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12.14.11: John Cary and William Drenttel
Give the Gift of Design this Holiday SeasonTax-deductible gifts for the holiday season: they feel good for the giver, meaningful for the recipient, and provide crucial support for hardworking nonprofits on the ground.
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10.10.11: Ramsey Ford
Expert Thinking About Global AidSuggestions for a crash course in development economics for social designers
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06.17.10: Krista Donaldson
The Real Cost of FreeDo you give the poor farmer a pump if you know it will transform her crops and move her family from just scraping by into the middle class? It’s hard to say no, isn’t it? But you should.
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03.10.10: Kaomi Goetz
KopernikReport on Kopernik, a new website for funding technology to assist populations in the developing world.
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11.28.09: Aspen Editors
Aspen Design Summit Report: UNICEF and Early Childhood DevelopmentAt the Aspen Design Summit November 11–14, 2009, sponsored by AIGA and Winterhouse Institute, the UNICEF Early Childhood Development Project proposed a new approach to emergency kits that would be more precisely tuned to young children’s intellectual and emotional needs, as well as outlined a basis for the next AIGA/INDEX: Aspen Design Challenge.
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