Aid Effectiveness

Blog posts

Calling on Congress, U.S. Government to Make Food Security a Higher Priority
It's Time to Move from Rhetoric to Action on Aid Transparency
Glass Houses…INGOs and Walking the Walk on IATI
US Involvement Key to Ending Extreme Poverty Post 2015
Commitment to Delivery of Basic Services, Role of Civil Society Critical in South Sudan’s Future
Why Congress Should Care About the International Aid Transparency Initiative
Bring That Lantern Over Here: Why Budget Transparency Matters
The Good, the Bad and the Budget: What Obama's Plan Means for Foreign Aid
From Day One: Transparency at the Heart
From Better "Stuff" to More "Power:" Why Transparency Matters
Taking USAID Forward to the Next Level
Sequestration and Public Perceptions of U.S. Foreign Aid: An Ill-Fated Combination?
Wanted: Pioneers in Science and Technology for Development
Reinventing International Aid Through Listening
From Crisis to Recovery: Lost in Transition
Improving Crisis Response: Will the NGO Voice Be Heard?
A Policy Primer on Foreign Aid, and Not Just for Congress
NGO Aid Map: Two Years Older and Wiser
Promoting Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Women’s Health
Why foreign aid should not end up a casualty of the Congressional budget battles
Countries, Schmuntries
Obama's Global Development Legacy
With High Hopes for the Future: Obama's Moral Imperative to Address Climate Change
Clean Water: Crucial Ingredient for Effective Development
Dear President Obama: Africa is Calling
M&A and Nonprofits: Reflections on Plan International USA’s First Acquisition
Beyond the "fiscal cliff:" Congress and the 2013 federal budget
InterAction Highlights Best Practices in Capacity Building
What makes a thought leader?
Foreign Aid Cuts Affect Us All
Don't You Talk About my ... That Way ...
The storm’s a-comin’
Is Gaza Livable?
The Gold Friends
Grapes Of Worth
Children who care about Children (Without Worms)
Games in International Development: Fad or Innovation?
The Dream of Safe Housing in Haiti
Want me to listen? Tell me a story.
PEPFAR Announces New OVC Programming Guidance
Moving Local Organizations into the Driver’s Seat
The Real Experts
NGO Aid Map Twitter and Facebook Contest
Bottlenecks and Dripfeeds: How Much Has Changed?
Does your organization unleash demand-driven development?
The Missing Ingredient in Youth Training Programs: Why So Many Young People Fail and Others Succeed Against All Odds
A new kind of aid donor: Four things they do differently
The too-often forgotten, yet critical first half of M&E
Accountability to whom? Keep asking.
Why I support isolated aid workers across the globe and so should you!
The Case of the Missing Tomato Cages
Gaza: The Land of No
Development: Beyond Governments to Communities
How to Work in Someone Else’s Country (A Book Review)
The Failure of the Humanitarian System in the Somalia Famine
NGOs, Corporations and the Changing Geography of Poverty
Two Years Later, Lions Are Bringing Hope to Haiti
Radio is a Critical Tool in the World's Newest Nation
Water Project Highlights Recovery in Haiti
Congressman Smith Supports Effective Foreign Assistance Initiatives
The Evolution of U.S. Foreign Assistance
Civil Society’s Voice Gets Audience in Busan
Foreign Aid Makes Fiscal Sense
Who’s Hungry?
The Global Partnerships Act: Rep. Berman Proposes Root-and-Branch Reform of U.S. Foreign Assistance
Smart Compassion: How Donating Cash Helps More People
Bridging Gaps Between Information Islands
Minority Groups Stand Up for Rights to Land and Natural Resources in Cambodia
World Refugee Day 2011
New Initiative Prepares Youth for Work in Mali
The Surprise New Consumers: Corporate Social Responsibility in a Changing World
Global Governance: The Need for Security
Traditional Humanitarian Aid is Vital
Clashing Views, Global Consequences
Confronting New Realities in Washington: InterAction Foreign Assistance Briefing Book
G8/G20 Should Open Door Wider to Civil Society
Haiti: Who is Doing What Where
Dispatches from Haiti, Sam Worthington
Dispatches from Haiti

Documents

Nongovernmental Spending on Food Security
Weekly Public Policy Update: April 22-26, 2013
Weekly Public Policy Update: April 8-12, 2013
NGO Statement of Principles for Reforming Food Assistance Programs
UN Security Council undermines humanitarian aid in Somalia
Beauty of a Blog
Letter To OMB Acting Director From 40 Organizations Supporting U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Accounts
Letter to Deputy Secretary of State from 40 Organizations Supporting U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Accounts
Open Letter from 40 Organizations Supporting U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Accounts
From Crisis to Recovery: Lost in Transition
From Crisis to Recovery: Lost in Transition?
Sri Lanka: Transitioning from a Humanitarian Crisis to a Human Rights Crisis
Payroll Tax Increase Expected to Suppress Charitable Giving
Nourishing a Legacy - and Future Trade Partners
Assessing Quality of Life
Charitable tax deductions crucial in helping meet the needs of the poor
U.S. NGOs welcome Rep. Berman’s foreign assistance reform bill
Plan International USA Acquires the Centre for Development and Population Activities
Benefits of Senate Funding for International Affairs Budget (USAID operating expenses)
Benefits of Senate Funding for International Affairs Budget (Family Planning and Reproductive Health)
Benefits of Senate Funding for International Affairs Budget (Maternal and Child Health)
Benefits of Senate Funding for International Affairs Budget (Malaria)
Benefits of Senate Funding for International Affairs Budget (International Disaster Assistance)
Benefits of Senate Funding for International Affairs Budget (Migration and Refugee Assistance)
Benefits of Senate Funding for International Affairs Budget (Development Assistance)
Benefits of Senate Funding for International Affairs Budget (Global Health)
Benefits of Senate Funding for International Affairs Budget (Agricultural Appropriations)
InterAction announces latest innovation awardees
InterAction Transition Checklist - Liberia
Foreign assistance facts for tonight’s presidential debate
NGO Briefing on Foreign Policy Debate
More Effective Capacity Building Within USAID Forward
Liberia: Out of the Ashes
Call for Forum 2013 Workshop Proposals
Procurement for Country Ownership and Better Results
FedEx Corporation extends support for InterAction’s NGO Aid Map: New focus on China, India, and Mexico
InterAction endorses Open Aid Partnership
Devex: NGOs bring 'assets' to US aid
A New Vision for the USAID-U.S. NGO Relationship: Partnering for Effective Development
Uganda Domestic Biogas Program
USAID Frontiers In Development Conference: The Future of Development Assistance
Food For The Poor Honored as Business of the Year
Food For The Poor: 30 Years of Aid, Efficiency, and Hope
InterAction troubled by relief and development cuts in Ryan budget
Weekly Public Policy Update: March 12-16, 2012
Foundations Partner to Promote Report on Community Philanthropy at DC Event
Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Release Report on the Role of Community Philanthropy in Civil Society and Aid Effectiveness
Haiti Report: Two Years Later
Two Years After Quake, Many Haitians Await Aid
MFAN Blog: InterAction Releases Paper Exploring Country Ownership
Celebrating Hope Out of Tragedy, The Two-Year Anniversary of the Haiti Earthquake
Women Farmers Building Community Resilience Through Harnessing Crops and Livestock
Miami Herald: Many question whether Haiti quake donations were put to best use
Education for Income Generation in Nepal
Working Collectively Mitigates Hunger and Malnutrition in the Philippines
Miami Herald: Haiti experiences progress, exasperation 2 years after quake
Food Security: CASA ‘Road to Health’ and MANA More Food and Agro-ecological Businesses
Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration
Breaking New Ground via Partnerships between Smallholder Farmers, Agribusinesses and Financial Institutions
American Public Media's Marketplace: Not exactly aiding relief
AlertNet AidWatch Blog: The evolution of U.S. foreign assistance
Blog: Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) Supports Effective Foreign Assistance Initiatives
InterAction Policy Recommendations for U.S. Government on Country Ownership
InterAction Policy Paper: Country Ownership - Moving from Rhetoric to Action
December 2011: State Dept's DipNote Blog, "Civil Society’s Voice Gets Audience in Busan"
Busan Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation
InterAction welcomes Busan aid deal, rules must be binding
IPS: CSOs Can Expect a Struggle at Busan
Islamic Relief USA to Host Briefing on Capitol Hill: "Horn of Africa Crisis"
The Guardian: Rwanda demands end to tied aid
CEO of Islamic Relief USA appointed to U.S. State Department working group
Looming Food Crisis in West Africa, World Vision Warns
Islamic Relief USA Partners with USAID for Horn of Africa FWD Campaign
G20 must not solve financial crisis on backs of world’s poor
InterAction Policy Paper: The Private Sector's Role in Development
Creating Strong Stakeholder Engagement in Feed the Future
U.S. NGOs support the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012
World Bank Finances
Development Gateway AidData
ForeignAssistance.gov
InterAction Policy Paper: Aid Effectiveness in Fragile States
InterAction Policy Paper: Transparency, Accountability and Results
AP: Clinton announces $17 million more in US aid to Horn of Africa, urges food security investment
Statement by Donald K. Steinberg Deputy Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development to the InterAction Forum 2011
Responding to Horn of Africa Drought, Famine
Yahoo! News: Crisis in Somalia: Why is the famine so severe and aid so difficult? How can you help?
Rolling Stone: How the World Failed Haiti
SciDevNet.com: U.S. budget cuts 'could reverse USAID's gains'
United Nations: Famine spreads to more areas in southern Somalia
Key Figures on Somalia
Public and Private Sector Leaders Address Development in Conflict Zones at SID World Congress
InterAction Policy Paper: Country Ownership
Weekly Public Policy Update: July 29, 2011
July 2011: The Hill, "The global economy and our 'human security'"
Weekly Public Policy Update: June 24, 2011
InterAction releases new policy paper, The Nature of Development
Public Policy Update: June 3, 2011
InterAction Policy Paper: Enabling Environment for Civil Society Organizations
Cooking the Books Won’t Feed Anyone: The G8 Shamefully Try to Cover Their Tracks on Broken Promises
InterAction PVO Standards
Public Policy Weekly Update: May 13, 2011
Public Policy Update: April 22, 2011
NGO Aid Map
Congressional Testimony: Samuel A. Worthington before House Appropriations Committee, April 14, 2011
G20 Summit Policy Brief: Financial Inclusion
G20 Summit Background Brief: Financial Transaction Taxes - A Summary of Options (Updated)
Public Policy Update: April 8, 2011
Public Policy Update: April 1, 2011
Public Policy Update: March 18, 2011
G20 Summit Policy Brief: G20 Must Increase Its Fight Against Corruption
Spending Cuts Short-Sighted, Bad for America's Future
Public Policy Update: January 28, 2011
G20 Summit Policy Brief: Innovative Financing and Elimination of Tax Havens
Foreign Assistance Briefing Book: Ownership for Effective Development
Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration: U.S. Government, Department of Labor
Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration: U.S. Government, Health and Human Services
Implementation of the Paris Declaration: U.S. Government, Department of Treasury
Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration: U.S. Government, Department of Agriculture
Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration: U.S. Government, USAID
Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration: U.S. Government, Synthesis Report
Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration: U.S. Government, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration: U.S. Government, Department of State
Media and Humanitarianism – Haiti and the Media
Food For the Poor: Update on Work in Haiti One Year After the Earthquake
New Haiti Aid Map Shows Progress of Recovery and Gaps at One Year Mark
U.S. Department of State: Conversations with America: On Haiti in 2011: The Way Forward
Haiti Faces NGO Quandry
InterAction alliance statement: NGOs remain committed to Haiti's recovery
Bread for the World: A Better Way of Partnering, Supporting Country-Led Efforts Against Hunger
Would-be Haitian contractors miss out on aid
Afghanistan aid must target more than military areas, says coalition of aid groups
The QDDR: Following Through on Civilian Power?
Bloomberg: Clinton Presents Plan to Overhaul State Department Operations
InterAction Policy Brief: What to Expect from the QDDR Release
Examining the Nexus of Development Assistance and Citizen Diplomacy
Catalyzing Development: A New Vision for Aid
Ensuring Successful Partners Toolkit - French
Ensuring Successful Partners Toolkit
Climate and Development Knowledge Network: Moving Forward on Climate Change Planning
How to Boost Non-State Actor Participation in CADDP
Analysis of New U.S. Global Development Policy
InterAction Response to CELEBRATE, INNOVATE AND SUSTAIN: Toward 2015 and Beyond
Concern International: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
Handicap International - 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
CRWRC: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
World Vision- 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
International Medical Corps: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
Oxfam: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
World Hope International: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
UNICEF: 6 Month Report
American Jewish World Service: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
IRC: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
PLAN USA
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
Lutheran World Relief: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
World Concern: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
Baptist World Aid
CHF International: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
Church World Service: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
AMURT
United Methodist Committee on Relief: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
Operation USA: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
Medical Teams International: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
Giving Children Hope: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
Jesuit Refugee Service: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
IASC: Response to the Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti- Additional Resources
Mercy Corps: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
Physicians for Peace: 6 Month Hati Anniversary Report
Habitat for Humanity: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
American Red Cross
Food for the Hungry: 6 Month Haiti Anniversary Report
Plant With Purpose Six Month Haiti Report
Summary of Policy Briefs Recommendations
Save the Children: Supporting Local Ownership & Building National Capacity
Summary of Policy Briefs Recommendations
The Global Economic Crisis:
Accountability: Permanent, Robust, Credible, Public and Inclusive
Consultation with the Global NGO Community on Building Back Better in Haiti
MCC: Guidelines for the Use of Country's Systems in the Implementation of Millennium Challenge Compacts
FY2010 Federal Funding for Key Foreign Assistance Accounts
Save the Children: Consultation & Participation for Local Ownership
Sudan: Ensuring Access to Those Who Require Assistance
Sri Lanka: Providing Full Diplomatic and Financial Support for affected civilians
Afghanistan
Final Communique of the 2009 G20 Summit
InterAction Viewpoint: U.S. International Development and Humanitarian Organizations Should Have Stronger Role in Policymaking
Defining Standards for Doing Good: Examining NGO Accountability
Millennium Challenge Corporation: Guidelines for the Consultative Process
UNDP: Going Local to Achieve the MDGs
InterAction Foreign Assistance Briefing Book
Thicken or Thin? The Consequences of Performance Accountability for Relationships between CSOs and Those They Serve
Setting a Bold Agenda - About InterAction, October 1, 2008
Accra Agenda for Action on Aid Effectiveness
Civil Society Statement-Accra
Foreign Assistance Reform: Views from the Ground
Foreign Assistance Reform: Views from the Ground
The Path to Responsible Development
Advisory Group on Civil Society & Aid Effectiveness: Civil Society & Aid Effectiveness
G8 08 InterAction Policy Statement GENERAL
Overseas Development Institute: Civil Society Participation in the PRSP
Issues and Options for Improving Engagement Between the World Bank and Civil Society Organizations
Oxfam International: From Donorship to Ownership?
Civil Society and Building Democracy: Lessons from International Donor Experience
The NGO Sector and its Role in Strengthening Civil Society and Securing Good Governance

Articles

InterAction members adopt new standards
Gates outlines vision for effective assistance
Humanitarian standards survey calls for NGO participation
InterAction members make $1 billion hunger pledge
Mitt Romney Outlines Vision of Foreign Assistance
ShelterBox in the Sahel: Niger and Mali
Grapes of Worth
ShelterBox in Niger after worst floods in 100 years
ShelterBoxes en route to Haiti as hurricane nears
ShelterBox responds to Syria refugee crisis
Millions to One Billion: How to Scale Up Agriculture Without Magnifying Problems
Has Busan Changed the World? Or Just Your World?
Changing aid landscape and shrinking budgets
InterAction Releases Choose to Invest FY2013
Solutions for a hungry world, call for entries
USAID's Shah Releases Second Annual Letter
2011 Humanitarian Response Index
InterAction Approves New Food Aid Standards and Guidelines
Where is the money? AlertNet releases communicators toolkit
InterAction Welcomes Busan Aid Deal, Rules Must Be Binding
Member News: Islamic Relief USA will host a Horn of Africa briefing tomorrow on Capitol Hill
Aid effectiveness in the spotlight in Busan
Member News: Bread for the World releases Hunger Report 2012
InterAction member IRC reports baby recovered
Opening Aid Data for Better Development
Newly proposed Global Partnerships Act seeks to modernize U.S. foreign assistance
Liberian president makes the case for foreign assistance
New policy paper: The Nature of Development
Evaluating the Paris Declaration
Amid cuts, a lobbying push to restore government programs
Revitalizing UN Humanitarian Reform
Food Security Aid Map coming March 29
President Obama releases 2012 budget details
InterAction co-hosts Brookings event on Haiti earthquake
InterAction announces a new blog, Aid Buzz
New Haiti Aid Map show progress of recovery and gaps at the one-year mark
NGOs remain committed to Haiti's recovery
"Conversations With America" event online
Conversations with America - Haiti in 2011: The Way Forward
InterAction responds to President Obama’s Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy review
InterAction releases new analysis on QDDR
Foreignassistance.gov goes live, gives NGOs inspiration
QDDR questions begin to arise
Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Released
Mercy Corps pilots microsavings in Haiti
Southern Sudanese diaspora will travel to vote on referendum
John Norris: U.S. Foreign Aid Reform Meets the Tea Party
Haiti reconstruction faces challenges
Poll finds U.S. public has inflated view of foreign aid budget
U.S. Citizens for Global Diplomacy Summit moving forward
Analysis: QDDR draft organization chart
QDDR draft documents start to roll out on Capitol Hill
Citizens for Global Diplomacy Blog: Elevating the Development Assistance Work of U.S. Citizens
G20 leaders offer vague guidelines after summit in Seoul
Money sent home by migrants triples development aid
InterAction Receives Andrew E. Rice Award
U.S. Donates Largest Amount of International Aid, but Ranks Among the Lowest in Terms of Effectiveness
InterAction Joins Campaign to Improve Effectiveness of U.S. Foreign Assistance
The Theory and the Messy Reality of the Budget and Appropriations Process: Highlights from an InterAction Forum 2010 Workshop
Washington, D.C.'s Kojo Nnamdi Radio Show Live From the InterAction 2010 Forum
U.S. NGOs Welcome New White House Vision for Development
Trade and Investment in Developing Countries Key to Making Progress Against Poverty
The Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances 2009
Conclusion of the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra, Ghana
Donors and Developing Countries Agree to Reform Aid High Level Forum Assesses the Effectiveness of Development Assistance
Civil Society Calls for Concrete Committment on Aid Effectiveness at OECD High Level Forum

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