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Inherently Inefficient? A Thought Experiment

Posted by Jenny Stefanotti on Thursday, November 12, 2009, In : Aid Effectiveness 
My boyfriend's wonderful mother Martha wanted to show her support of my decision to go into development and specifically to spend my summer in Liberia.  Late last July, she sent an email with a gesture of her support and admiration. She would give money to whatever cause I wanted it Liberia.

I was touched, of course.  What wasn't obvious as I read her email was how eye opening the decision process that ensued would be.  For the first time I actually had the philanthropist hat on.  I didn't wan...

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Developing Jen in Liberia is Born

Posted by Jenny Stefanotti on Sunday, April 26, 2009, In : Development Careers 

I've been blogging when I travel for years now, but I felt it was important for me to have a separate blog dedicated to my experience in Liberia this summer.  Though I won't take off for Monrovia for over a month, there's already a lot to say about why i chose this internship, how it fits into my overall career goals, and what exactly I'll be doing there.  Not to mention the people I'm already connecting to and the meetings I'll be having in San Francisco in the coming weeks.  So with that, D...
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