You know the old saying that it’s dangerous to make predictions,
especially about the future? Well, for the new year ahead and in a
fast-changing global development landscape, I’m going to chance it. Here
are six things to watch for in 2014.
1. Pressure eases on official aid budgets, but donor reform continues apace
2. Global corporations get a seat at the development policy table
3. Individual philanthropy grows into a serious force
4. Pendulum swings from BRICS to fragile states
5. Localization trends accelerate
6. On a more personal note: Devex continues to grow
While Devex was originally founded at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2000, the media platform and online professional network as you know it now really came into being in 2009 with the launch of Devex.com. In four brief years, we have grown fast — sometimes faster than we could handle — as we sought to meet the demands of an expanding global development community eager for industry news and connections to each other. In 2013, we crossed an important threshold — more than 500,000 development professionals around the world are now Devex members. In addition, more than 1,000 leading donor agencies, foundations, corporations and NGOs are organizational members of Devex. Our team of reporters and analysts you’ve come to rely on has grown in numbers and abilities, as have our skilled professionals working in technology, social media, account management and more.
Today, there are 120 Devexers around the world working to serve you and to help the global development community do more good for more people.
In 2014, we anticipate another year of rapid growth. Look out for another Partnerships Forum and Career Fair in Nairobi this year, as well as one in Manila this spring. Modeled on our successful online partnership Land Matters of 2013, this year we will launch other online initiatives focused on key topics, including She Builds, which will focus on women’s empowerment.
Our new, state-of-the-art funding database launching this week provides a unique window into funding trends, donor strategies and future project opportunities, as well as tools that make identifying the right procurement and grant notices easy. And, as always, we will continue to keep our finger on the pulse of the trends and big stories — including those I couldn’t predict! — that will make this year remarkable.
Read more: Global development in 2014: 6 things to watch out for - Development Buzz | Devex
1. Pressure eases on official aid budgets, but donor reform continues apace
2. Global corporations get a seat at the development policy table
3. Individual philanthropy grows into a serious force
4. Pendulum swings from BRICS to fragile states
5. Localization trends accelerate
6. On a more personal note: Devex continues to grow
While Devex was originally founded at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2000, the media platform and online professional network as you know it now really came into being in 2009 with the launch of Devex.com. In four brief years, we have grown fast — sometimes faster than we could handle — as we sought to meet the demands of an expanding global development community eager for industry news and connections to each other. In 2013, we crossed an important threshold — more than 500,000 development professionals around the world are now Devex members. In addition, more than 1,000 leading donor agencies, foundations, corporations and NGOs are organizational members of Devex. Our team of reporters and analysts you’ve come to rely on has grown in numbers and abilities, as have our skilled professionals working in technology, social media, account management and more.
Today, there are 120 Devexers around the world working to serve you and to help the global development community do more good for more people.
In 2014, we anticipate another year of rapid growth. Look out for another Partnerships Forum and Career Fair in Nairobi this year, as well as one in Manila this spring. Modeled on our successful online partnership Land Matters of 2013, this year we will launch other online initiatives focused on key topics, including She Builds, which will focus on women’s empowerment.
Our new, state-of-the-art funding database launching this week provides a unique window into funding trends, donor strategies and future project opportunities, as well as tools that make identifying the right procurement and grant notices easy. And, as always, we will continue to keep our finger on the pulse of the trends and big stories — including those I couldn’t predict! — that will make this year remarkable.
Read more: Global development in 2014: 6 things to watch out for - Development Buzz | Devex
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