

Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is upon us again. I have to admit, before this year I always thought of this day as a nice idea that would encourage...
Successful Nonprofits and Their Impacts
The most important aspect of a nonprofit, in my opinion, is its ability to have a real, tangible impact. That is not always the easiest...


The Good Festival and what Design Cause was doing there
Three days ago I was making my way home from Lausanne Switzerland. The 24 hour trip back to Boston made me want to scream, cry, and light...


Design Cause: Inside Edition
Hello Design Cause community. I know there hasn't been a blog in a few weeks and I am about to tell you why. Things have been crazy- like...
Design Cause Update: Tumultuous Waters
This week we have a short behind the scenes update on Design Cause. After a summer of strategizing and coming up with new campaigns for...

Building materials and social status in Cameroon
As I have become more familiar with how we're going to achieve our goal of building classrooms in Cameroon, I've started to gain a...


Why are we Ignoring this in Humanitarian Education Work?
In the last decade education in North America has undergone a transformation. This transformation has been centered around the buildings...

Cameroon 101
Recently, I've noticed what a difference it makes to know even a little bit about a topic. There are so many things to know about in this...


5 Reasons Flexibility is Paramount in Humanitarian Architecture
The business world is always talking about the importance of flexibility- can a business be agile and respond quickly to situations that...


Battling Stereotypes of Africa
Africa is a huge continent, made up of over 54 countries. The landscape ranges from desert to beach to jungle to savanna to subarctic...