In Italy, as well as in Spain, 1 child out of 3 risks poverty (data provided by Save The Children Italia, Atlante dell’infanzia a rischio, and Ayudaenaction.org Espana). In Italy, more than 1,1 million of minors live in absolute poverty, a condition that between 2005 and 2015 has more than triplicated, increasing from 2,8% to 9,3%. In 2015, […]
EDITORIAL. What is the value of a child? Read More »
Marco Crescenzi | 7 October 2016 I would like to thank colleagues from our partner NGOs’ who are participating in the ‘Working4HRM’ on the Social Change School’s Blog. I have been asked to ‘close’ this first turn. Personally, one of the most pleasant returns on the HRM topic, since 1998, the year in which I published “The
#Working4HRM- HRM in the Nonprofit Sector…bread, love and dreams? Read More »
Marco Crescenzi| 1 July 2016 After one week in London of full immersion in the Brexit, I believe that the ‘Leavers’ have got many reasons, that there won’t be any Brexit and that if we don’t listen to the suburbs, the populism will overwhelm us. Moreover, as Brecht said, more or less: “A population cannot
No Brexit, we are British! Read More »
London, 23rd of June 2016 – Downing Street n.10: London is a euphoric city. Taxis, trucks, and crazy car horns, in front of the headquarters of Her Majesty’s Government and the official residence and office of the First Minister. The “Leave” campaign has officially won, the United Kingdom decided to leave the EU, and after the most rainy day I remember in 10 years,
Marco Crescenzi: Brexit-The EU has collapsed, let’s rebuild Europe! Read More »
Marco Crescenzi | 9 June 2016 Is working in the NGOs really a ‘Fantastic Job’ as we suggest in our institutional video ‘Working4SocialChange’? Despite all the external threats, and the internal management difficulties, for us it really is a great job, intense and rich of meaning. Is there enough labour supply and which are the main
Employment: where to look for and how to find a job in the NGOs Read More »
Marco Crescenzi| 12 April 2016 How is it possible that some of the most well-known and expert Italian NGOs, have an average of 30-40 annual vacancies ‘always on’ and that sometimes they are not able to start their projects because of a lack of staff and losing, moreover, millions of euros? How is it possible that
Working4HRM, the new project with the NGOs’ HRM Read More »
Marco Crescenzi | 5 February 2016 “I need a cure. If light goes off I’m calm, my medicines are safe. The emegency device is activated and I have power for half an hour more.” José Antonio Gutierrez lives in a suburban area in Mexico City. For work he needed to light up his room and have
Young bulbs light up Mexico Read More »
Marco Crescenzi| 18 December 2015 Do fundraisers need to be magicians or managers? I had always believed in the second until I met “Cliff the Magician” and I’ve changed my mind. Fundraising needs magic! If you still don’t know it, a fundraiser is a Non Profit professional responsible for fundraising activities, partnerships, relations with businesses and foundations
Fundraising, a job between magic and management Read More »
Marco Crescenzi | 27th november 2014 In the 1700s London was a filthy city where 3 out of 4 children died under the age of five. Sanitation was simply unheard of and the gap between the rich and the poor was extremely wide. In Public Houses, which later became known as “pubs”, gin became very
Marco Crescenzi | 15th September 2015 “How much is it?” asks Dona Raimunda, widow and mother of 8 kids. “Six palmas”, replies the cashier. At this point, the woman takes out some strange money from her purse. The trader collects the money and the woman walks away with her shopping bags. Brazil, one of the
We are the Bank- Will social banking change the world? Read More »
