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Is aid dead? The question is out there. Sustainability (teaching someone to fish versus giving one) is what donors are demanding today. People want to maximize their gifts.

After working for Portland-based non-profits for several years, I am now the owner of my own small business (called Half Sky Journeys) that serves non-profits by crafting meaningful international trips. Authentic trips allow donors to better see why and how they can invest and make a difference for people, (especially women and girls) worldwide.

When people get the chance to see, meet real people, feel, smell, taste someplace "foreign" to them, they get a great opportunity to see how little it takes to change the world. They are more likely to think globally, but also to make a difference in their local corner of the world.

Thanks,

ila

503 320 8510

halfsky.org

posted 1 year, 9 months ago
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