On 3/8/07, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ingrid wrote: [ on 06:55 PM 3/8/2007 ] >This misguided belief and the general perception of NGO-wallahs as either, >unkempt, khadi-clad revolutionaries OR silk-sheathed socialites is a real >barrier to sane people considering jobs in the sector. I am not sure if this is cause, effect or faulty pattern perception on my part - but I've done some amount of volunteer work in the past, and the NGO biz [1] seems to have more than its fair share of both the kinds of fauna you cite. Also, my gut feel [2] is that the newer, "venture philathropic" organizations had a bit of a tough time at first when they tried to get some accounting rigour into the industry. Ingrid, your thoughts?
1. inadequate sample biased towards visible and/or urban NGOs 2. dated i.e. prior to the emergence of the newer, venture philanthropic organisations 3. media and urban middle-class bias towards more touchy-feely organisations/causes 4. self-fulfilling prophecy in two ways a. positioning determines who joins, which, in turn determines perceptions b. donor preferences determine ngo stances which do nothing to change donor preferences -- "The future is here; it's just not widely distributed yet." - William Gibson
