This is a guest blog post by Roderick Besseling, Digital Strategist at Cordaid and IATI CSO Working Group Co-Chair With the Grand Bargain agreement and Charter 4 Change pledges made and signed earlier this year, it looks like the humanitarian sector is addressing some of its biggest challenges head-on. In particular, it is taking the necessary steps […]
This post was written by James Coe, our Senior Advocacy Officer for U.S. advocacy and the OpenAg funding project. It is part of a blog series, where Initiative for Open Ag Funding partners share findings from their recent consultations with NGOs, donors, and foundations to understand the development community’s data needs and challenges in the agriculture and food […]
Publish What You Fund was set up in 2008 to campaign for aid transparency. We have come a long way. Donors have committed to transparency, and many are delivering. Nearly 500 organisations now publish what they fund using the open data standard of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). As a result, we estimate that […]
This post was written by Gabriela Fitz, Director of Knowledge Management Initiatives at Foundation Centre. It is part of a blog series, where Initiative for Open Ag Funding partners share findings from their recent consultations with NGOs, donors, and foundations to understand the development community’s data needs and challenges in the agriculture and food security sector. Join the […]
Dear Secretary of State, Congratulations on your appointment to this important role. We are looking forward to working with you to make aid and development spending more transparent and ultimately more effective. I am pleased to be able to tell you that DFID is a global leader on transparency. Our latest Aid Transparency Index shows […]
This post was written by Taryn Davis, senior associate, and Danny Walker, data analyst at Development Gateway. It is part of a blog series, where Initiative for Open Ag Funding partners share findings from their recent consultations with NGOs, donors, and foundations to understand the development community’s data needs and challenges in the agriculture and food security sector. […]
