Think tank · Policy · Washington, DC (with an additional office in London · Est. 2001
The Center for Global Development (CGD) is an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit “think-and-do” tank focused on reducing global poverty and inequality through innovative economic research and strategic outreach. CGD’s work is designed to influence how policymakers and major institutions make decisions that affect poor people in the developing world—using rigorous analysis alongside active engagement with governments, multilateral institutions, donors, and other stakeholders.
CGD is notable for operating with a singular geographic footprint across both Washington, DC and London, UK, and for building or incubating policy initiatives that can move ideas toward implementation. The organization publishes research outputs (including reports and briefs) and maintains recurring policy and measurement tools, including the Commitment to Development Index (CDI), which ranks major rich economies’ policy impacts on development. Strategically, CGD’s current agenda spans multiple development issue areas (for example, global health policy, migration and displacement, sustainable development finance, education, and market shaping). In addition to research, CGD hosts and/or incubates initiatives such as the Market Shaping Accelerator (University of Chicago and Dartmouth partnership hosted institutionally with CGD’s “market shaping” program), and has incubated initiatives that later launched as standalone organizations, including Energy for Growth Hub and Labor Mobility Partnerships (LaMP).
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CGD announced the Board’s election of Mohamed A. El-Erian as Chair of the Board of Directors, with him taking up the role on June 18.
24 Rich Countries Retreat on Development Support, Global Index FindsCGD released findings from the Commitment to Development Index (CDI), reporting backsliding by rich countries across multiple policy areas that affect development outcomes.
PRO Initiative Reaches Funding Milestone for about 80 Projects and $110M raised, Calls on Donors to Expand Life-Saving ImpactCGD announced that its Project Resource Optimization (PRO) initiative reached a milestone, stating more than $110 million mobilized and that every project in its first wave received funding for another 12 months.
Ministers Launch International Taskforce to End School ViolenceCGD reported that ministers and senior officials endorsed a joint declaration and launched an international taskforce focused on making violence prevention in and around schools a political priority.
Center for Global Development Announces New Vice PresidentsCGD announced the appointment of Markus Goldstein and Clemence Landers as Vice Presidents and Senior Fellows.
Center for Global Development Publishes MDB Reform Tracker Ahead of 2024 World Bank-IMF Annual MeetingsCGD released its Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) reform tracker assessing progress across major MDBs on an ambitious reform agenda.