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British International Investment Targets £15 Billion of Capital for Developing Economies as It Launches Climate Initiative as Part of New Five-Year Strategy
A central pillar of the new strategy, launched by Minister for Development Jenny Chapman, is a focus on accelerating the flow of private capital to developing countries.
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- Environment, Finance
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- Global
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The DIV Fund Issues Request for Proposals
Through its tiered model, the Fund provides financing for early-stage pilots, rigorous evaluation of promising solutions, and the scale-up of interventions with demonstrated impact and cost-effectiveness.
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- Social Enterprise
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Viewpoint: Failure as a KPI: Finding Philanthropy’s Courage to Fund and Fail (and Talk About It!)
Absence of failure is not evidence of success; it is evidence that risk is being avoided. The beauty of philanthropy is that we can take risks and we can afford to fail and learn. All we need is the courage to imagine our work differently.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: The Global Edtech Boom Is Fading as Investors Look Elsewhere
Venture capital is moving away from K-12 edtech worldwide as investors prioritize AI tools and workforce training with clearer returns.
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- Education, Technology
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Viewpoint: Philanthropy Is Underestimating AI. Here’s How to Catch Up
If you are operating a philanthropy and you think your only engagement with AI needs to be in your internal practices or in “AI for XYZ” (eg., better farming), I ask you to consider doing more.
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- Investing, Technology
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Analysis: AI Optimism Surges in Asia, Unlike in the U.S.
New research shows Americans are far less excited about AI — and far less trusting of regulators — than their counterparts across Asia.
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- Technology
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Joint Press Release: EU and Partners Sign the Global Green Bond Initiative Fund to Mobilise up to €20 Billion in Investments for Sustainable Infrastructure
At least 20% of investments will target the world's least developed countries, with support for bonds in both local currency and euro.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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Analysis: Supercharging Network Intelligence
How network organizations can use AI to better understand and support their members in real time.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
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- Global
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