tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2710022127679852522013-06-07T13:38:18.076-04:00Chris Planickahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05315152082551150973noreply@blogger.comBlogger18913HurryBoyItsWaitingThereForYouhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271002212767985252.post-91833079905757754272013-06-07T13:38:00.001-04:002013-06-07T13:38:18.095-04:002013-06-07T13:38:18.095-04:00<div> A few links that I had to share, of various types. And the sources for the links should serve as your Twitter <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Follow%20Friday" target="_blank">Follow Friday</a> for this week!</div> <div> <ul> <li><a href="http://voicesofyouth.org/en/posts/inspire---love--acceptance-and-mainly-family--made-me-believe-i-was-brought-to-this-world-for-a-reason--" target="_blank">Musician and artist&nbsp;Juan Diego Alarcón on overcoming disabilities and other challenges</a> (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/marisola22" target="_blank">@marisola22</a>)</li> <li><a href="http://mostimportantlysister.com/" target="_blank">An autism consultant starts a blog, sharing her experiences and motivations</a> (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/khench" target="_blank">@khench</a>)</li> <li><a href="http://ayuinc.com/en/" target="_blank">Ayu, a new social enterprise and incubator in Peru dedicated to innovative solutions for advancing social goals</a> (En Español <a href="http://ayuinc.com/" target="_blank">Aquí</a> - h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/mcostach" target="_blank">@mcostach</a>)</li> <li><a href="http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2013/06/05/madagascar-measuring-the-impact-of-the-political-crisis" target="_blank">Putting the (never-ending) Madagascar political crisis into (scary) perspective</a> (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/ryan_arash" target="_blank">@ryan_arash</a>)</li> </ul> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HurryBoyItsWaitingThereForYou/~4/-ShJZHfWJA0" height="1" width="1"/>Chris Planickahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05315152082551150973noreply@blogger.com0http://cplanicka.blogspot.com/2013/06/links-you-should-know-about.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271002212767985252.post-34641301243303263512013-05-31T16:07:00.000-04:002013-05-31T16:10:01.240-04:002013-05-31T16:10:01.240-04:00Here is a more feel-good Friday afternoon music video to start your weekend. If for some reason you have not heard the new Daft Punk album (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C061I3K/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00C061I3K&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=huboitswathfo-20">Random Access Memories</a>), this song might encourage you to stop everything and go buy it. Critical summer party music. Now on to the dance lessons:<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TBXv37PFcAQ" width="420"></iframe><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HurryBoyItsWaitingThereForYou/~4/Vc9B6x7NBLE" height="1" width="1"/>Chris Planickahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05315152082551150973noreply@blogger.com0http://cplanicka.blogspot.com/2013/05/friday-music-video-lose-yourself-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271002212767985252.post-74011292151256721682013-05-31T13:51:00.001-04:002013-05-31T13:51:13.174-04:002013-05-31T13:51:13.174-04:00This past week, with family visiting for graduation, I was riding in NYC taxicabs quite a bit. During these travels, I saw an interesting series of ads played on the tv screens in the back seat: ads for <a href="http://www.poverty-action.org/" target="_blank">Innovations for Poverty Action</a>. I was a bit surprised to see these ads, because while fundraising campaigns for non-profits are common throughout the city, IPA has been a bit quieter than most. Also, I thought it might be tougher for them to raise funds, as they do not implement many programs but instead focus on <i>evaluating </i>existing programs to see what works. They, along with <a href="http://www.povertyactionlab.org/" target="_blank">JPAL</a>, are the primary performers of impact evaluations for international (and domestic) development projects as promoted by the must-read development book <a href="http://pooreconomics.com/" target="_blank">Poor Economics</a> (which I eventually <a href="http://cplanicka.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-ive-been-reading-poor-economics.html" target="_blank">read last summer</a>). Anyways, the ads certainly stand out from others, though I have not decided if I like them or not. But I am curious to learn what the intended audience (aka potential donors) think. So take a look!<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8UHGT5PwbW0" width="560"></iframe> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EnQo5MsgCgU" width="560"></iframe><br /> <br /> Those pamphleteers have to be IPA employees, right?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HurryBoyItsWaitingThereForYou/~4/_P3T0yngeVI" height="1" width="1"/>Chris Planickahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05315152082551150973noreply@blogger.com1http://cplanicka.blogspot.com/2013/05/friday-videos-poverty-action.html