Not trying to become just more of the same…

I just finished writing an email to a guy who’s helping me work out a video intro for CDG, and as I started writing, the thoughts kinda flowed out. I thought it was worthwhile stuff to share with everyone, so I’ll just copy/paste it here. ^_^ ********************************** Sorry to not answer your first question! About [...]

Photo of the Week #3

Photo of the Week #3

A mix of kids from all walks of life in Mumbai, India come together through Ashoka’s Youth Venture program – these kids are receiving all the tools they need to become the next world-changing social entrepreneurs coming out of India! Follow @CaughtDoinGood on Twitter for every week’s Photo of the Week, or subscribe to this [...]

Photo of the Week #2

Photo of the Week #2

Ashoka India staff Parijat and Ira interview Ashoka fellow Beena Lashkari at the office of Door Step School in Mumbai, India. Follow @CaughtDoinGood on Twitter for every week’s Photo of the Week, or subscribe to this RSS feed.

CCD Annual Day

Photo of the Week #1

Girls smiling while waiting their turn to perform in an annual festival for the school run by Covenant Center for Development in Madurai, India. Follow @CaughtDoinGood on Twitter for every week’s Photo of the Week, or subscribe to this RSS feed.

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Starting to have something to say

At first I was hesitant to write, because I didn’t want to be hasty and write stuff out that I hadn’t thought through. Now I’ve just been either disconnected, busy, or lazy for the past few months. Today, here in Madurai, India, I’m none of the above. I have a free day, I’m waiting for [...]

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6 months on the road

6 months ago today, I was saying goodbye to my landlord and trying out my backpack for the very first time. The straps seemed a mystery, I could barely stand up with it on, and I didn’t know how I was ever going to be able to walk more than a few hundred meters with [...]

How to Do Good – a hypothesis

Doing good for people is about identifying needs and then meeting those needs. It’s very simple, but there are many ways good intentions can go wrong along the way. The most important and easiest place to stumble is in identifying needs. Most people observe needs from their own perspective. From experience we’ve learned to need [...]

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3 months on the road in Southeast Asia

Three months ago today, I left Tokyo headed for Osaka. After 5 busy years, my work as an English teacher had been winding down slowly over about 6 months. I had my last lesson at the house of a young couple that I’d been teaching for two years, spent the night at their house, and [...]

2nd post

This is just a filler post to show what posts will look like as they go up. If you have any thoughts on the website, advice for design, or constructive criticism, please leave it as a comment here or contact me through the contact form! ^__^/

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Introduction

Caught Doin’ Good is a project that will begin with a journey, but is so much more than just one man’s journey. The goals are simple: 1) To learn what good is being done in the world 2) To document it in a fun, modern, interesting way 3) To organize that information into a useful [...]