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Betting on Migration for Impact
GDI Director Jason Wendle writes in Stanford Social Innovation Review about transformative migration efforts, building off his work with Malengo, Labor Mobility Partnerships (LaMP)...
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What’s Your Endgame?
An endgame is the specific role that a nonprofit intends to play in the overall solution to a social problem, once it has proven the effectiveness of its core model or intervention...
- Read more about More Than the Sum of its Parts: Making Multi-stakeholder Initiatives Work
More Than the Sum of its Parts: Making Multi-stakeholder Initiatives Work
Now more than ever, solving the world’s most pressing problems requires the kind of systems-level change that can only be addressed by collective action......
- Read more about Unlocking Youth Employment in Kenya’s Food and Beverage Sector: Mombasa County
Unlocking Youth Employment in Kenya’s Food and Beverage Sector: Mombasa County
The Global Opportunity Youth Network (GOYN) is a multi-stakeholder initiative hosted at The Aspen Institute and managed in partnership with GDI. GOYN is committed to cata...
- Read more about Local Action, Regional Impact: The Opportunity Youth Network in Latin America
Local Action, Regional Impact: The Opportunity Youth Network in Latin America
In recent years, GOYN communities and youth in Latin America have made significant progress in building youth-centered ecosystems focused on education, employment, and en...
- Read more about Scaling What Works: The Power of Personalised Coaching for Kenya’s Community Based Organisations
Scaling What Works: The Power of Personalised Coaching for Kenya’s Community Based Organisations
In Kenya, over 45,000 community-based organisations (CBOs) are on the front lines, delivering essential services to their communities. Despite their vital role, many of t...
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CSAF 2025 State of the Sector
CSAF’s 2025 State of the Sector report shares market insights drawing upon quantitative and qualitative input from 18 financial institutions and provides a deeper a...
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Global Digital Health Monitor Shifts to the World Health Organization
The Global Digital Health Monitor (GDHM), a resource stewarded by health.enabled and GDI, is being integrated into the World Health Organization (WHO) Data Portal to serv...
- Read more about Global Opportunity Youth Network Learning Report – 2nd Edition
Global Opportunity Youth Network Learning Report – 2nd Edition
This report captures six years of progress across the GOYN, highlighting place-based strategies that have connected 630,000+ youth to economic opportunities. It shares in...
- Read more about Role of Government in Rural & Agri-Finance: Building a Market-Based System to Support Sustainable Growth
Role of Government in Rural & Agri-Finance: Building a Market-Based System to Support Sustainable Growth
Policymakers increasingly recognize food systems as critical for achieving a range of development goals. Beyond agricultural growth, productivity, and food security, food...
- Read more about GDI Africa at the 5th County Assemblies Forum Legislative Summit: Championing Accountability & Economic Development in Kenya’s Counties
GDI Africa at the 5th County Assemblies Forum Legislative Summit: Championing Accountability & Economic Development in Kenya’s Counties
GDI Africa, with GDI Africa CEO Alice Gugalev and others, was privileged to address County Assembly Legislators from across Kenya’s 47 Counties at the 5th Legislative...
- Read more about GDI Americas Leadership Transition: Chintan Maru named GDI Americas CEO
GDI Americas Leadership Transition: Chintan Maru named GDI Americas CEO
Kicking off 2025, GDI has one new exciting development to start our year. Our board recently approved GDI Founder, Andrew Stern, to shift to devote his full-time capacity...
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GDI’s 2024 Year in Review and What’s Ahead for 2025
This year marked a special milestone as the Global Development Incubator reached its tenth year developing solutions that spark sustainable and inclusive development. Cur...
- Read more about Bridging the Gap: Daraja’s Vision to Empower Local Organizations and Transform Development
Bridging the Gap: Daraja’s Vision to Empower Local Organizations and Transform Development
In the realm of international development, a persistent challenge has long hindered the effectiveness of aid efforts: the disconnect between the priorities of global dono...
- Read more about Exploring Compass: An AI Conversational Agent for Personalized Skill Discovery
Exploring Compass: An AI Conversational Agent for Personalized Skill Discovery
In the rapidly evolving landscape of generative AI applications, Compass is designed to engage users in exploratory conversations to gather information and identify their unique sk...
