The new IATI Validator is open for public testing
With the start of public testing of the new IATI Validator, we like to briefly look back at how we got here, and our vision for the future.
The International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) was a key ingredient that brought us together to start Data4Development. We already had experience in helping organisations get on their way publishing IATI data about their work and results, and to use it to coordinate, plan and monitor their efforts.
How D4D makes data driven decisions
“Lead by data driven knowledge” has been D4D’s slogan since our start in 2015. Our purpose is to support NGO’s and non profit organisations with improving the way they produce and use their data in order to increase efficiency and effectiveness of their activities. The term ‘data driven’ can be ambiguous. It is quite a broad and intangible concept. Last week, D4D had an evaluation meeting about its content and outreach strategy, supported by clear data. This example shows how, at Data4Development, we practice what we preach.
A new Open Tea is coming!
We invite you to the second D4D Open Tea of 2019 at PAX in Utrecht! This time, three NGO data experts will take the stage to talk about their data challenges in order to get some insights from other experts in the room.
Spreadsheets2IATI
How do you produce and publish IATI files if you have more than a handful of projects? And if the information is spread over multiple systems? Data4Development now offers a ‘Spreadsheet to IATI service’ to help you with this.
Strategic Partnerships: Strengthen your report
For those organisations participating in the new cycle of Strategic Partnerships, an important factor that the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) weighs in their decision is the financial and organisational capacity of the partner to implement their projects.
The new official IATI Validator
The last few months, Data4Development, especially Rolf Kleef, has been working on IATI’s new official Data Validator. In the fall, the new validator will finally launch and help organisations check the quality of their IATI publications more easily!
Strategic Partnerships: How can you stand out?
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) collaborates with NGOs and nonprofit organizations to increase their impact on long-term strategic goals. For the NGO or nonprofit organization, joining a Strategic Partnership usually means some funding for projects that support these goals.
How nonprofits spark technological innovation
Innovation is a term which can be heard often in the nonprofit sector. Many organizations have their own innovation or learning teams who strive to obtain innovation. Innovation, however, is a broad concept, which ranges from social innovation to technological innovation
The state of open data in the development sector
The State of Open Data (Davies et al., 2019) is an extensive report about “all things open data”. Chapter 5 deals with open data for development assistance and humanitarian action, and highlights the crucial chicken-and-egg problem we see as well: Lack of investment in data models, infrastructure and organisational capacity leads to data with insufficient […]
IATI: the past, present and future
The International Aid Transparency Initiative, or IATI for short, first saw the light of day during the third High Level Forum of Aid Effectiveness in Accra. This forum took place during a time in which the international aid landscape was in transition. Private foundations, like the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation were gaining momentum.