Philanthropy’s “Toyota Moment”: Embracing Results-Based Funding to Increase Aid Effectiveness

Philanthropy’s “Toyota Moment”: Embracing Results-Based Funding to Increase Aid Effectiveness

In this guest article, Celeste Brubaker and Brian Boland argue that the delivery of global humanitarian aid can be much improved if funders focus on paying for results rather than simply backing “activities.”

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Gates Leans into mRNA Technology for Vaccine Capacity in Low and Middle-Income Countries

Gates Leans into mRNA Technology for Vaccine Capacity in Low and Middle-Income Countries

mRNA technology promises vaccines that could be easily produced and highly effective against disease, especially in places with low access to medicines. Here’s how the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is ramping up its support.

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Global Lack of Access to Eye Care Exacts a Great Cost. But This Organization Is Stepping Up

Global Lack of Access to Eye Care Exacts a Great Cost. But This Organization Is Stepping Up

Philanthropy has been slow to recognize the importance of vision care, despite its centrality to global life. There have been exceptions, though. The NGO Orbis International is one focus for funder support.

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Gates Remains Among the Few in Philanthropy to Drive Research for an HIV Vaccine

Gates Remains Among the Few in Philanthropy to Drive Research for an HIV Vaccine

Philanthropy makes up only a small fraction of spending on research and support for people with HIV, still a major threat around the world. In the push for a vaccine, Gates and Gilead are leading the pack.

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A Global Philanthropic Competition to Save the Lives of Mothers and Babies

A Global Philanthropic Competition to Save the Lives of Mothers and Babies

Lever for Change recently announced finalists in its Maternal & Infant Health Award grants competition. Can this approach, which supports community-based health programs, move the needle on a global problem?

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