New Stimson Center Blog Explores Tight Budgets and Security Priorities

By: Staff Person
October 13, 2010

The Stimson Center recently launched a new blog, The Will and the Wallet, as part of its Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense program. The blog will serve as a hub for analysis and research of the elements of foreign affairs including budgets, institutions, structures, and authorities in an attempt to offer solutions for how the US can enhance its civilian capacity at a time of limited resources.

Top Business Leaders Call for More Effective Development

By: Staff Person
October 11, 2010

MFAN Partner the Initiative for Global Development (IGD) represents a strong alliance of business leaders and development experts committed to ending poverty.  IGD is made up of a Leadership Council co-chaired by former U.S. Secretaries of State Madeleine K. Albright and Colin L. Powell; a Frontier 100 group that connects CEOs in the developing world … Continue reading Top Business Leaders Call for More Effective Development

10 Reasons Conservatives Must Support Aid Reform

By: Staff Person
October 11, 2010

In a recent series of blog posts for MFAN’s ModernizeAid blog, former Congressman Mark Green (R-WI) of the Malaria No More Policy Center lays out the Conservative case for foreign assistance reform. Rep. Green, who also served as Ambassador to Tanzania under President George W. Bush, gives 10 reasons Conservatives should get on board with more effective U.S. foreign assistance.

CGD Asks the Hard Questions about the PPD

By: Staff Person
October 7, 2010

“Admittedly, getting anything through Congress is not easy these days. But there are benefits that outweigh the cost in time and effort. The legislative stamp of approval creates congressional support that tends to endure over time. We are asking for recipient country buy-in, so isn’t it a good idea to have congressional buy-in?”

New Report Looks at Effectiveness of Donor Aid

By: Staff Person
October 5, 2010

Today, MFAN Partners the Center for Global Development (CGD) and the Global Economy and Development project at Brookings released a new report analyzing the Quality of Official Development Assisitance or QuODA. The report describes QuDOA as an “assessment of the quality of ODA provided by 23 countries and more than 150 aid countries.” The analysis uses 30 indicators over four dimensions based on the international consensus on quality aid.

Local Leaders: The GHI’s Focus on Country Ownership and Civil Society

By: Staff Person
October 4, 2010

Read the latest post in a blog series about the reform aspects of the Global Health Initiative (GHI) with a guest post from the International Women’s Health Coalition. Cultivating country ownership over important issues, such as the health and rights of citizens, will lead to stronger governance and in time, more independent and prosperous countries. Done correctly, it will also create more accountability and may eventually minimize the need for foreign assistance.

IGD’s Perspective on the PPD

By: Staff Person
October 4, 2010

See below for a blog post from MFAN Partner the Initiative for Global Development (IGD) on how the Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development (PPD) aligns with IGD’s policy reforms: New Development Policy – A Big Step Forward September 29th, 2010 President Obama’s announcement last week of a new U.S. Global Development Policy was a big … Continue reading IGD’s Perspective on the PPD

Where Does My Money Go?

By: Staff Person
September 30, 2010

In part to celebrate International Right to Know Day (which was Tuesday) MFAN Partner Publish What You Fund has worked with the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Open Knowledge Foundation to produce an aid data visualization for the UK.  This interactive map shows how the UK distributed its aid budget from 2004-2009, breaking … Continue reading Where Does My Money Go?