Doug Balfour

Doug loves positive change. Changing organizations, changing lives in Africa and beyond and changing International Development practice.

[Doug Balfour @DougBalfour]

@TheENDFund Well done all of you that made this happen! Amazing number of people reached!

[Doug Balfour @DougBalfour]

@nickbaines Absolutely! It’s great to have people like you in our league that every year do better than me!

[Doug Balfour @DougBalfour]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/l3IKiFVfTy

[WINGS @wings_info]

On May 4, join @CambridgeCSP for the launch of their landmark report, ‘System Change in Philanthropy for Development: A Research Framework for Global Growth Markets’.

Register here: https://t.co/POMcesKovw

#LiftUpPhilanthropy

@avpn_asia
@capsi_za
@Arabfoundforum

[Baroness Sugg @liz_sugg]

Today I took @Pauline_Latham’s Marriage Bill through its second reading in @UKHouseofLords

If passed, it will end child marriage in England and Wales. I was grateful for the support of the government and all sides of the House.

[Doug Balfour @DougBalfour]

@NickGrono @Freedom_Fund Big congratulations Nick! Who knew you and the team and the founders and the organizations you serve, could achieve so much when you started the Fund and I am so amazed that you have so deeply and positively transformed the lives of so many precious people!! Thank you all!

[Doug Balfour @DougBalfour]

@NickGrono This is a really important paper for leaders to read!

[The END Fund @TheENDFund]

"Neither top-down nor bottom-up leadership is adequate for solving complex social challenges. We need to combine the strengths of both."

Check out this new article from English Sall and @Walkerjc in @SSIReview!

https://t.co/bvJBwHZjJZ

[NBA @NinyeNBA]

Our Community Clubs give young girls an opportunity to speak abt issues affecting them in the homes and communities as they receive guidance under a supervised environment. We appreciate #GirlsFirstFund for making this possible amidst the Lockdown.
#EndChildMarriage #VowForGirls

[Doug Balfour @DougBalfour]

@GenevaGlobal @HundrEDorg Wow! This is such an amazing tribute to such an effective methodology! Big congrats to all the team!

[Alan McCormick @AJMcCormick]

Great new report from Economist Intelligence Unit and @TheENDFund demonstrating the lasting value of deworming as a strategy to break poverty and get communities on the path to prosperity. https://t.co/VquZPCnx2D

[Backup Uganda @Backup_Uganda]

Last week, we had an exciting refresher training with #SpeedSchool coordinators & supervisors on #LearningDifficulties in a virtual way, as we continue to minimize the risk of increasing #COVID19 infections. Thanks @GenevaGlobal, for giving us this opportunity!

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Sending warm birthday wishes to #WarrenBuffett, whose wisdom and generosity have made the world a better place. Clearly you’ll be having a sweet birthday, thanks to the amazing cake from @billgates!

[VOW for Girls @vowforgirls]

Girls should walk to school, not down the wedding aisle. Let's keep girls in school and end #childmarriage. #vowforgirls #mondaymotivation

[Doug Balfour @DougBalfour]

As soon as protests become violent they also become counter productive.

[Steve Chalke @SteveChalke]

“Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness & hatred...We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence.”

From Martin Luther King’s 1963, ‘I have a dream’ speech.

57 years ago, still as pertinent today!

[Ellen Agler @EllenAgler]

Africa to be declared free of wild polio after decades of work https://t.co/A7UZJprm13

[Doug Balfour @DougBalfour]

@EllenAgler This is such an amazing result! Kudos to all for sticking with the task so faithfully!

[David Sasaki @oso]

Why do donors show less flexibility and trust in our grants to African organizations? Why is flexible support so important for orgs to thrive? I enjoyed this conversation between @RMaruru, Adwoa, and my colleague @pscheid6 👇

[Steve Chalke @SteveChalke]

Once upon a time...
Slavery was legal
Apartheid was legal
Withholding the vote from women was legal
The death penalty was legal
The imprisonment of gay men was legal
Beating a child was legal
Paying a woman less than a man was legal.

Never assume legality must equal morality.