Our formal partnerships
We have formal partnerships with:
Freedom Forum, the NGO Federation and Young Innovations, Nepal
- Since 2011 we have worked together to develop the capacity of individuals and organisations to access, analyse and use information to engage in policy and decision-making processes within Nepal.
The Asia Foundation, Nepal
- In Nepal we also work in partnership with The Asia Foundation to implement a 2.5-year DFID-funded programme aimed at improving the sharing and use of data by government, civil society and the private sector as evidence for development.
Gestão de Interesse Público/Public Interest Management (GiP), Brazil
- GiP works on a variety of socio-environmental initiatives and projects with the aim of strengthening civil society organisations. They convene different actors and share knowledge that favours the promotion of global social and environmental justice. DI and GiP partner on the theme of climate change and poverty.
The governments of Ghana and Sweden, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
- A shared hosting agreement for the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)
Open Knowledge Foundation, UK
- A joint collaboration bringing together tools and training materials to increase use of open development data, reduce duplication of new tools, and provide space for people to share ideas and resources.
The Brookings Institution, USA
- Co-authored and peer reviewed our Investments to End Poverty report 2013.
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Sweden
- An independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. SIPRI provided security data for DI’s Global Humanitarian Assistance and Investments to End Poverty programmes.
Our informal partnerships
We also work informally with many organisations. These partnerships are short term, strategic, and are not tied in contractual arrangements. This may result in joint statements around global issues, coordination of working groups, joint authoring of papers and reports, as well as more general informal sharing of information.
We have informal partnerships with:
Articulação Sul
BRICS Policy Center
Civil society working group on 2030 Agenda and sustainable development in Brazil
The Kenya Open Data Initiative
ONE
Oxfam
the Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Publish What You Fund
Save the Children
The Uganda Open Development Partnership Platform
In addition, our ability to deliver good work is greatly enhanced by work with commercial partners such as Data Act Lab in Sweden and Communications Development Incorporated in Washington DC.
Our advisory roles
We serve on the boards/advisory panels of the following organisations:
Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
Sheffield University – Sheffield Institute for International Development
OECD DAC Expert Reference Group on External Financing for Development
Global Nutrition Report’s Independent Expert Group (IEG)
World Humanitarian Summit – Humanitarian Effectiveness Group
DFID International Development Sector Transparency Panel
DFID PPA Evaluation Advisory Group
Our funding
We are funded by: