Core funding unexpected (positives)
Core funding from foreign aid funders for think tanks in developing countries does not seem like a revolutionary idea - but it is. Think about it: a funder provides long term funding for an...
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Core funding from foreign aid funders for think tanks in developing countries does not seem like a revolutionary idea - but it is. Think about it: a funder provides long term funding for an...
Between 2016 and 2018, OTT supported the Latin American network of think tanks, ILAIPP, to strengthen the sustainability capacity of the network and of its members. The project involved of: Direct support to...
I must start by saying that I am honoured to be talking to you today, but most importantly, I am grateful to be part of this community and calling many of you not only my colleagues but...
As part of the 2018 OTT-TTI Fellowship Programme, I had the privilege of attending the 2018 Think Tank Initiative Exchange (TTIX) along with 23 other Young Leaders from around the globe. The...
Nuggets of what individuals and organisations thought and expressed could be appropriately gauged within the 280-character limit that Twitter allows for and I share in a nutshell some of the...
The Think Tank Initiative's Exchange in Bangkok has been a well deserved celebration of the contribution the initiative and its approach to supporting think tanks has made to the sector. It...
Part 2 of 2. Funding challenges and CaPRI´s private sector model Damien King is the Executive Director at the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), as well as one...
A lot of effort goes into developing strategic plans in think tanks and government institutions as means to bring about change. However, in a previous post, I argued that...
Project brief OTT Consulting is working with the Think Tank Initiative to deliver the 2018-2019 OTT-TTI Fellowship Programme. The programme aims to support new emerging think tanks...
Think tanks in Canada face concerns similar to their US counterparts. Funding, of course, is a key challenge. Sustained and unconditional grants are the most coveted...
Think tanks have to fundraise. Think tank directors and even individual researchers must spend significant portions of their time fundraising. This is true everywhere -even in developed...
Think tanks in the United States continue to grow, according to 2016 numbers that now are available. The expenditure of the top 21 think tanks in the United States grew by...