Comments on: CARE Evaluations http://blog.givewell.org/2009/08/10/care-evaluations/ Exploring how to get real change for your dollar. Thu, 17 May 2012 07:08:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Saundra http://blog.givewell.org/2009/08/10/care-evaluations/#comment-74740 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:41:13 +0000 http://blog.givewell.org/2009/08/10/care-evaluations/#comment-74740 Well, having just spent the last hour on CARE's website I can verify that there is no link to their evaluations. It was also difficult to find their financial information. The obvious place gave a phone number or address to request the information. After being on hold for 5 minutes I began to look for other information and stumbled upon their financial report and audit report in a very unexpected location. Low score for making information readily available. Well, having just spent the last hour on CARE’s website I can verify that there is no link to their evaluations. It was also difficult to find their financial information. The obvious place gave a phone number or address to request the information. After being on hold for 5 minutes I began to look for other information and stumbled upon their financial report and audit report in a very unexpected location.

Low score for making information readily available.

]]> by: Holden http://blog.givewell.org/2009/08/10/care-evaluations/#comment-72557 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:17:11 +0000 http://blog.givewell.org/2009/08/10/care-evaluations/#comment-72557 J: thanks for the comment. Do you know where we can get more information on the other charities that were on CARE's side of the debate? J: thanks for the comment. Do you know where we can get more information on the other charities that were on CARE’s side of the debate?

]]> by: J. http://blog.givewell.org/2009/08/10/care-evaluations/#comment-71809 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:38:37 +0000 http://blog.givewell.org/2009/08/10/care-evaluations/#comment-71809 CARE is the only "household name charity" to get covered in TIME magazine for turning down US government food aid, but they're not the only US/PVO to turn down USG food aid in general. And it's ironic that you appear to pat them on the back for this because: a) one could see such a decision made in such a public way as simply a publicity stunt... three column inches in TIME is worth far more than a couple of million USD in the big picture to an org like CARE; b) a decade ago CARE staff were at the forefront of doing what was then "cutting edge" research on food aid and almost writing the P.L.480 manual for USAID. CARE is the only “household name charity” to get covered in TIME magazine for turning down US government food aid, but they’re not the only US/PVO to turn down USG food aid in general. And it’s ironic that you appear to pat them on the back for this because:

a) one could see such a decision made in such a public way as simply a publicity stunt… three column inches in TIME is worth far more than a couple of million USD in the big picture to an org like CARE;

b) a decade ago CARE staff were at the forefront of doing what was then “cutting edge” research on food aid and almost writing the P.L.480 manual for USAID.

]]> by: Saundra http://blog.givewell.org/2009/08/10/care-evaluations/#comment-71795 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:58:50 +0000 http://blog.givewell.org/2009/08/10/care-evaluations/#comment-71795 Thanks for doing this article. It is important to look at not only what information aid agencies are providing to the donating public, but also the quality of those evaluations. It is critical that aid agencies rigorously evaluate their work and change their practices based on those findings. It is also important that aid agencies share these with donors. Only then will aid really improve. Thanks for doing this article. It is important to look at not only what information aid agencies are providing to the donating public, but also the quality of those evaluations. It is critical that aid agencies rigorously evaluate their work and change their practices based on those findings. It is also important that aid agencies share these with donors. Only then will aid really improve.

]]>