April 11, 2023 Inside This Abortion Care Backer’s Move to an “Anti-Colonialist” Decision-Making Model April 11, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe As it seeks to expand abortion and contraception access, Ipas is making major changes to its organizational model, in part to bolster a global abortion ecosystem it sees as limited by top-down funding.Read More
April 05, 2023 Research Is Critical for Effective Aid. So Why Aren't Researchers from the Global South Getting Funded? April 05, 2023/ Isabella Cordua, Guest Contributor Despite their insight into affected populations, humanitarian researchers from the Global South remain vastly under-resourced next to their Global North peers. Guest author Isabella Cordua outlines what funders can do to fix that.Read More
March 10, 2023 These Health Research Funders Are Facing Down the Next Pandemic Threat — Whatever It May Be March 10, 2023/ Paul Karon The Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation and Open Philanthropy are collaborating under a partnership called Pandemic Antiviral Discovery, funding research to develop treatments that may be needed for future pandemics.Read More
August 05, 2022 Success Against a Resilient Foe: Philanthropy’s Long Fight to Eradicate Polio August 05, 2022/ Liz Longley Philanthropic funding has played a major role in a highly successful international effort to combat a disease that was once widespread across the globe. But the fight isn’t over yet.Read More
May 04, 2022 What's Going on with Philanthropy for Global Health? May 04, 2022/ IP Staff Philanthropy represents only a fraction of global health spending, and large foundations dominate U.S. giving for global health. Still, COVID-19 has led to an uptick, both from established funding leaders and others.Read More
January 04, 2022 Who’s Supporting a Project to Save Limbs and Futures After Traumatic Injury? January 04, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen Serious injuries exert a worldwide toll that often escapes the spotlight, with poorer countries bearing the brunt of the problem. Here’s how a group of funders is bankrolling an effort to train surgeons to respond.Read More
December 08, 2021 The Global “Infodemic” Poses Serious Health Risks. Can Philanthropy Help Find a Cure? December 08, 2021/ Connie Matthiessen Health misinformation is on the rise, and it’s hampering efforts to stop the pandemic. Leading health funders are backing a project that will fund research on misinformation, how it spreads, and what we can do about it.Read More
December 02, 2021 A New Alliance for Vaccine Equity Is Encouraging, But Why Aren’t More Funders Stepping Up? December 02, 2021/ Philip Rojc With omicron looming, foundations like Ford, Rockefeller and Gates are spearheading an international funders’ alliance for vaccine equity. It’s worthy work, but why aren’t more big funders stepping up on global health equity?Read More
November 24, 2021 Five Lessons on Global North-Global South Partnerships: A Blueprint for Reciprocity in Research November 24, 2021/ Terry McGovern, Guest Contributor Can funders back research conducted by Global North institutions in the Global South without becoming extractive? Guest contributor Terry McGovern gives us five ways that work can take place more equitably.Read More
August 06, 2021 What New Data Shows About Philanthropy's Role in Global Development August 06, 2021/ Michelle Sieff As COVID underscores the need for a far more ambitious agenda on global development, new data from the OECD shows some positive signs around philanthropic engagement—amid the ecosystem’s continuing vulnerabilities.Read More