This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The World Food Programme, one of the first humanitarian organizations to explore the use of unmanned aerial vehicles back in 2007, hasn’t officially deployed any UAVs in responses this year.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the Global Health Council: “Global health security means having strong public health and emergency responses in place around the world to stop the spread of infectious diseases across…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Slavery is a modern scourge of shocking proportions. Some 40 million people live in slavery today, according to a report released last month from the U.N. affiliated International Labor Organization (ILO), the International Organization for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In today’s climate of shrinking budgets and dwindling international aid, development professionals around the globe are working to increase the effectiveness and sustainability of NGO-Local Government Collaboration. To achieve those…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I have put quite a lot of thought over the last few years to the impact of blockchain technology on charities and philanthropy. I even went into a fair amount…
Could we cure climate change? Geoengineering researcher Tim Kruger wants to try. He shares one promising possibility: using natural gas to generate electricity in a way that takes carbon dioxide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Global tuberculosis experts want to see numerical funding targets for combating the epidemic set at the first United Nations high-level meeting on the disease next year. It’s time for the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The global competition, called 100&Change promised $100 million to whatever group could come up with the best solution to improve humanity. The four finalists include Catholic Relief Services, which seeks to remake how developing world…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The development community should seek to bridge the divide between relief work in developed and developing countries, the CEO of Direct Relief has said — and dropping the jargon that can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. They are the opposite of day-traders. They hold the sovereign wealth of their countries, the life savings of their pensioners. They are entrusted to manage the capital for their stakeholders,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The palm oil industry has become notorious for its negative impacts on tropical rainforests, indigenous peoples, local communities, workers, and the global climate. For over a decade, global brands and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Animal charities employ a wide range of interventions in order to help animals. Despite the many unknowns and the comparative lack of research in this emerging field, ACE seeks to…