People can develop compassion through practices such as mindfulness and empathy. This philosophy rings true here at IlluminAid.

The SBCC Summit is a biannual gathering of organizations dedicated to leveraging technology to catalyze social behavior change among underserved populations in low and middle-income countries worldwide.

It’s important to have the desire to help people, stepping out and making every effort to bring assistance to those who need it. But that assistance needs to be strategically focused in order to actually help.

Most people working for a non-profit organization in a foreign country learn new language skills by interacting and observing how the natives communicate with each other. This is believed to be the effect of mirror neurons

Technology has the power to equalize the information gap. Various agencies and organizations are using the tools of the Information Age to share vital pieces of information around the world.

Some International Development Executives believe high-quality video is better than locally-made video, even if the videos are dubbed or subtitled, we have not found this to be true. illuminAid is a staunch advocate of hyper-localized video that resonates better with the audience and can spur emotions that can catalyze positive behavior change in key aspects of life

The relationship between generosity and a satisfying life is more than just psychological. Giving actually releases the same hormones you get when you eat a great meal, listen to beautiful music or spend time with loved ones.

Although NGOs may benefit from different sources of finance, they all need reporting requirements to ensure their investments generate targeted social impact and their partner properly addresses accountability and transparency concerns.

Charity has allowed us to come together from myriad walks of life to support the growth and development of communities around us.