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FAQ #5: Why do you call yourself an aid worker? I wrote about that here: http://bloodandmilk.org/2010/12/30/so-im-an-aid-worker/. FAQ #6: Can I reprint your blog post / link to your blog / cite y...

http://bloodandmilk.org/2012/11/21/frequently-asked-questions-part-two/

FAQ #1: Will you blog about/fundraise for my project/NGO/social enterprise? Almost definitely not. I don’t feel comfortable writing about any project I haven’t studied in depth, and I just do...

http://bloodandmilk.org/2012/11/16/frequently-asked-questions/

Hi, I feel kind of awkward about this. But I’ve been getting a several emails a day asking for career advice. I really like helping, but I do have a day job and it pays by the hour so spending ...

http://bloodandmilk.org/2010/07/06/boring-administrative-notice/

Hello to everyone coming in from metafilter. For the record, I don’t consider myself to be an iconoclast. I am fairly certain that my ideas are 1) very ordinary and 2) shared by most people who...

http://bloodandmilk.org/2010/02/05/welcome-metafilter-visitorsnternatio/

This blog – and my writing in general – is starting to get more public attention, so I think it’s a good time to remind everyone of something. I’m not special. This is not false modesty o...

http://bloodandmilk.org/2009/09/12/a-disclaimer-of-sorts/

This post is now obsolete. I get so many career questions, I have moved it all over to the International Development Careers List and my paid consulting. American culture is such that I don’t e...

http://bloodandmilk.org/2008/12/18/a-semi-definitive-guide/

Hi everyone. I have not actually migrated my blog over here yet – it’s still at http://alannashaikh.blogspot.com. Check over there for updates since August 18. Feel free to keep an eye on thi...

http://bloodandmilk.org/2008/09/10/away-with-you/

You should read it every day. No, seriously. Every day. I point the way to a lot of interesting things, some of which have obvious connections to international development and some of which don�...

http://bloodandmilk.org/2008/02/22/how-to-read-this-blog/

I adore #14 from this list: “Don’t even look at your own industry for ideas – look everywhere else. If you take it from your own industry, you’re a copycat. If you go to a different indus...

http://bloodandmilk.org/2008/02/05/innovation/

You should not seek change lightly. International development programs should be efficient, effective, and evidence based. They should be implemented by professionals who know what they are doing...

http://bloodandmilk.org/2001/01/12/about-this-blog/