IPS: What I would do differently
October 20, 2008
nccjen
With my organization, I feel that they are focused on too many issues. I guess that is what makes them them. But the Institute for Policy Studies focuses on the environment, peace, and justice. How broad is that? Under these categories they have various projects that I feel are being over shadowed due to the overwhelming amount of projects in each category. It makes you wonder the ending result. On their website they list what the government is doing wrong and how things need to be changed. I do agree with this up to a certain point but the government cannot be blamed for everything, the citizens of this country have some blame with things going wrong in our country. You cannot have a nation with just government alone.
So overall, I think IPS needs to limit some of their projects in order to focus fully on that certain issue on hand. And also they need to stop placing so much blame on the government and admit that there are other factors that come into play concerning these issues.
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1. Emily Adiutori | October 22, 2008 at 2:52 pm
I’m doing my organization on Oxfam America and I sometimes think they are focusing on too many issues. They focus on issues like poverty, homelessness, and random things like helping farmers be able to sustain. Even though they have a large spectrum of issues they work with, in the end I think it’s great – it’s better to give donations and time and raise awareness on a lot of things rather than ignore some of the smaller issues.
2. sewanhaka | October 23, 2008 at 8:16 pm
From their title it sounds like the IPS would comment on every policy or change that is enacted by the government. If they are passing judgement on specific policies disproportionately then perhaps they have lost their focus. In that case I would have to agree that they should chose the poicy they believe needed to either be supported or challenged the most and direct their energies there.