News roundup – support us by becoming a Trustee
Our regular newsletter, this month featuring the opportunity to join our board, plus news on using budget data, ODA reform, a Dutch aid portal, green accountability and USAID localisation.
Vacancy: Chair and Trustees
The Publish What You Fund Board is currently looking for three new Trustees, including a new Chair. We are seeking individuals with knowledge of strategy, finance and transparency to take on these voluntary roles and oversee a viable and resilient organisation.
News roundup – 3 user-friendly ways to access development data
Our monthly roundup of news from the world of aid and development transparency. This month we look at the transparency of the World Bank reforms, present wide-ranging examples of disclosure by development finance institutions, and dive in to the ‘IATI data well’.
The IATI data well
What aid and development data is available and where can it be found? In this post Elma Jenkins, Publish What You Fund, and Rolf Kleef, data/IT consultant, introduce three user-friendly tools that can be used to access International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) data – D-portal, the Datastore and Country Development Finance Data – and describe their key features. This is the first in a blog series examining IATI data access tools.
DFI disclosure: New resource shows what is possible
To help development finance institutions (DFIs) address perceived barriers to transparency and to guide improved disclosure, Publish What You Fund has compiled the Disclosure Example Book. It is intended to show what is possible in terms of DFI disclosure and to be a useful resource for anyone working to strengthen DFI transparency.
Transparent, impactful and accountable – reform of the World Bank Group’s approach to disclosure
With Planned reforms and expanded lending, the transparency of the World Bank Group and IFC is vital. Join our conversation at the Civil Society Policy Forum on 13 April on how the WBG should reform its approach to disclosure.