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Expert opinions
A WONDERFULLY BROAD RANGE of thinking from people who know what they are talking about.
 Jake Hayman, International Coordinator, OneVoice
IF YOU WANT TO HELP the oppressed of the Middle East, but don't want your cash to finance suicide bombers, follow this advice... More
Ed Jáuregui: Humour Consultant
CHARITIES ARE PERPETUALLY in need of two things. One is our piggy banks, the other is a sense of humour... More
 Hetan Shah: Policy Director at Compass
HAPPINESS IS BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY these days, and it ties in closely to helping others... More
 Geoff Mulgan: Founder, Demos thinktankONLY A FEW YEARS AGO charities had few obligations to account for what they did... More
 David Bonbright: Director of accountability organization, Keystone CHARITY-PROFILING WEBSITES can mislead donors - because they don't review the actual work charities do... More
 George Alagiah: BBC news anchor
 WHY WAR JOURNALISM got George Alagiah down and what he decided to do about it... (NB 8-minute WMV file, requires broadband) More
 John Humphrys: journalist and broadcaster
THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW the biggest charitable donor in the country - but small gifts from individuals can still make a big difference... More
 Sheenagh Day, Founder of Maison Bengal
THIS STORY IS HORRIFYING but it ends positively. It also shows why creating work for people in developing countries is as important as giving any amount of aid... More
 Ceri Dingle, Director, WorldWrite
SEVERAL WESTERN AID agencies seem to think Africans are stupid. It's time we started treating them with a bit more respect... More
 Chris Beales: Director of Afghan Action
IF A CHARITY HAS a good track record and experienced staff like ours, sometimes you just have to take the plunge and trust it. More
 Nick Seddon, Author, Who Cares
LOTS OF BIG CHARITIES DEPEND on government cash to survive. And that's not a good thing for charities as a whole... More
 Fergus Drake, formerly a programme director for Tearfund
THE CHURCH AND DON CORLEONE are not natural bedfellows but you might be surprised to learn of their impact when the chips are down... More
 John Bird, founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Big Issue
WE NEED TO STOP offering emergency solutions to homelessness, and instead tackle its long-term causes... More
 Lilli Geissendorfer: Researcher, The Young Foundation DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, over-eating and the complexities of the poverty trap are among seven major social problems we have identified... More
 Jean Béliveau: A man who is walking around the world
TREKKER EXTRAORDINAIRE Jean has seen many things and spoken to many people on his travels...
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 Gerard Lemos, housing and social research expert
THERE IS SOMETHING INEFFABLY shocking about a society as prosperous as ours tolerating people sleeping in shop doorways and begging. But what should we do about it? More
Ceri Dingle, Director, WorldWrite
POOR COUNTRIES DESERVE BETTER. We should stop attaching conditions to aid, and let countries spend how they choose. Anything else is little short of bribery. More
 Iona Joy, Senior Analyst, New Philanthropy Capital
HELPING MENTALLY-ILL PEOPLE can seem tough. But it needn't be. Even going out for a curry can help... More
 Bruce Kent, Britain's best-known peace campaigner
CHARITIES ARE BY THEIR NATURE conservative. They're not allowed to be political. That should change. More
 David Robinson OBE, originator of We Are What We Do, publisher of Change The World For A Fiver
CHARITY OFTEN CHANGES LIVES. For many of us it is also easy - it lets us feel comfortable, complacent even. We’ve done something. But have we done enough? More
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