Pushiness:Be sceptical of a collector who insists on an immediate donation, discouraging someone from taking time to research or verify the charity. Patchy information:Consider if the charity representative can provide detailed information about the organisation's mission, leadership, projects, and how ...
My ongoing reflection draws me closer to a view that we need to view complexity from both an epistemic AND ontological perspective and that whilst POSIWID can be extremely useful it can also detract unless the organisation has good mechanisms in place to explore, test and either embed or reject...
Reward a charity, not a person You can bypass a lot of self-seeking behavior by providing the incentive not to the survey taker but to a charity partner instead. Genuine participants may still be motivated to do something for a good cause, whereas those looking to game the system will lose...
“I volunteer for quite a few things, some more formally than others. I am a trustee at a small charity called Contact Hostel, which houses young women who are homeless to keep them in education or employment. I do that because the hostel is in my community, and I want those young wom...
As is widely conceded among epidemiologists collecting field data, there are overwhelming problems with both the statistical management and analysis of World Health Organisation’s authorised inputs from low-income nations, especially during declared health crises. Problems arising from infrastructural short...
Scope: This is a really fantastic disability charity which provides practical information, advice and resources to help create a fairer society. Sociability: This is an app which helps disabled people find accessible places. Welcome Me: This app allows you to notify staff members that you’re ...
Facebook and LinkedIn groups. You can also join small business networking events or online communities. These are more general networks, and through them you can discuss and learn from people from a variety of different backgrounds, instead of meeting around a central organisation, charity or ...
This year’s charity special looks at fresh ideas to help familiar causesBalineum’s Sarah Watson in the tile-maker’s clay room at Phoenix Tile Studio in the West Midlands © Jack RoeHTSI editor’s letter: How to give it in 2024 on x (opens in a new window) HTSI editor’s letter...
A ShelterBox kit in the Philippines ShelterBox ShelterBox acts in the immediate aftermath of disaster, providing tents and temporary fixings. The Cornwall-based charity stores aid in strategic locations all over the world, and each package is tailored to its destination: these might include mosquito...
social enterprise from a traditional charity that relies on outside funding to fulfill its social mission. This goal doesn't mean social enterprises can't be profitable. Instead, it's simply that their priority is to reinvest profits into their social mission rather than fund payouts to ...