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September 29, 2020
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
- We will see a greater appreciation for the ways in which gender, race, and class impact development and well-being. Teams will embrace a more holistic perspective, and welcome a broader range of experiences. Inputs will become more diversified.
- Poverty will become globalized. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals have highlighted this, but COVID crippling the United States shows how real it is.
- Funders will become more flexible. Deep partnerships will be called for with aid organizations, rather than directives. Rapid response capabilities, notably shown by leading organizations already, will play an increasingly important role (USAID’s COVID response has shown an openness to partnering and learning, for instance).
Ann Hudock is President and CEO of Counterpart International. Bringing more than 25 years of international development experience, Dr. Hudock leads the organization and its mission to promote civic participation and government accountability across our program portfolio. Before joining Counterpart in 2017, Dr. Hudock worked at Plan International USA, where she led the expansion of the international program portfolio and served as Vice-Chair of the Plan Federation Program Directors Forum. Previously, she was a Managing Director at DAI, diversifying its work beyond U.S. government funding and creating a strong portfolio with the UK Department for International Development.
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