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Tag Archives: effectiveness
Gates Attacks Outdated UN Food Agencies
( February 26, 2012 ) Tags: celebrities, effectiveness, philanthropyBill Gates, the Microsoft founder turned philanthropist, has broken a taboo in the development community by publicly accusing UN agencies of allowing infighting and inefficiency to undermine the battle against hunger.
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(UK) New Initiative Launched to Help Donors Find Effective Charities
( December 3, 2011 ) Tags: effectiveness, impact measurement, UKSir Stuart (chief of Britain’s voluntary sector trade body, the NCVO) was on fine baronial form, teasing an audience gathered for the launch of a new global organisation designed to champion rational enquiry into charity performance, The Social Impact Analysts Association (SIAA).
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The Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation Have Now Been Established
( December 1, 2011 ) Tags: aid, Busan, effectivenessAfter extended negotiations, 18 sherpas elected to represent a wide group of stakeholders reached agreement on the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation.
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Civil Society Fight for Transparency of Aid as the Busan High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness Approaches
( November 16, 2011 ) Tags: aid, Busan, effectivenessThree weeks before the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea, civil society organizations don’t hide their disappointment about the expected results of the gathering.
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Transparency Key to Aid Effectiveness, European Parliament Emphasizes in New Report
( November 4, 2011 ) Tags: aid, effectiveness, Europe, transparencyOn 25 October a welcome development came as aid transparency was included in the European Parliament’s report on aid effectiveness.
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RT @pernillan: Ready for the #IATI virtual roundtable on geocoding - using a round table of course! @ World Bank http://t.co/RRBuNdRdIG
Doing digital communications @DFID_UK - find out who we are and what we do. Blog: http://t.co/STQdSPuber #digi4dev #GlobalDev
WATCH: This inspiring video about Scott, a man with cerebral palsy, goes viral http://t.co/lPpXEIcwlQ
How will women entering the billionaires’ table change the world of charitable giving? http://t.co/2bWt9TEynk
Costs & Benefits of Labour Mobility between the #EU & the Eastern Partnership Countries- Today final seminar http://t.co/CErk0inV6L
RT @jpstijns: Great news for #Africa: #EU rushes out corporate #tax transparency law http://t.co/7g7wvTWKDF @FT Recommendation of AEO 2010!
IRS Veteran to Replace Lois Lerner in IRS Nonprofit Division 
RT @MSF_USA: The US has been blocking an idea that could bring cures for some of the world's most devastating illnesses. http://t.co/twDeML…
After 50 years of brutal military rule, Myanmar’s democratic opening has been swift and startling http://t.co/beFRojtk6o via @TheEconomist
Fascinating how many people are framing Compartamos results positively. Few years ago, would have been perceived very negatively
@luvhornsnhorses Thanks for the RT!
Mass school closures in US disproportionately hurt black & low-income students.
How much? Check out this infographic http://t.co/LkVDVx9A9t
Top #charity news: SCVO writes scathing response to OSCR guidance on political campaigning (this + lots more) http://t.co/2BvA9K3E36
Foreign Assistance Dashboard now includes data from Treasury and Defense http://t.co/MnSlBy4RwJ via @SJStaats @willmckitterick
RT @siwhitehouse: RT @pernillan Ready for the #IATI virtual roundtable on geocoding - using a round table of course! @ World Bank...
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