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Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’re living in a time when civility and kindness can seem in short supply and divisiveness appears to be taking over. From political infighting all over the 24/7 national news to just plain rude social media comments,…
Reading Time: 3 minutesThinking globally can markedly enhance a development and alumni programme. This includes organisations that aren’t immediately able to go global, as well as those that do not have an obvious international constituency. Although global normally refers to…
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith 24-hour news cycles, there’s little time to digest what’s happening in our country. Every night, the news offers a dizzying array of scandals and social shifts. It’s hard to keep up. What’s the law? What are…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis week, I watched along with much of our nation as George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, was laid to rest. It was particularly meaningful to me. Washington is my hometown, and I…
Reading Time: 3 minutesCharity is a bit of a social construct. It’s something we do. It’s an outcome of a social driver – altruism. However, as human animals, we are selfish and self-seeking. It’s in our DNA: we go first…
Reading Time: 4 minutesLate last month, Priscilla Chan, MD and Mark Zuckerberg committed $3 billion to eradicate disease in their daughter’s lifetime. The statement they made is that they plan to eliminate all diseases – cancer, heart disease, infectious disease,…
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere are so many interesting job titles on LinkedIn. Reading through them as a fundraiser shows me that we still struggle to describe what we do and perhaps how we structure it effectively. When I see a…