Amateurs without borders: the aspirations and limits of global compassion

Introduction

Origin stories

Who, what, where? the projects of grassroots international NGOs

Amateurs without borders : a role for everyday citizens in development aid

Provide and transform : grassroots INGOs' models of aid

Resources, relationships, and accountability

Seen it with their own eyes : grassroots INGOs' discourse

Networks, frames, modes of action : roles for religion

Conclusion : possibilities and perils of amateur aid

Note on methods

Appendix 1 : codes used in content analysis

Appendix 2 : grassroots international NGOs in website sample.