10/28/2026
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: OCTOBER, 2026 by Roundtable Team
This edition is particularly rich in data, from the latest reports to more qualitative perspectives on how to assess meaningful change.
-
-
10/28/2026
Deep Dive: Mobilising more private capital, but are we measuring what matters? by By Gary Foster, CEO of Publish What You Fund
“I can mobilise more private capital, but you’ll get less impact.” A candid remark from a European DFI CEO at the World Bank Annual Meetings prompts Gary Foster, CEO of Publish What You Fund, to reflect on the gap between record capital mobilisation and real development impact.
-
10/8/2026
Deep Dive: Global South Leadership Is Taking Center Stage. But Where Does Leadership Actually Sit? by Roundtable team
Across the conversations the Funders’ Roundtable held during UNGA week, one message resonated above all: Global South leadership is taking center stage.
-
10/27/2026
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: SEPTEMBER, 2026 by Roundtable Team
Who really gets to shape development? From our conversations during UNGA to Gordon Brown’s latest essay on rebuilding civic life, this month’s edition explores the role of local communities in shaping the future of development. We also bring you our new Initiative Atlas, news on collaboration among funders, fresh perspectives from across the sector, and more.
-
10/27/2026
The Funders’ Roundtable Initiative Atlas: A Guide to Emerging Initiatives Shaping the Future of Development by Roundtable team
Our Initiative Atlas offers a curated view of 128 initiatives shaping the future of international development. Aligned with the Roundtable’s Four Shifts, it helps funders identify emerging trends, discover potential partners, and navigate a rapidly evolving development ecosystem.
-
9/8/2026
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: AUGUST, 2026 by Roundtable Team
This edition features a guest piece from the Segal Family Foundation. Reflecting on their recent annual convening in Nairobi, they break down what it practically takes to put Africa at the center of global development.
-
9/3/2026
Deep Dive: Contagious Collaboration by Sylvia K. Ilahuka, Segal Family Foundation
This July, Nairobi was the site of a unique gathering: over 700 individuals with diverse roles on the African continent, all brought together by Segal Family Foundation to make sense of the state of the world and design what happens next with Africa at the center.
-
8/5/2026
Funder Intelligence: What is Emerging Around the Future of U.S. Foreign Assistance by Roundtable Team
Over the past few months, we have been mapping the evolving landscape of initiatives exploring the future of development. Our live inventory now tracks more than 100 initiatives spanning the four shifts framing adopted by Roundtable members.
-
8/4/2026
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: JULY, 2026 by TAI Collaborative
This issue introduces Funder Intelligence, a new feature that draws on our mapping of “future of development” initiatives. Alternating with our Deep Dives—guest reflections from leaders shaping the future of development—this series aims to help funders navigate a rapidly changing landscape and inform strategy, partnerships, and action.
-
7/13/2026
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: JUNE, 2026 by TAI Collaborative
In addition to our roundup of news, research and events, we are excited to launch a new section, Deep Dive, where we invite readers to think more critically about what it means to reimagine development. This inaugural piece is written by Anthony Bebbington, International Program Director for Natural Resources and Climate Justice at the Ford Foundation.
-
7/6/2026
When Development Exceeds Philanthropy. How mega-development challenges philanthropic thinking on power and participation by Anthony Bebbington, International Program Director, Natural Resources and Climate Justice, Ford Foundation.
Development will have many futures. Some of those futures will rattle the cages of philanthropy and challenge our default positions. While much philanthropy tends towards calls for the local, participatory, and democratic, a great deal of what passes as development is mega, vertical, exclusionary and autocratic.
-
7/7/2026
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: MAY, 2026 by TAI Collaborative
This past month continued the wave of “future of development” conversations taking place across philanthropy, civil society, multilateral institutions, and academia.
-
6/23/2026
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: APRIL, 2026 by TAI Collaborative
We are excited to welcome Soheila Comninos as secretariat lead - some of you got to meet her in the sessions in Oxford.
-
6/23/2026
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: MARCH, 2026 by TAI Collaborative
From shifts in developmentfinance to locally led approaches, philanthropic collaboration, and emerging trends, this newsletter is designed to help make sense of a rapidly changing landscape and surface what matters most for funders today.
-
6/23/2026
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: FEBRUARY, 2026 by TAI Collaborative
There is no shortage of research, opinion, and funding developments to share this month, from the latest data on funding to multilateral agencies to the rise of African pension assets to the future of Latin American giving.
-
4/2/2026
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: JANUARY, 2026 by TAI Collaborative
For much more news, analysis, and crystal ball gazing on the future of development, read on!
-
3/17/2026
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: DECEMBER, 2025 by TAI Collaborative
We hope our monthly newsletters have helped you stay abreast of the many urgent and challenging discussions and shifts underway.
-
4/2/2026
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: NOVEMBER, 2025 by TAI Collaborative
Welcome to the second edition of our Monthly Newsletter, our digest of signals and conversations shaping the future of international development.
-
3/17/2026
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: OCTOBER, 2025 by TAI Collaborative
Welcome to the first issue of the Future of Development Monthly Newsletter!
-
3/24/2026
Visioning the Future of Development – A Fast Evolving Landscape of Conversations by TAI Collaborative
2025 was a tumultuous year for the entire development community. Aid cuts, more blatant transactionalism, and geopolitical pressures all contributed to severe disruptions with all too real human consequences.
- UN80 Initiative Update: Advancing Delivery Open →
- Trade-Related Illicit Financial Flows in the Western Hemisphere (2013–2022) Open →
- Impact of two decades of humanitarian and development assistance and the projected mortality consequences of current defunding to 2030: retrospective evaluation and forecasting analysis Open →
- Understanding Middle Powers in Development Cooperation Open →
- The Red Sea: Divided by Water, United by Opportunities Open →
- Why new-styled partnerships offer beacons of hope for multilateralism Open →
- From borrowing to building: A new fiscal path for Africa Open →
- A historic decline in foreign aid: Preliminary 2025 ODA data Open →
- The Demoralization of Foreign Aid Open →
- Middle East and North Africa Key Themes 2026: Growth to strengthen Open →
- How Action Dialogues are Transforming Development Partnerships Open →
- The myth of Africa’s ‘leapfrog moment’ Open →
- How country-led ecosystems drive sustainable health impact Open →
- Middle powers can’t run the world Open →
- Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker Open →
- Europe Sustainable Development Report 2025 Open →
- Benin Sustainable Development Report 2025 Open →
- Governance matters – your voice counts Open →
- Note for Philanthropy: Development Finance Post-Seville Open →
- Why Multistakeholder Partnerships Matter for Inclusive Development: Lessons from Africa, Asia, and Latin America Open →
- Foundations in a World of Falling Aid Flows Open →
- New generation of philanthropists prepares for the largest transfer of wealth in history Open →
- 2025 Nonprofit Trends Report, 7th Edition Open →
- Five lessons from collaborating with funders Open →
- Investing in Civil Society: The Foundation of Democracy Open →