June 27, 2025 Today, I’m thinking of the people. The colleagues. The partners. The mentors, grantees, collaborators, and quiet backstops who made the work possible—often against the odds. For many, this isn’t just the end of an agency. It’s the loss of livelihoods, continuity, identity. It’s a gut-punch to those who built careers around service,[…]
Category: The Changing Landscape
After the Unraveling: What’s Next for Global Impact?
Since January 2025, the ground beneath global development and the broader social impact space has shifted—loudly in some cases, as funding vanished and programs dissolved. But not all impacts have been immediate or visible. Some are unfolding quietly, delayed, dispersed, or even denied. Filling the Gaps: Who’s Stepping In? The dismantling of USAID’s architecture didn’t[…]
Reimagining the Future of Aid in a Changing World
February 27, 2025: The landscape of international aid is shifting in profound ways. The past few weeks have underscored the urgency of rethinking how we frame the purpose and importance of aid, how aid is distributed, how we measure its success, and how we empower local actors to work toward goals in today’s complex world.[…]
