Tiny Spark

We explore nonprofits’ propensity to create “survivor porn” and the ways in which the sector trades in “parading trauma"... Read more

In our latest episode, Tiny Spark takes a look at the quality of care medical volunteers have provided in crisis zones. ... Read more

Jennifer Hemsley and her husband wanted to adopt a girl from Guatemala but they immediately suspected fraud. Jennifer fe... Read more

We speak to Pablo Eisenberg, a long-time observer and outspoken critic of American philanthropy. “The same people get th... Read more

Whether vocally critiquing the sector on his blog Nonprofit AF, or working to develop leaders of color at his nonprofit ... Read more

NPR investigative correspondent Laura Sullivan discusses why aid organizations are not completely transparent about how ... Read more

Dayo Olopade discusses her new book The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa. The Nigeria... Read more

A veteran humanitarian aid worker offers candid insights into the lessons he's learned - and the personal dilemmas he's ... Read more

When it comes to promises made by social movements, human rights scholar Rebecca Hamilton has heard it all. “Share this ... Read more

An African-American leader of one of the nation’s largest foundations speaks about racial tensions, philanthropy’s diver... Read more

Two climate change advocates discuss the need to understand the destruction of the environment through a racial lens, an... Read more

How are Black women redefining what it means to be philanthropists? We sit down with four leaders in philanthropy and im... Read more

This month the charity GiveDirectly will start giving thousands of Kenyans about a month’s salary, every month, for a de... Read more

Megan Ming Francis explains how philanthropists—even well-intentioned ones—can “capture” the social movements they fund ... Read more

Criminal defense lawyer Abbe Smith is often asked how she defends people accused of committing terrible crimes. Hear her... Read more

Do you think a little more empathy would help in our increasingly divided and unequal world? Not so, says Yale professor... Read more

In an increasingly unequal world, where money and power are closely linked, sociology professor Linsey McGoey says phila... Read more

Vanity Fair contributing editor, Nina Munk, decided to document a high-profile campaign to end extreme poverty. For six ... Read more

Want to give to the homeless this holiday season? Three insights into the benefits and the harm of giving money directly... Read more

We speak to Dean Karlan, Yale economist and co-author of the book More Than Good Intentions. Karlan advocates evidence-b... Read more