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Discussions, notes and resources about the actual practice of humanitarian aid and development:

How do we do what we do? How do we make it better?

Location: Global aid industry
Members: 68
Latest Activity: Mar 4

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Online Counseling for Humanitarians and Expats

Started by Global Wellness Center Mar 4. 0 Replies 0 Likes

The Global Wellness Center was developed to enable humanitarian, development/aid workers and volunteers to access supportive, empowerment-based counseling from any corner of the globe.Transitioning…Continue

Tags: humanitarian, phychosocial, trauma, vicarious, counseling

Do Principles Matter?

Started by J.. Last reply by Paul Currion Feb 24. 1 Reply 1 Like

There was an interesting but much too short twitter conversation a few days ago, sparked by Paul Currion's recent post Humanitarianism is a Disease.…Continue

Tags: Humanitarian, Humanitarian Practice, Aid, Impartiality, Humanitarian Principles

Communicating with beneficiaries improves aid delivery

Started by Timo Luege. Last reply by J. Feb 4. 3 Replies 2 Likes

Here is an interesting report that came just came out:For aid workers struggling to deliver assistance promptly and effectively, time to think, time to talk and time to listen are rare luxuries. But…Continue

Tags: communication, benecomms, cdac, infoasaid

Management Wisdom

Started by AidSource. Last reply by J. Jan 25. 2 Replies 3 Likes

Management is harder than it looks. Being the boss is harder than it looks, too.Between the 1,200+ members in this network (as of this writing), there's got to be a few century's worth of management…Continue

Tags: non-profit sector management, humanitarian management, aid management, development, aid

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Comment by Linda Raftree on April 12, 2012 at 4:46am

What would a global CSO governance revolution look like?

CSO governance models are increasingly facing major challenges. These include that they are typically:

dominated by national affiliates but increasingly challenged by the need for global decisions and their implementation;
shaped by Northern countries and cultures while the emerging powers in a multipolar world are located in the South;
serving one specific mission focused on development or environment or human rights while the interdependence of challenges and the need for integrated solutions become more and more obvious;
caught up in the conflict between democratic and participatory decision making on one side and the need for quick and consistent decisions on the other;
characterised by a clear definition of “inside” and “outside” the organisation while the Internet and the habits of the next generation demand platforms for joint action rather than well defined boxes.

What needs to change?

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Comment by AidSource on December 30, 2011 at 10:28am: Members, take note of a new blog about Humanitarian Logistics (The Logistics Project): http://thelogisticsproject.blogspot.com/

It has not been around for very long, but looks promising.