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Falling aid, high debt costs and underfunded humanitarian appeals are tightening fiscal space and creating a more volatile environment for African NGOs.
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The Feminist Funding Cliff
Aid cuts are exposing how little of the women’s rights infrastructure was ever securely financed.
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UNICEF says 11 million may need disaster aid in 2026
Rising disaster-related needs and shifting finance are pushing civil-society groups across Latin America and the Caribbean to reconsider how they sustain operations.
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The Organisation After the Prompt
AI is already inside NGOs. The institutional change has barely begun.
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The New Economy of Aid
International funding is not simply shrinking. Its architecture is being rewritten.
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EU Proposes Consolidated Aid Framework as Global Assistance Declines
The EU sets its 2027 budget position as falling global aid and competing crises increase pressure on the bloc’s external priorities.
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The Philanthropic Turn
Private foundations are moving from parallel funders to actors in the architecture of development finance.
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Treasury maintains NGO grant reporting requirements in updated guide
A July 2026 Treasury guide reaffirms detailed data and certification requirements for organizations reporting State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund activity.
News
Aid cuts and debt service squeeze African public spending
Falling aid, high debt costs and underfunded humanitarian appeals are tightening fiscal space and creating a more volatile environment for African NGOs.
Read newsResearch report
The Feminist Funding Cliff
Aid cuts are exposing how little of the women’s rights infrastructure was ever securely financed.
Read reportNews
UNICEF says 11 million may need disaster aid in 2026
Rising disaster-related needs and shifting finance are pushing civil-society groups across Latin America and the Caribbean to reconsider how they sustain operations.
Read newsResearch report
The Organisation After the Prompt
AI is already inside NGOs. The institutional change has barely begun.
Read reportResearch report
The New Economy of Aid
International funding is not simply shrinking. Its architecture is being rewritten.
Read reportNews
EU Proposes Consolidated Aid Framework as Global Assistance Declines
The EU sets its 2027 budget position as falling global aid and competing crises increase pressure on the bloc’s external priorities.
Read newsResearch report
The Philanthropic Turn
Private foundations are moving from parallel funders to actors in the architecture of development finance.
Read reportNews
Treasury maintains NGO grant reporting requirements in updated guide
A July 2026 Treasury guide reaffirms detailed data and certification requirements for organizations reporting State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund activity.
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From programme design to financial strategy, we turn complex questions into clear, credible plans that are ready to put into action.
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§ 06 — Journal
Notes on nonprofit finance.
Apr 16, 2026·Proposal Budgeting
How to Prepare a Donor-Ready Budget: A Step-by-Step Guide for NGOs
A donor-ready budget doesn't begin in Excel — it begins with judgment. Seven disciplines for building proposal budgets that earn funder confidence.
Read noteApr 16, 2026·Proposal Budgeting
Common Budget Mistakes NGOs Make — and How to Avoid Them
A strong project design can still lose donor confidence at the budget stage. Seven recurring budget mistakes NGOs make, and the disciplines that prevent them.
Read noteApr 16, 2026·Financial Planning
Why Small NGOs Need Financial Forecasting, Even with Limited Data
Budgets answer what a project will cost. Forecasts answer the harder question: how long can the organisation actually sustain itself before the next grant lands?
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