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Tiny Spark
By Tiny SparkSociety & Culture
Tiny Spark episodes
- From War Photographer to War Crimes Investigator
MacArthur “genius” award winner Corinne Dufka was a photojournalist for Reuters, covering armed conflicts in 17 nations. But inside a hotel room in Rwanda, she had an “epiphany” that compelled her to leave photojournalism at the height of her career. Dufka discusses what drives her to champion the rights of the marginalized, whether inside a psych ward in San Francisco, at a rain-soaked refugee crossing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or in a Bosnian battlefield, where Dufka herself was severely injured by a landmine. Dufka is now a researcher for Human Rights Watch.
22 min - There's More Aid than Ever, So Why are Poorest Nations Getting Less?Foreign aid reached its highest point in 2014 but less has been going to the poorest nations. Development economist Owen Barder gives reasons for this trend and explains why he won't sit on panels that exclude women.13 min
- Ardent Aid Critic Says He's MisunderstoodIt turns out that one of America's fiercest aid critics is just a soft-spoken guy from Ohio. "A lot of people start characterizing your work who really haven't read you very closely, or even at all. And they paint you as more extreme than you really are. And I think that has happened to me," Bill Easterly tells us. (Photo Credit: Jerry Bauer)13 min
- Promo: Doing Good in Repressive RegimesPromo: Economist Bill Easterly talks about the challenges of doing good in repressive regimes.1 min
- Occupy Charity: Big Money in Few HandsUntil recently, Ken Berger led the world's largest charity evaluator. He found that money wasn't necessarily flowing to the best charities. "I don't see a correlation between where the dollars are going and impact. The brand that is most well known wins." (Photo Credit: Brian Sims, Flickr)11 min
- Promo: Charities Must Measure What Matters MostFormer CEO of nation's largest charity evaluator says few nonprofits know if they're having impact.1 min
- Why are Billions of Charitable Dollars Sitting in the Bank?U.S. laws allow billions of dollars in charitable assets to sit in bank accounts and private foundations. Ray Madoff says it's time to change those laws so that charitiable dollars are put to work tackling society's most pressing problems.12 min
- Promo: Why are Billions of Donor Dollars Sitting in the Bank?Next time on Tiny Spark: The case for releasing billions of dollars in charitable assets now sitting in banks and private foundations.1 min
- Part Three: Is This Charity Any Good?In the final segment of Tiny Spark's Guide to Good Giving, Columbia University professor Doug White says before giving to charity, donors should ask key questions of certain people there.12 min
- Tools for Good GivingHow do you vet solicitors calling on behalf of big name charities? Should we rate charities based on overhead costs? Why is it important to give year-round and not just this holiday? In Part Two of Tiny Spark's Guide to Good Giving, we hear from The Chronicle of Philanthropy's editor Stacy Palmer.15 min
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We investigate philanthropy, nonprofits and international aid. In-depth interviews and shoe leather reporting from across the globe. Send us your tips. www.tinyspark.org