Writer and activist dedicated to strengthening civil society.
Swan Lake, NY, USA
Joined January 2010
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Michael Edwards retweeted
This week's #ThrowbackThursday article from 1999 is on 'NGOs in a global future: marrying local delivery to worldwide leverage' by @edwarmi , David Hulme (@OfficialUoM), and Tina Wallace discussing role of #NGOs as vehicles of international development.
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Michael Edwards retweeted
It was 20 years ago this month that I completed my term as a Program Associate at @FordFoundation. It was a privilege to work at this great institution! Thx to amazing filmmaker Marcia Smith of @firelightmedia & civil society scholar @edwarmi for giving me a chance.
Michael Edwards retweeted
Lovely piece. Five years later, how are you getting on with the chestnut weed?
Michael Edwards retweeted
My new piece for @oDTransform on why we all need need more manual labor in our lives: bit.ly/2kZ13EE
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Please, please come amigos- I will be there too.
@resultsuk @yl4h @YL4HGhana @vasanthihari @edwarmi @CambsOpenMedia
Join the small team attempting to transform children in Madurai from 'low confidence low skills' to 'high confidence high skills'. We need you in Madurai 10hrs a week. #volunteer for #children in #Madurai
@MaduraiEmerging @UpdatesMadurai @YmcaMadurai @malpani @krishnanns
Michael Edwards retweeted
“Not only captures essential questions of our time (populism, polarization, privatization, bureaucratization) but confronts issues that will be only more central & relevant throughout the 21st century.”
@PIDSjournal reviews @edwarmi *Civil Society* ↓ tinyurl.com/2w3ycvdc
Michael Edwards retweeted
The soft authority of knowledge is ever more important as a force for social change says @edwarmi. So we need to explore that intersection where know what meets knowhow through deliberation, consensus building and accountability.
opendemocracy.net/en/5050/kn…
Michael Edwards retweeted
“The Powers are good. The Powers are fallen. The Powers must be redeemed.” Ted Grimsrud on the continued significance of Walter Wink: bit.ly/2BnNZLi
Michael Edwards retweeted
That's a foundational list on accountable & progressive philanthropy! It's concerning that many tech billionaire donors appear not to use such wisdom from experience.
I mention the problem of ego-affirmation & a need for #generativegiving here:
jembendell.com/2019/04/04/ch…
Michael Edwards retweeted
Foundations are ‘masters of low-grade corrective action’ and self-reflecting with lots of evaluation followed by inaction, as a result not much has changed in the last 30-40 years. @edwarmi
Lots of conversation not leading to action…
Michael Edwards retweeted
"True steadfastness sparkles with flexibility."
-Gurumayi Chidvilasanda
From Future Positive by @edwarmi 1999, p220
Michael Edwards retweeted
“Engaging & enhanced iteration of the theoretical discussion & pragmatic concerns that have made this a must-read for scholars. There is no doubt that students of civil society will benefit from this book.”
@lj_ochoa in @NVSQuarterly reviews @edwarmi's ↓
tinyurl.com/2ajnrdar
Michael Edwards retweeted
[New post] "We can trust our discomfort as it’s happening in our sector (in big & small ways)...We can take our discomfort in a given situation, and give it back to those causing harm or to the person(s) who could make decisions to change it." how-matters.org/2021/11/15/d… #globaldev
Michael Edwards retweeted
To int'l NGOs: Redefine your role and identify your added value in supporting existing local capacity, action and leadership in #humanitarian responses. Recommendation from @hpg_odi @VeroBarbelet @J0hn_Bryant bit.ly/370apVh #localisation
Michael Edwards retweeted
Have you read the @hpg_odi #GrandBargain review yet? Figures show that less than 5% of global #humanitarian funding was provided to local and national NGOs in 2020. Figure: ODI GB review bit.ly/3gq3WYf #localisation
Michael Edwards retweeted
She came from USA to India for study, fell in love with a Bahujan man while studying anti caste movement, married and settled here. Her contribution to anti-caste movement is unparalleled
We will miss you #GailOmvedt
