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Video: D. Talks – Amir Dossal, Chairman of the Global Partnerships Forum

By Cecilia Chen and Sanchali Pal Recently, Amir Dossal, Chairman of the Global Partnerships Forum and Co-Initiator of the Pearl Initiative, visited Dalberg New York to deliver a D. Talk on corporate philanthropy’s shift from charity to smart investment. Mr. … Continue reading

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Expanding in Latin America through partnership with B.O.T.

Over the past decade, Dalberg has grown rapidly and delivered incisive global development advice to clients in multiple sectors and continents, including 49 engagements to date in Latin America. We are delighted to announce that Dalberg and B.O.T, a Bogotá-based … Continue reading

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D. Talks: Connecting the ‘tech side’ to the ‘gender side’ of bridging the ICT gender gap

In the parts of the world with reliable access to high-speed Internet, complaints about unrelenting email and a culture that’s too ‘wired’ and ‘always on’ are common. In those places, it’s easy to forget that a majority of the world’s … Continue reading

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D. Talks: The Changing Corporate Dynamic: Shifting From Charity to Smart Investment

By Angela Rastegar In a world of increasingly linked global markets, corporations are beginning to realize opportunities exist in finding synergies between sustaining business competitiveness and promoting social outcomes. Accordingly, corporations are shifting their “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) efforts from … Continue reading

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Convening African leaders for an intergenerational dialogue on youth

The youth population in Africa is growing faster than in any other part of the world. With nearly 200 million people between the ages of 15 and 24, African youth currently account for 20% of the continent’s population. In some … Continue reading

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Funding Burundi’s Future: Donor conference more than doubles fundraising goal

More than 450 representatives from the public and private sectors gathered in Geneva last week to discuss opportunities for partnership and financial support for economic and social development in Burundi. The conference, which aimed to raise $1.1 billion from donors, … Continue reading

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Collaborating to increase sustainability in agriculture

Since late last year, Dalberg has been working with sovereign donors, the World Bank, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to design results-based incentives for the private sector to invest in agriculture. At last month’s Harvard Social Enterprise conference, … Continue reading

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Collaborating on poverty reduction in Guatemala

In Central America, the private sector is bringing together members of government, academia, and civil society organizations to develop an action plan for reducing poverty in Guatemala. Leading the movement is FUNDESA, the Guatemalan Development Foundation, a private non-profit think … Continue reading

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Transformational partnerships between the UN and business

How can partnerships between the United Nations and the private sector be more effective? Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon asked Unilever CEO Paul Polman to help him think through this question late last year. As a result, Unilever and the UN … Continue reading

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Using B2B partnerships to expand across Africa

Earlier this year, we discussed the rapid growth of African multinational corporations, which appeared to be thriving in a climate that foreign investors were slow to enter, perceiving it as too risky or too logistically difficult. However, according to a … Continue reading

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