Mills Scofield

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Are Non-Profits Doomed to Fail in Haiti?

Mills Scofield

I began volunteering in Haiti in 2007, and moved to Léogane in 2010 to begin my work with GOALS. This is especially true following the January 12, 2010 earthquake that killed 230,000-300,000 people. Parts of Haiti have achieved remarkable progress in their recovery since 2010. The more time I spend here, the less I know.

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Incumbentitis ? The Anti-Innovation Disease

Mills Scofield

In 2010, it was out with the ‘old’, in with the new, mostly. Well, will congress put the country or their own political careers first? You’d think they should be one and the same but we know they aren’t. With the upcoming elections, getting re-elected will matter more.

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Rebellious Optimism = Innovation

Mills Scofield

Kona Shen graduated in 2010 with an honors thesis on the impact of foreign aid on Haiti’s environment and ways the international community could improve aid efforts. So, I’m going to regularly share “ Optimism Greatest Act Rebellion Stories ” with you and ask you to share your Optimism stories with the rest of us!

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Death by Data

Mills Scofield

Without getting out and observing reality first-hand with all our five senses, we risk optimizing our organization into extinction. * [link] quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/26/everything-counts- einstein /. Culture Data Data-Driven Decision Making Efficiency Innovation Leadership Optimization Qualitative Strategy'

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How to Have an Impact without Electricity and the Internet

Mills Scofield

I began traveling to Haiti as a volunteer in 2007 and moved here in 2010 to launch an organization called GOALS. I don’t have internet on my phone, don’t work on projects late at night or on weekends, and almost always take a real lunch hour. Mostly this has to do with living in Haiti.

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The Economic and Social Impact of Language

Mills Scofield

And, in 2010, Arne Duncan announced that 95% of American college students in language classes were taking European languages. A year ago, I hadn’t even heard of some of these languages. Now I know that they’re among the 20 most spoken worldwide, and they’re not offered at most American universities. This is paralyzing.

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Genecians Journey Into Corporate Giving

Mills Scofield

Cone proclaimed in 2010 that “cause marketing as we know it is dead” “Slapping a ribbon” on a product, website, or advertisement was now perceived as inauthentic. It began when I came across an article about two years ago by a well known person in the world of corporate giving, Carol Cone.

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