Popular opinion has it that charities are reluctant to share expertise and resources with one another. Which is why Child’s i Foundation‘s promise to make available for free its digital tools to other charities stands out as an act of goodwill. Digital expertise is something Child’s i has in spades. The British charity, which was… Read more »
Posts By: Helen Barrett
A new youth activism magazine: just so crazy it might work
In a move that flies in the face of received wisdom on the best way to grab the attention of today’s young activists, Christian Aid’s youth campaigning arm, Ctrl+Alt+Shift., launches a biannual print consumer magazine this week. Although the charity is not saying how much the magazine cost to produce and distribute, the amount is… Read more »
NGOs owe a debt to amateur bloggers
It’s been five years since the Indian Ocean tsunami. Not long, but an age in terms of online developments. A revolution has occurred between then and now in how NGOs get information to those affected by disasters, and how they report events to the rest of the world. But back in the final days of… Read more »
Nude charity calendars: had enough yet?
Another week, another nude charity calendar. Bright young internet entrepreneurs are the latest to strike coy poses for the London Nude Tech 2010 to raise cash for education charity Take Heart India. Will anyone buy it? Yes, according to the charity’s spokesman Lucian Tarnowski: the calendar is fully expected to raise its… Read more »