Mass media campaigns can be extraordinarily cost-effective, reaching millions of people for a relatively modest investment.

Many of us grew up with the ubiquitous image of the "Angel of Mercy," never questioning that what she was doing was good for so many people.

There's enough food in the world for everyone, but unequal distribution means that 800 million people go to bed hungry each night.

Empowering women with legal and political protection allows them to have their voices heard in larger decisions affecting their communities.

What does it look like when you base your giving on the principle that all lives have equal value?

Most of the money that is donated in affluent Western countries never reaches those who need it most: the extreme poor in less affluent regions of the world.

With limited access to medical services and health information, it’s often the youngest members of the world’s poorest families and communities who suffer most.

Next time you see health or poverty statistics, or data used to evaluate the effectiveness of charities, take a moment to reflect on the hard work and dedication that must have gone into collecting the underlying data.

We're very good at rationalizing our contribution to glaring problems and social injustice, as well as our complacency. The question is, how do we overcome our hard-wired tendency to do so?

For a variety of sociocultural and psychological reasons, it is often “normal” or “human nature” to avoid caring about or providing help to those living in abject poverty in the developing world.