Alanna Shaikh, a global-health expert, tries to save readers of her blog from some regrettable on-the-job missteps by describing five mistakes she made in pursuit of her dream job, according to a new item in Give and Take, The Chronicle’s roundup of the best blog posts about the nonprofit world.

Plus:

• Questioning the value of beneficiaries’ stories in charity evaluation.

• Google.org helps track the swine flu.