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2012 Initiatives
In 2012, we expect to increase the number of our initiatives, adding to existing programs that are continuing from 2011. Financial support goes to helping us further develop our expertise in improving access to quality healthcare for remote, underserved communities by investing in research and development, collaborating with new partners, and conducting programs.
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What Do You Gain From Seeing Non-profits Admit Failures?
More on the issues of transparency and disclosure … an interesting piece from today’s Puget Sound Business Journal …
Nonprofits debate merits of admitting failure
Puget Sound Business Journal
Friday, October 28, 2011
Tacoma-based nonprofit A Child’s Right is doing something a bit controversial these days: admitting failure. The group, which provides clean water systems in the [...]
It’s Personal
A few months ago at the start of my medical treatment, I contrasted the Fortunate Last Mile with the Not-So-Fortunate Last Mile. Now that I am nearing the end of what I jokingly refer to as my “Swedish spa treatments,” I would like to add a few additional thoughts. The second part of [...]
What Does It mean To Be Transparent? A View from The Field
In his last blog, John noted VillageReach places a high value on transparency, and that has attracted a crowd of supporters who are challenging non-profit sector paradigms about transparency. This is a force for change to improve on donor-NGO relationships, and ultimately to create better impact. But what does it mean to be transparent? [...]
Who Cares About Results?
Kevin Starr at the Mulago Foundation has an interesting piece in the Stanford Social Innovation Review this month about the future of philanthropy and social entrepreneurship (note the Mulago Foundation supports VillageReach). Kevin’s blog has a number of perspectives in it that are each worthy of comment, but I’ll focus on one issue today.
Kevin [...]
The Fortunate Last Mile
After weeks of elaborate tests using very sophisticated health technologies, my diagnosis has been confirmed and I can begin my treatment. The first step in the treatment was surgery last Monday, only a few miles from my house. As part of the procedure, the surgeon made a six-inch long incision from my left [...]
VillageReach Profile on Philanthroper
See today’s Philanthroper profile of VillageReach … decidedly unsexy, but catalytic!
Join Us for an Evening of Fun & Jeopardy!
Hey gang in Seattle! We hope you can join us for a fun evening of celebration and excitement here in Seattle.
The first-ever man vs. machine Jeopardy! competition will air on February 14, 15 and 16. As noted in the Seattle Times, Ken Jennings, the celebrated [...]
Question: This organization will be the beneficiary of Jeopardy! Champion Ken Jennings for the February Jeopardy! IBM Challenge
Answer: Who is VillageReach?
Exciting news for us today as the popular game show Jeopardy! is announcing further details of the competition that will pit man against machine. Ken, who broke the Jeopardy! record for the most consecutive games played by winning 74 games in a row, has selected us as beneficiary for half of his [...]
Greetings from SoCap
Greetings from SoCap, the annual gathering of social entrepreneurs and investors here in San Francisco, billed as the largest of its kind in the world. Yesterday was a flurry of sessions covering topics as varied as India social business developers strengthening remote tribal communities through weaving and arts and craft cooperatives, to new pharmaceutical ventures [...]
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