Resources for Fellows

Articles

Photo: Dean Chahim, BGI Fellow 2009

• To Hell with Good Intentions, by Ivan Illich
• A Theory of Social Change, by Doug Reeler
• Who is Driving Development? Reflections on the Transformative Potential of Asset-Based Community Development, by Alison Mathie and Gord Cunningham
• Who Gives Foreign Aid to Whom and Why? by Alberto Alesina and David Dollar

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Blogs, Websites, and Podcasts

Photo: Ali Boyd, BGI Fellow 2009

Aid Watch
Aid Thoughts
The Beyond Good Intentions Web Series
Chris Blattman's Blog
Wronging Rights
Blood and Milk
From Poverty to Power
The Pinky Show
Pambazuka News
Development Drums
Center for Global Development
The Big-Push

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Books

Photo: Julie Gladnick, BGI Fellow 2009

• Dead Aid, by Dambiso Moyo
• The Development Dictionary: A Guide to Knowledge as Power, by Wolfgang Sachs [particularly the article 'Helping', by Marianne Groenemeyer]
• The Road to Hell: The Ravaging Effects of Foreign Aid and International Charity, by Michael Maren
  
• What Works in Development? Thinking Big and Thinking Small, by Jessica Cohen and William Easterly
• White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest have done so much Ill and so little Good, by William Easterly
• The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can be Done about it, by Paul Collier
• How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, by David Bornstein
  
• Check out Zed Books (Covers absolutely everything you can think of) and Fahamu Books (more Africa-focused) - interesting and relevant work on development and aid

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Resources from Past BGI Fellows

Photo: Dean Chahim, BGI Fellow 2009

Download Dean Chahim's BGI Fellowship Field Report - Unintentional Underdevelopment: Systemic Impact of the NGO Model in Nicaragua

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Digital Media Resources

Vimeo Basics
Podcasting
Creating a photo essay
Tips for Digital Filmmaking
Digital Photography Tips

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