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It’s not the What but the How that counts

December 7, 2012 by admin

These are slides from a lecture sponsored by The Philanthropic Enterprise given in New York October 2012.

Filed Under: Development Tagged With: helping people help themselves, Unhelpful help

Good Intentions: The Dilemma of Outside-in Help for Inside-out Change

December 7, 2012 by admin

This article in the Non-Profit Quarterly applies some of the key lessons from development philosphy (in my Helping book) to the community development work of foundations.

Filed Under: Development Tagged With: Development aid, helping people help themselves

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