ChrisAug 19, 20183 minSocial change IS more complex than rocket scienceUnlike rocket science, which can be precisely replicated anywhere in the world, change that is successful in one social context will unli...
ChrisJul 27, 20183 minAre international development funders sabotaging their own outomes?One of the common criticisms levelled against “charity”, all lumped together like an amorphous mass, is that it “wastes: donations". Thi...
ChrisMar 14, 20184 minDoubling your donation is not the answerI was disappointed by two articles that recently came out, more or less in response to the Oxfam scandal. One post was an opportunistic,...
FieldWorksDec 24, 20173 minCOULD YOU BE GIVING BETTER? REIMAGINING INTERNATIONAL GIVING“And on the 24th day of Christmas….” we end our Advent calendar campaign. 8 organisations, 24 days, 24 posts. We hope you have found the ...
FieldWorksJul 9, 20174 minA “GOOD” NGO – BRIDGING THE TRUST DEFICITA recent question on Facebook made me realise it was time to share more thoughts on one of the key elements of FieldWorks. When Fede and...
FieldWorksApr 10, 20173 minMARKET ABUSE – IS IT TIME TO REGULATE THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR?On the 28th March Tesco was ordered to pay £129 million / $160 million fine for “market abuse” as a result of overstating its profits in ...
FieldWorksFeb 23, 20172 minDOES IT MATTER WHAT BENEFICIARIES THINK? When you choose to buy anything you might be the kind of person that does a little research. If you’re like us you might even do up a lit...
FieldWorksFeb 15, 20173 minBOLD ENOUGH TO CLOSE?Reading this article yesterday about the “aid system [struggling] to cope”, I’m going to go out on a limb here: Is the problem with our a...