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OSF names new president as Mark Malloch-Brown steps down
almost 2 years ago // Philanthropy
Mark Malloch-Brown is slated to resign from Open Society Foundations after three years of leading the organization through a sweeping reorganization.
World Bank, Gates, UNICEF commit nearly $600M to fight cervical cancer
almost 2 years ago // Sexual and reproductive health and rights
UNICEF, the World Bank, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announce new funding for efforts to treat and prevent cervical cancer, which disproportionately impacts women in the global south.
What is polycrisis philanthropy?
about 2 years ago // Philanthropy
Donors are starting to adopt a polycrisis philanthropy model to address the multiple, interconnected global crises affecting the communities they seek to support.
How philanthropy is working around a DEI backlash
about 2 years ago // Philanthropy
US-based funders should hold off on making changes or asking grantees to make changes to DEI programs until they are compelled to do so, experts said.
The challenges and opportunities for Black leaders in global development
about 2 years ago // Inclusive Development
At this Leader Roundtable discussion, Devex spoke with Black leaders including Mercy Corps' Tjada D’Oyen McKenna; former Peace Corps director Aaron Williams; and Loyce Pace of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Advisory firm FSG’s new CEO helps philanthropists stay the course on DEI
about 2 years ago // Philanthropy
John Harper is stepping into his role as CEO of nonprofit advisory firm FSG with plans that include making the firm more responsive to philanthropy leaders' evolving needs and supporting their efforts to maintain DEI programs.
Devex Newswire: US foundations fight to maintain diversity programs
about 2 years ago // Devex Newswire
How a legal complaint against race-based grantmaking could impact global DEI efforts, more warnings of worsening food crisis in the Horn of Africa, and the Netherlands' Geert Wilders' journey to power hits a major obstacle.
The legal case threatening to upend philanthropy's DEI efforts
about 2 years ago // Philanthropy
The outcome of a legal complaint against race-based grantmaking that is making its way through the U.S. court system could have major implications for global DEI efforts.
Why the Gates Foundation isn't shifting to trust-based grantmaking
about 2 years ago // Philanthropy
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman says he sees the value of trust-based grantmaking but doesn't view the model as a good fit for the foundation's outcome-driven work.
Devex Newswire: The strategy behind ONE’s major layoffs
about 2 years ago // Devex Newswire
The advocacy organization has a renewed focus on Africa — and a smaller workforce to handle it. Plus, a look at where development finance is — or should be — heading, and a pattern to MacKenzie Scott's giving.