Conference Call with Philanthropy Action

David Roberts of New Dominion Philanthropy Metrics will be the featured guest on a Philanthropy Action conference call examining measurement and evaluation on February 22nd at 1pm EST/10am PST. You can register for the conference call by sending an email to info@ndpmetrics.com

Cost Benefit of Search and Rescue in Haiti

I cannot say with certainty how dollars should have been allocated in Haiti. But as a public health practitioner, and someone dedicated to outcomes measurement, I am concerned that SAR-focused relief efforts improperly subordinate the good of the many to the good of a very few. On balance, my training would suggest we begin erring on the side of the good of the many. [...]