Zip goes a million
In 1902, an American novelist named George Barr McCutcheon, penned the amusing work of fiction, “Brewster’s Millions”. At the turn…
Dan Nippard13/09/2013
The ‘hidden’ costs of increasing UK aid
UK aid budgets are increasing. At 0.56% of the UK’s Gross National Income (GNI), the UK spent around GBP 8.5bn…
David Elliott25/04/2013
Development Agencies and Mass Media: Part of the solution or part of the problem?
Development agencies have repeatedly referenced mass media in developing countries as a “driver of change”. They do so because of…
Gavin Anderson23/04/2013
Systemic is not a nice to have
In the good old days, before we in the industry were inconvenienced by the knowledge of our impending doom, we…
Tim Stewart07/03/2013
We are the Jargonistas: Effective communication in ‘development’
Everyone hates jargon, in principle at least. Jargon is antonymous of motherhood and apple pie. But if nobody likes jargon,…
Ben Taylor15/02/2013
Beyond Being in Fashion
By Kevin Seely If you’re reading this, you’re probably in fashion. From Forbes to The Guardian to Engineers Without Borders,…
Kevin Seely11/02/2013
Exploding the myth of Challenge Funds – a start at least…
By David Elliott Over the past decade I’ve been increasingly exposed to challenge funds (matching grants allocated on a competitive…
David Elliott29/01/2013
Development Communication: an unspoken framework for actions and results
By David Elliott This soapbox article is inspired by what I thought was an excellent piece – Saying No to…
David Elliott09/01/2013
Excellence, Evidence and Elephants
By Alan Gibson & David Elliott In the context of more UK resources being devoted to aid, there is a…
Springfield Centre05/11/2012