Field Visits --> Donor Visits --- There was not enough time to go through this point. I have been part of many donor visits and what I have witnessed is that we only go for emotions: 1) we try to show the donors what would only tap into their emotions (which the donors like more than being criticised over not enough support) and 2) we ask the beneficiaries to only thank them and tell them how their assistance helps (despite it being honest or not). If the beneficiaries criticise the support, the donors blame the organisation (not factoring in their lack of flexibility), and we all feel like we were not appreciative enough. This approach needs to change if we want reality to drive our efforts.

Source author: Seyedeh Sepideh Seyed Asgari asgari.spdh@gmail.com