state lines is difficult. Cultural borders are often just as difficult to define. The groups profiled below negotiate that world effectively and gracefully.
Whether you’re working in Laos, London, or Lincoln Nebraska there’s plenty we can learn from these folks.
By Reid on 29 November 2009
Nuru is intriguing new development project that is dedicated to eliminating extreme poverty throughout the world. It was started in september of 2008 by Jake Harriman, who attended the U.S. Naval Academy and served over 7 years in the Marine Corps as an Infantry Platoon Commander and a Special Operations Platoon Commander. This provides the [...]
By Reid on 26 November 2009
The Global Fund for Women is a grant giving operation that gives moeny to women’s organizations around the world. They’ve granted $71 million dollars to 3,800 women’s groups since 1987. I just read through the bio’s of their board and staff and the depth of their organization is immensely impressive. Their group focuses on a number [...]
By Reid on 24 November 2009
The Copenhagen World Climate Conference is rapidly approaching, and news surrounding climate change is all over the media. I know that climate change is an issue that is divisive for a lot of folks. Over the past decade we’ve seen the issue become more and more politicized. Hopenhagen is trying encourage people to rally around [...]
By Reid on 14 November 2009
Southern Sudan Humanitarian (SSH) is a non-profit organization that helps the people of Southern Sudan rebuild their communities since sustaining damage during the region’s long civil war. SSH is run by volunteers, most of whom are Southern Sudanese residents themselves or Sudanese refugees in the United States. The organization works to help the [...]
By Reid on 01 November 2009
Here’s my dark dirty secret – I’m a bit of a shopper. I’m a design nut, and a gadget freak, and my wife and I love window shopping. There’s it’s out – I’m definitely a consumer. Here’s another reason I don’t feel too bad about it. I learned about Tom’s Shoes, like many people, from a [...]
By Reid on 01 November 2009
Invisible Children is my favorite kind of organization Created by three filmmakers in 2003, they use film to bring attention to the war in Northern Uganda. Lots of people head to africa and make documentaries. Don’t get me wrong, that’s good work and we want to encourage it. But these guys go a step [...]
By reid on 27 September 2009
The Global Citizen’s Network is a really interesting organization that takes normal people out of their very normal lives and gets them immersed in indigenous cultures all around the world. Folks travel to Africa, Asia, and Latin America and help on grassroots projects that local people are running to meet their communities needs. Teams of [...]
By reid on 20 November 2008
So thanks to my brilliant mom - I've been hip to microfinance and following it's growth for the last 10 years. The Grameen Bank is certainly brilliant - but Kiva is paving the way for the future of development finance.
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