Smart Risks: How Small Grants Are Helping to Solve Some of the World's Biggest Problems - Couverture rigide

 
9781853399305: Smart Risks: How Small Grants Are Helping to Solve Some of the World's Biggest Problems
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ISBN 10 : 1853399302 ISBN 13 : 9781853399305
Editeur : Practical Action Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

As never before, international aid is in the hands of ordinary people. Concerned citizens in wealthy countries are starting philanthropy groups, joining giving circles, and travelling internationally to lend support. Yet, they are torn between the feelings that 'something' must be done about global poverty and that foreign assistance is creating dependency and fueling corruption overseas.

A growing community of international small grant-makers know how to find and fund effective grassroots initiatives. Compared to donor-controlled, large-scale, project-based international aid funding, small grant-makers use the concept of 'smart risks' to build upon existing human and social capital and to make a lasting changes in people's lives.

Smart Risks brings together the wisdom of experts with wide-ranging experience within the development sector. Their contributions focus on five guiding question, such as 'who is a smart risk?' and 'what is your role in smart risks?' They include case studies, personal stories of lessons learned over time, provocative insights on power and privilege, and practical frameworks for choosing, investing in, and measuring the impact of grassroots organizations and movements.

This book is essential reading for all those who wonder how their donations and work can make a difference in developing countries - from aid agency staff and policy makers, to globally engaged individuals.

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À propos des auteurs

Jennifer Lentfer is Director of Communications, Thousand Currents and creator of the blog, how-matters.org;

Tanya Cothran is Executive Administrator, Spirit in Action.

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Éditeur
Practical Action Publishing
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1853399302
ISBN 13 
9781853399305
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
202
Éditeur
Lentfer Jennifer, Cothran Tanya
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9781853399312: Smart Risks: How Small Grants Are Helping to Solve Some of the World's Biggest Problems

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ISBN 10 :  1853399310 ISBN 13 :  9781853399312
Editeur : Practical Action Publishing, 2017
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