Jul

8

Should I embed videos or link to them in my blog?

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I have been wondering what I should do about videos? Should I embed them in my blog or should I link to them. I would really appreciate some feedback because I want to make my posts as user friendly as possible. If you have time, please leave a comment. If you’re pressed for time please just answer the two question poll. Thanks


Jun

25

Concerns and questions about The Girl Effect and Global Giving.

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I have some concerns and questions after watching The Girl Effect Video (see below) and going to Global Giving to donate some money. How much of the money I donate will actually go to the girls and how much of that money is used for admin?

I like the premise behind The Girl Effect. It’s not a new premise. Most of you have probably heard that expression that goes something like

“Give someone fish and feed them for a day; teach them how to fish and feed them for life”

I’m very much into teaching people how to fish. I try to do that in my classroom to help my students help themselves. I want to empower people, so The Girl Effect message appeals to me very much. But, and a very big but. I’m worried that the money I donate will benefit the charity more than the girls I want to empower.

Now, in all fairness to Global Giving , they have posted the audit of their financial records on their website, but I can’t make sense of it. It seems to me that more than 50% of the money they get goes for admin, but I’m not sure.

Could someone who knows how to read the audit interpret it for me so that I can make an informed decision. I would really appreciate it.

Below is the Girl Effect Video and here’s the link to Global Giving . There’s a link to their financial audits in the column on the right hand side of the page.

Thanks.

May

29

Keeping things in perspective

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Next week is the last week of regular classes before exams, and I'm dreading all the paper work that the end of the school year demands. I wouldn't say that I was exactly feeling sorry for myself-well maybe a teensy weensy bit. I know that there are lots of worse jobs than doing the end of school year paper work, but sometime I forget. What can I say. At times, I'm can be just as self centered as the next person. The cartoon provided a nice little reality check. I think I'll print it out and post it on my bulletin board above my desk, just above the piles of paperwork.

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