Imagine the United Nations was fully funded, this wouldn’t guarantee greater funds directed to development programmes. In the period of 2012-2013, a total of 9.1% of the UN’s budget was allocated to the ‘development account’ and ‘international cooperation for development’. Many departments within the UN could argue they are underfunded, so an increase in funds …
Uppercase is a magazine operating in Calgary and was named one of ‘Canada’s 10 Most Remarkable Small Businesses’ in September by the Globe and Mail. The part of this story which interested me the most is the fact that the magazine has over 4000 subscribers worldwide. I had originally set out to consider the effects …
The internet and increased connectivity of people globally will always cause growing debates. I do think that as a society there is a risk of us becoming more antisocial as we are increasingly concerned with what is happening on social media instead of around us. Despite this, I do feel as though Siyan Luo’s discussion …
Following Class 19 and attending the ‘Industry Insights to Digital Marketing’ Event yesterday, ‘Why content creation is everyone’s job’ by John Jantsch, which discusses the link between culture and creating content, became an article I can relate to more. I, too, believe that content is a way to showcase organisational culture to those out with the business, …
The Micro-Finance sector continues to grow, now with over 10,000 Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs) worldwide. One of these institutions is Kiva. What interested me most about this organisation is that it is set up similarly to Kickstarter, a site I have been following for a number of years. Kiva allows anyone to make small loans to …
While taking a look at some of my classmates’ blog, Peinan’s blog caught my eye, in particular the comment ‘why don’t they charge by people’s own weight as well?’. The airline industry often receives coverage regarding the prices it charges and the ‘value for money’ consumers are actually receiving. Recently Air Canada has made the …