| Title/Link |
Resource Type |
Description |
Other relevant Aspire topics |
Source |
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The Danger of a Single Story
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Video |
Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice, and warns of a critical misunderstanding if we hear only a single story about another person or country. |
N/A |
TED Talk |
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Radi-Aid |
Website (Guides) |
Radi-Aid was a campaign to challenge the perceptions around issues of poverty and development, to change the way fundraising campaigns communicate, and to break down dominating stereotypical representations. |
N/A |
Radi-Aid |
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How To Communicate The World: A social media guide for volunteers and travelers |
Website |
Go-to guide before and during global service/volunteer trips. Use these four guiding principles to ensure that you avoid the erosion of dignity and respect the right to privacy while documenting your experiences abroad. |
Global Service |
Radi-Aid |
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Trauma-Informed Interviewing: Techniques from a Clinician’s Toolkit
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Website |
Training lecture on interviewing victims of trauma |
M&E |
DART Center for Journalism at Columbia University |
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Interviewing Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence |
Guide |
Practical tips for conducting ethical interviews with survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. The guide is organized by stages of production and includes safety and security considerations and case studies. |
M&E |
Witness: Library of free resources for video activists, trainers & their allies |
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Concealing Identity in Interviews
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Guide |
Tips for determining when to protect the anonymity of an interview subject and practical guidance on concealing identity while filming or during the editing process. |
M&E |
Witness: Library of free resources for video activists, trainers & their allies |
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Interviewing techniques: obtaining informed consent |
Video |
Short video with tips on getting informed consent from those being interviewed |
M&E |
Witness: Library of free resources for video activists, trainers & their allies |
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Barbie Savior Instagram
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Instagram (satirical account) |
Examples of what not to do when posting on social media about volunteering and working in developing countries. |
Global Service |
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The M+R Guide to Effective and Ethical
Direct Response Creative |
Guide |
Producing creatives for nonprofits that are both effective and ethical, from a well-known communications and marketing firm that works with NGOs. |
N/A |
M+R |
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Visual Global Politics |
Book |
A one-stop source for students, scholars, and practitioners interested in understanding the crucial and persistent role of images in today's world. Check out the essays on: Humanitarisim, Children, Development, Empathy, Refugees, Trauma, War, and Witnessing. |
N/A |
Editor: Roland Bleiker |
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The Communications Network |
Website (Articles, Guides) |
Connects, gathers, and informs leaders from the most influential foundations, nonprofits, and social sector consultancies across the globe. |
N/A |
The Communications Network |
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