On Aid: Charlie Rose interviews Dambisa Moyo, Jacqueline Novogratz, and Peter Singer

In the video below, Charlie Rose interviews Dambisa Moyo, Jacqueline Novogratz, and Peter Singer on the “idea of aid” and their opinions on what works in aid.
Focusing on the second interview with Jacqueline Novogratz, she is the founder of Acumen Fund and author of the new book “The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich [...]

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Name change: Tall Orders

Please note our name change to Tall Orders! We are in the process of moving to a new location and will provide an update on this soon.

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IHT: “Aid is good, business is better”

By Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Nicky Oppenheimer
Published in International Herald Tribune; August 29, 2008 
“Africa is more democratic today than at any point since the start of decolonialization. The amount of aid flowing to the continent, exceeding $30 billion, has never been greater. And the global commodities boom has fuelled high economic growth rates, averaging 6.6 percent across sub-Saharan Africa.
Why, [...]

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On Nextbillion.net: “New model for development in action”

Taking BoP Strategies To Scale Pt. 2: Connecting Rural Communities

By Al Hammond on May 7, 2008 – 08:31.

Published in: Nextbillion.net

“This post is the second in a five part series on a radical new approach to scaling BoP business models, what we call a transformative sector strategy. In this segment, I tell the story of [...]

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Delight About Donor Disclosure — Now Kick It Up A Notch!

From Global Development: Views from the Center by Nancy Birdsall
Joint post with Kate Vyborny
May 07, 2008

“We have been trying for a while to convince official aid donors to report to recipients more detailed, timely information about their disbursements of aid. You might well ask: how is it that recipients do not know how much money [...]

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On small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): “Root Capital helps grass-roots eco ventures”

By Jim Wyss
Miami Herald: 21 April, 2008
“Based in Cambridge, Mass., Root Capital targets grass-roots ventures, such as organic coffee and cocoa cooperatives, that are too large to benefit from micro-loans but too small to approach traditional banks. Root reaches out to this ”missing middle” by providing loans of between $25,000 and $1 million, along [...]

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NYT Microcredit Story Raises a Tough Question: Does 100 Percent Interest Help Poor People?

By David Roodman
Global Development: Views from the Center (Center for Global Development)
April 07, 2008
“The New York Times ran a story on Saturday by Elisabeth Malkin, called “Problems for Microfinancing in Mexico,” that illustrates the difficulties of sizing up microcredit. The article surveys the controversy over the initial public offering of shares in Compartamos, a [...]

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For Good, Measure

By JON GERTNER
Published in the New York Times: March 9, 2008

“Philanthropy’s largest problem these days probably isn’t a lack of big gifts. Over the past few years, new records have been set in the number of individual donations of $100 million or more, and talking with those in the philanthropic community who advise potential donors [...]

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