Monthly Archives: April 2011

A Signature Anti-Participation Project? A Review of “A Day Without Dignity”

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Pastor Foley

April 5 witnessed the first anti-participation project we can recall, Good Intentions Blog’s A Day Without Dignity: A Day Without Dignity is a counter-campaign to TOMS Shoes A Day Without Shoes “awareness raising campaign” (commerial). On or around April 5th – … Continue reading →

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What Christian Missionaries and Aid Workers (and Each of Us) Can Learn from the Fukushima Fifty

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Pastor Foley

From the Japanese nuclear tragedy, three excerpts worth our deepest reflection. (Yes, I know this is a long piece. Please read it anyway.) The first excerpt, Brett Michael Dykes’ Japanese nuclear plant worker discusses choice to sacrifice his life: As … Continue reading →

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“Dirty Money”: Why More Donations are Dirtier Than We Think

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Pastor Foley

Thanks as always to Kirsten Bullock for her weekly list of must-read blog posts on fundraising. On the list this week, an especially must-read read from PhilanTopic on a topic sadly swept quietly under most nonprofit rugs: Dirty money. An … Continue reading →

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