May 6, 2010 | Read Time: 1 minute
- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s recent announcement that it would give an additional $5.6-million to create master’s programs in “sustainable development” is prompting reactions from bloggers. Michael Clemens, of the Center for Global Development, says his organization has been calling for changes in how development leaders are educated for some time, but he also raises many questions about whether the programs will be effective.
- Laura Freschi, of the Aid Watch blog and New York University, wonders whether the MacArthur-supported programs’ multidisciplinary approach will “encourage critical thinking and help straddle the theory-policy divide” or “produce students with a standardized, narrowly prescribed view of how to approach development problems”?
- Heather Mansfield, of DIOSA Communications, notes that one in five Americans access the Web via mobile devices, making it more important for nonprofit groups to transform their Web communication strategies. On the blog, Nonprofit Tech 2.0, Ms. Mansfield discusses the value of mobile Web sites and how to set one up for as little as $8 a month.
