February 19, 2025

(Huffpost, Nov 2013, by Neil Ghosh) It’s election time again in the United States. Although Tuesday’s off-season voting in a series of states will not alter the balance of political power in any significant way, it takes place amid the reverberations of a host of truly big issues. The recent government shutdown, the wrangle over […]

(Devex, November 2015, by Neil Ghosh) I recently attended an excellent session titled “Supporting early stage social enterprises,” at the 2015 Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting. Although the session was attended by leaders from the diverse worlds of nonprofit nongovernmental organizations, foundations and the private sector, there was a clear consensus in the room on

(Huffpost, May 2015, by Neil Ghosh) I recently attended the Clinton Global Initiative Middle East and Africa meeting in Marrakech, Morocco. As I prepared for the trip, some of my friends and family expressed concerns about my safety. Their worries were understandable — headlines from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) focus almost exclusively

(Devex, October 2016, by Neil Ghosh, Kristin Lobron) The transformation of economic activity in low-income markets over the past two decades is staggering, and development executives are faced with the need to re-envision models for steering growth. Neil Ghosh and Kristin Lobron look at four big trends that global development professional must understand. The transformation

(SSIR, Jan 2016, by Neil Ghosh) European leaders are fighting to cope with tides of people coming from regions where prolonged and recently escalated conflicts have fostered hopelessness so intractable that entire populations have no better survival option than to risk their lives in flight. They all agree that an important component of any successful

(Devex, December 2016, by Neil Ghosh) With the United States’ presidential election over and the transition to a new administration underway, leaders on both sides of the aisle now have the opportunity to renew their focus on a truly bipartisan issue: reducing acts of violence and terror perpetrated by young people in the U.S. and

(Devex, April 2017, by Neil Ghosh) Investing in human resources is critical to any organization seeking to make a real difference in people’s lives — and not for the reasons you may think. A strategic plan requires a qualified team to execute it. But more importantly, developing human resources is at the heart of how we build

(SSIR, Nov 2018, by Neil Ghosh) Children playing outside their home in the SOS Children’s Village of Chochin in India. With 4,526 children in 40 villages across India, SOS ensures children are raised in a loving family environment. (Photo courtesy of SOS Children’s Village) In Syria, in Yemen, in Myanmar, at the US-Mexico border, children

(Philanthropynewsdigest, May 2020, by Neil Ghosh) As doctors and nurses struggle to cope with the impacts of SARS-CoV-2, scientists are racing to develop a vaccine that will stop the virus in its tracks and prevent further harm to people’s health and livelihoods. Their efforts are a striking testament to the power of education. In this

(Devex, August 2020, by Neil Ghosh) As donors evolve in their thinking, they are asking civil society, including NGOs, to evolve as well. This op-ed outlines the trends in the donor community. There was a time when we in the development community identified needs, designed projects, requested funding from our donors, and received their support.