from Lifestyle – Videos – The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/lifestyle/the-pungent-taste-of-northeast-delicacies-hits-the-food-map-of-the-world/videoshow/60314884.cms
Month: August 2017
To Raise Cash on Social Media, Focus on Facebook, Says a Top Fundraiser
The site has pulled far ahead of the crowd in terms of its power to raise money for charity, and video is increasingly important, says a top fundraiser for the Humane Society. Instagram and Twitter are a distant second and third.
from The Chronicle of Philanthropy https://www.philanthropy.com/article/To-Raise-Cash-on-Social-Media/241042
Podcast: How $100 Million Could Help Prevent Blindness
The eighth in a series of interviews with semifinalists in the MacArthur Foundationâs 100&Change contest, on a project to help prevent blindness from cataracts in poor countries.
from The Chronicle of Philanthropy https://www.philanthropy.com/resources/audio/podcast-how-100-million-coul/6392/
Interesting Read: Grant to Charity Science Health
As part of GiveWell’s work to support the creation of future top charities, in July of 2017 Charity Science Health received a GiveWell Incubation Grant of $357,543 to support its SMS immunization reminder program in India: http://www.givewell.org/charities/charity-science/charity-science-health/j
from Newly published GiveWell materials https://groups.google.com/d/msg/newly-published-givewell-materials/36T51QaqOaQ/NngN1WkmCQAJ
Interesting Read: Intervention report on supplementary immunization activities to prevent measles
GiveWell recently published an intervention report on supplementary immunization activities to prevent measles: http://www.givewell.org/international/technical/programs/supplementary-immunization-prevent-measles . All of our intervention reports are available at: http://www.givewell.org/research
from Newly published GiveWell materials https://groups.google.com/d/msg/newly-published-givewell-materials/tIYvCazugUI/XtwFGBwlCQAJ
Interesting Read: Conversation with Dr. Yilma Melkamu and Emma Bakhle of the International Planned Parenthood Federation
http://files.givewell.org/files/conversations/Yilma_Melkamu_and_Emma_Bakhle_06-21-17_(public).pdf GiveWell spoke with Dr. Melkamu and Ms. Bakhle as part of its investigation into funding opportunities in the family planning space. Conversation topics included the International Planned Parenthood
from Newly published GiveWell materials https://groups.google.com/d/msg/newly-published-givewell-materials/6RKLUOBZCN8/BJSpoNX4CAAJ
Podcast: A Veteran Giving Adviser Shifts Focus to Food Philanthropy
Arabella Advisors founder Eric Kessler talks about how donor partnerships are driving philanthropy and how fixing a “deeply broken” global food system can produce progress on a host of social problems.
from The Chronicle of Philanthropy https://www.philanthropy.com/resources/audio/podcast-a-veteran-giving-advi/6387/
Opinion: Philanthropy Leaders Need to Call Out Trump for Inciting Fascism
Stop hiding behind the fig leaf of false neutrality, says Maxwell King, the head of the Pittsburgh Foundation.
from The Chronicle of Philanthropy https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Opinion-Philanthropy-Leaders/240998
Interesting Read: Grant to support deworming research
As part of GiveWell’s work to support research to further our understanding of our current priority programs, the Regents of the University of California, Berkeley received a GiveWell Incubation Grant of $1,104,259 to support the Kenya Life Panel Survey Round 4 (KLPS-4), a follow-up study to
from Newly published GiveWell materials https://groups.google.com/d/msg/newly-published-givewell-materials/VMWHdIOjWhA/Me0-rQ3PBwAJ
Daily News Roundup: Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Loses Another Charity Event
Also, the Girl Scouts accuses the Boy Scouts of a “covert campaign” to recruit girls into their programs, and a New York Times survey shows many of the city’s arts groups are still overwhelmingly white.
from The Chronicle of Philanthropy https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Daily-News-Roundup-Trumps/240985
Business With a Conscience 