GDI’s COVID-19 Perspective & Response
The COVID-19 crisis is a generational moment that requires any individual, community or organization to rethink its identity and its pursuits. The world is shifting with ...
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Creating jobs and sustainable livelihoods in a changing world
The jobs and livelihoods sector has transformed significantly over the past decade, and is expected to see even greater shifts in the coming years. Population shifts give...
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Opinion: 4 reasons why development professionals can’t be social media skeptics
“‘Is this really worth our time?’It’s a question I get a lot when talking to fellow global development professionals about how they might be able to...
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If a Report Is Published and No One Reads It, Did It Really Happen?
You’ve probably experienced it before: After months of conducting interviews, research, and analysis for a landmark report, only a small group of people actually read t...
- Read more about 5 Minutes with a Social Agitator – Sarika Bansal of BRIGHT Magazine on igniting productively uncomfortable conversations
5 Minutes with a Social Agitator – Sarika Bansal of BRIGHT Magazine on igniting productively uncomfortable conversations
In a nutshell, what big global problem are you trying to solve, and how?My goal is to help people see each other as human beings, through journalism. I came into journal...
- Read more about Want Your Big Bet to Pay Off? Don’t Forget About Government Capacity
Want Your Big Bet to Pay Off? Don’t Forget About Government Capacity
At a graduation ceremony for Liberia’s President’s Young Professionals Program, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf congratulates Patience Y. Karley, who was a fe...
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2 minutes on boosting smallholder farmer productivity
See Matt Shakovsky from the Initiative for Smallholder Finance discuss how ISF partners are working to bridge the $200 billion deficit of financing for smallholder farm...
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When and How to Shut Down a Partnership
In our landmark report, we explored whether and how to launch multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs)—often called partnerships, alliances, and other names—to address global chal...
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Beware zombie partnerships! GDI on winding down partnerships in SSIR
Building on our study "More than the Sum of Its Parts: Making multi-stakeholder initiatives work," GDI outlines when and how to wind down a partnership – especially in a sector w...
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Behind the scenes at GDI: Our 2016 annual report
We are excited to release GDI’s 2016 annual report. Rather than simply summarizing our work from the year, we’ve pulled back the curtain on how incubation and in...
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Johnson & Johnson, GDI, and Dalberg share new report on reimagining the global health convening
Fundamental shifts are changing global health as we know it, requiring diverse and disruptive groups of people from across sectors to collaborate on solutions. How can a...
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Visa, Dalberg, and GDI release new report, “Small Merchants, Big Opportunity”
“Small Merchants, Big Opportunity: The Forgotten Path to Financial Inclusion” – a new report commissioned by Visa and authored by Dalberg and the Global De...
