Upcoming events

Data Foundation

Tuesday, November 19

• Empowering Data Leaders Amidst an Emerging AI Landscape

Feedback Labs

Thursday, November 14

• Labstorms: Polymath University

Youth Cafe

Tuesday, November 19

• The Voice and Value of Democracy in Africa Including Climate Change Governance Simulation

Pact

Monday, November 18

• 8th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

Members news and updates

Development Initiatives

• Falling short? Humanitarian funding and reform
• National factors helping aid-funded programmes deliver
• Kenya's aid information management: The data landscape

BRAC USA

• $1 million for Extraordinary Women
• Travel diaries: The spark of Uganda
• Richard Cash: my friend and mentor
• Extraordinary Woman: Meet Shahinur
• BRAC mourns the loss of Dr. Richard Cash

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap

• Building Resilience through Open Mapping
• From Brainstorm to (Almost) Blastoff: Building ClearPath
• Will OpenStreetMap meet your needs? HOT's move towards more data insights

Open Contracting Partnership

• The case for public procurement as a development finance priority

Center for Progressive Reform

• Incorporating Environmental Justice in State Climate Planning
• Six Sleeper Proposals in Project 2025

BudgIT

• A Decade of Connecting People with the Government
• States Fiscal Transparency League Q2 2024
• State of States 2024 Report

CIPE

• CIPE Mourns the Passing of Its President Emeritus and Longtime Supporter
• CIPE and CIMA Lead Efforts to Strengthen Independent Media in Central Europe

Accountability Lab

• Sharing Solutions for Sustainable Development
• Amplifying Advocacy and Good Governance Through Music
• Strengthening trust in the DRC

Economic Security Project

• 24 States to Partner With IRS Direct File Next Tax Season
• FAST COMPANY: The IRS is rolling out its free tax-filing tool to 30 million Americans
• As Trump Tax Cuts Near Expiration

FACT Coalition

• U.S. Top Jurisdiction Used by Environmental Criminals to Hide Dirty Money
• New report names US as jurisdiction of choice for environmental criminals
• FACT Coalition Calls on Congress to End “America-Last” Tax Policies
• FACT, Allies Call for New Policy Solutions to Address Illegal Gold Mining in Amazon
• New FACT Research Bolsters Case for U.S. Action on Environmental Crime

OpenSecrets

• National party committees ramp up fundraising
• Press Release: Spending on 2024 federal elections
• Total 2024 election spending projected to exceed previous record
• Facing scrutiny over global outage, cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike
• Press Release: OpenSecrets and RepresentUs spotlight record-breaking pace of election spending
• OpenSecrets launches upgraded website and new look
• Blue Origin's 2024 lobbying figures lag behind competitors as space race heats up

Open Government Partnership

• Mainstreaming Participation Accelerator
• Georgia Temporarily Suspended from the Open Government Partnership
• Local Roundup | October 2024

Youth Cafe

• Joint Statement for the Security Council from Youth Delegates
• Youth Recommendations On International Partnerships For The Next European Commission
• Youth Assembly Plenary: Promoting Constructive Engagement

Pact

• Craftivism: In Crafting A Better World

PEN America

• PEN America Rallies to Turn the Page on Book Bans
• Documentaries Take on Educational Censorship

POGO

• Loopholes for Military Contractors Are Costing You Money
• Surveillance & Policing Bodily Autonomy
• Protest Under a Surveillance State Microscope

TAI Collaborative

• Expanding Funding and Commitment to Transparency and Participation in Fiscal Policy
• TAI Weekly | Is Tax Policy Just About Money?
• What's The Politics of Inequality?
• Pathways to restoring trust through responsible leadership
• TAI Weekly | Is Civil Society Democracy's Secret Weapon?

Jobs and courses

Hybrid

ADAPT LLC: Short-Term Political Economy Experts

Horizon Project: STEP Center Specialist · Job Coach DSP · DSP Part-Time On Call · Night Coordinator · STEP Center & Office Intern · Direct Support Professional

Remote

Athena Infonomics: Manager – USG Business Development · Principal Consultant – Data and Digital Governance · Automation Testing Engineer

African Center for Economic Transformation: Gender Equality Analyst · Graduate Internship Opportunity, Youth Employment and Skills

Development Gateway: Senior Data Specialist

Open Government Partnership: Communications Officer

Wikimedia Foundation: Communication Manager · Senior Site Reliability Engineer