EQUALSHOT

strengthening the voice of the nonprofit community

Here's my latest article from On the Issues Magazine, including the story of how I ended up working with President Obama's mother to promote the field of microfinance:

Dispatches from the Road: A Travelogue of True Stories
by Barbara Becker

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When EqualShot launched in 2002, our first assignment was to produce a video about world hunger for the humanitarian aid organization Action Against Hunger (AAH). The video was meant to draw in and educate donors, and I was looking for someone with star power to narrate.

Frank McCourt had recently been awarded AAH’s annual Humanitarian Award, and I was nominated to call him and ask if he would participate in our video. He agreed without a moment’s hesitation.

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"Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there."

My favorite verse from the 13th century Persian poet Rumi is the theme of a recent documentary, “Beyond the Politics of Life and Choice: A New Conversation about Abortion.”

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