Inequality: what difference does it make to NGOs' work?

March 23, 2011
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So where have we got to on Value for Money, Results etc?

March 17, 2011
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If not results, then what? The risks of not having a results agenda

March 16, 2011
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‘Stuff happens’: the risks of a results agenda. Guest post from Rosalind Eyben

March 15, 2011
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The World Bank gender team responds; lessons from successful women's rights coalitions; male attitudes to violence against women: some reading for International Women's Day

March 8, 2011
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How can better models of change sharpen up our work on development?

March 7, 2011
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Holiday destinations for development wonks – any advances on Zanzibar?

February 14, 2011
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On Al Jazeera's sofa with David Frost and Carl Lewis

February 9, 2011
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Positive deviance: spotting the hidden innovations in development work

February 8, 2011
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What does the future hold for civil society organization?

January 19, 2011
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Are Grey Panthers the next big thing in campaigning?

November 2, 2010
It’s probably a sign of my advancing years, but I’ve been wondering whether NGOs are missing a trick by endlessly targeting young people to become their activists. Sure, they’re the leaders of tomorrow, but what about us wrinklies? This all came to a head when I went out for a beer with a friend of mine who recently turned 60.
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What does the end of North-South mean for the development sector?

October 28, 2010
I spoke last night at an event in the House of Commons. It was held at Portcullis House, an architectural monstrosity next to Big Ben which despite its name is a new bit, so no-one’s been executed there. Yet. The subject was a BS (blue skies) session on ‘Beyond the MDG Summit: What next for global poverty reduction?’ The thread
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