October has been another busy month for our team of journalists. We’ve been everywhere from the World Bank annual meetings in Washington, D.C. to the World Health Summit in Berlin, to Haiti, for a closer look at its failing food system, and to Lebanon to explore its negotiations with the International Monetary Fund — with special coverage from all these places for our Pro subscribers.
Our expert analysts also dug into key datasets to help you understand the spending, priorities, and programs of four Latin American aid donors, as well as PEPFAR's top partners, and more.
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1. 4 major philanthropic foundations that aren't the Gates Foundation. The Gates Foundation has been the biggest private donor to development since 2009, but it's not the only major player. We looked at the next big four.
2. Q&A: Can large NGOs lead a development transformation? We spoke to FHI 360's recently appointed CEO about what NGO leadership looks like at a time when many are calling on large organizations to hand over power to the communities they serve.
3. Why Unlock Aid is pitching USAID on a 'DARPA for Development.' Unlock Aid, which launched in September, is asking USAID Administrator Samantha Power to consider the organization as a partner in her efforts to streamline procurement rules.
4. How tech can help global development tap into the power of the crowd. UNDP is among the groups exploring how collective intelligence — innovation methods that combine human and machine intelligence — can accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.
5. After World Bank scandal, what's the future of Doing Business? Amid speculation that the World Bank will bring back the report in a new format, development experts say the publication was useful but needed an overhaul — with now being a good time to consider reforms.
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