The Blue Sweater 500
One of my favorite books of the year was The Blue Sweater, by Acumen Fund’s Jacqueline Novogratz. See her talking about it here: There’s a fantastic post over on BethKanter.org talking about The Blue Sweater 500 challenge — a way to encourage others...A Practioner’s Viewpoint: Leaving Microsoft to Change the World In the Field
I was so excited to find this amazing photo the other day. Look closely and you’ll see my best friend and co-founder of Hope Runs, Lara Vogel, reading Leaving Microsoft to Change the World. The great part is this photo was taken circa 2006 in Kenya, back when we...King Leopold’s Ghost
King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild is another incredible book about Africa. Specially about King Leopold of Belgium’s disastrous role in what is now Congo (the former Belgian Congo, the former...The Importance of Good Websites for Non-Profits
One of the orphanages I used to work at, Tumaini Children’s Home, recently sent me their new “updated” website. They are really excited about the site, and I don’t want to damper the joy, but I’m having a tough time seeing how this will...Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
I have read Alexandra Fuller’s book about her life growing up in Africa more than four times now. I simply love it. Here’s a quote that stands out, about Fuller’s mother: “She has twenty feet of copper wire hanging from the trees, attached to...
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