Ethics: What Would My Friends and Family Think? |
By Larry Kilman Assistant Professor, NGO Management
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
The US Office of Government Ethics has reminded government agencies to respect ethical standards following a growing number of dubious practices, the Washington Post . The key advice: Ask “should I do it†not “can I do it.â€
Far too often, organizations get themselves in trouble when the ethical debate – assuming there is one – focuses on “can I get away with it.â€
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Just Published : Bold Projects to Protect Journalists |
By Larry Kilman
Monday, 3 July 2017
, head of the Philippines-based social media news network Rappler, was chosen by UNESCO to receive the first copy of my report, “.â€
She is an apt choice. Her work to combat and prevent gender online harassment, highlighted in the report published by UNESCO’s , can provide inspiration and solutions for others facing similar attacks.
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The Power of the Middle Man |
by April Ward M.A. Candidate 2018
Monday, 19 June 2017
NGOs play an important role in many different areas: Feeding the hungry, providing shelter, teaching children, giving medical aid, etc. Those who want to work in the NGO sector are deeply passionate people. They see injustice and seek to provide justice. They see the helpless, and seek their empowerment. They see the invisible and say, “I see you.â€
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Humanitarian Aid and Secrecy Don’t Mix |
By Larry Kilman
Thursday, 8 June 2017
This is why transparency is so important for aid workers and NGOs.
According to , a kidnapped American aid coordinator in Yemen had a secret job overseeing US commando shipments. This dual role muddies the waters between humanitarian aid and military actions, and immediately raises suspicions about aid workers in general.
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Negotiating Across Cultures |
By Khalid Al-Jufairi
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
Cultural variation among negotiators is very common in international business dealing, and understanding these differences is often the key to a successful negotiation.
In global organizations – businesses and NGOs alike – managers often engage in negotiations with subordinates, clients, and partners from different cultures on a range of matters including coordination of operations, arrangement of processes or for the purpose of convincing a foreign partner to sign a deal.
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Social media metrics for good and evil |
By Larry Kilman
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
To his utter surprise, found himself stripped naked on the stage.
Not literally naked. But what did to him left him feeling that way.
Ruge, a technology innovator and global entrepreneur who was chairing a session at the , was still wearing his clothes, but what was exposed was even more personal than a naked body. There, on stage before an audience of hundreds of civil society activists, was a deep, graphic look into his Twitter activity – a network diagram of his direct communications and interactions, a word cloud of his hashtags, even his tweet texts and how often they’re retweeted: in short, his interests and his influence.
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Using Creative Strategies to Hire the Right Person |
By Gabriela Lemus M..A. Candidate 2017
Friday, 12 May 2017
Adam Bryant, the editorial director of live journalism at the New York Times, says he interviewed 500 CEOs about leadership for his weekly “Corner Office†series, asking them a simple question: “How do you hire?â€
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NGOs Take Responsibility for Failure in Providing Access to Water |
By Yomaira Lopez M.A. Candidate 2018
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
Nobody wants to accept failure, but sometimes you can learn more from failure than from success. In the NGO world, accepting failure is much harder because of the intensity and the emotional/personal involvement brought to each project. However, an NGO working with Welthungerhilfe and Viva con Agua addresses some of their mistakes in trying to provide access to clean drinking water in India.
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By Yomaira Lopez M.A. Candidate 2018
3 May 2017
This is a year old, but still relevant since the question of government-funded NGOs and how they are perceived is still a big issue, particularly in countries that view US-funded NGOs as unwanted foreign influence.
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Are NGOs Aiding Criminals By Rescuing Migrants? Border Control Thinks So. |
By Marci Otranto M.A. Candidate 2018
2 May 2017
In the on-going refugee and migrant crisis taking place in the Mediterranean Sea, non-governmental agencies (NGOs) have played a large role in rescuing people from drowning en route to Europe. But their humanitarian efforts are not always applauded.
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