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A Vision for Blended Finance: Reflections from a CSIS-CollaborateUp Roundtable Series
Between August 2023 and March 2024, CollaborateUp, in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, convened thought leaders and practitioners from various sectors—government, private sector, development finance institutions (DFIs), and...
A Vision for Blended Finance: Reflections from a CSIS-CollaborateUp Roundtable Series
Between August 2023 and March 2024, CollaborateUp, in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, convened thought leaders and practitioners from various sectors—government, private sector, development finance institutions (DFIs), and supporting ecosystem actors—to explore the intricacies of blended finance. These discussions focused on identifying barriers to efficient implementation, opportunities for sector improvement, and strategies for scaling blended finance...
Spotlight on Local Development Practitioners
In a new blog, Virginie Martin-Onraët explores the importance of being able to make a difference in her home country and region through her work as...
Storytelling Success in Uganda
The human brain is pre-wired for stories, making storytelling one of the most powerful ways to communicate. A good story can help overcome...
Closing the Learning Application Gap
CollaborateUp supports organizations around the globe that seek to drive societal change and impact. One of the ways we provide this support is...
Spotlight on Local Development Practitioners
In a new blog series focusing on CollaborateUp's local development practitioners, Lucy Maikweki explores the importance of being able to make a...
Spotlight on Local Development Practitioners
In a new blog series focusing on CollaborateUp's local development practitioners, Imakando Sinyama, a Learning and Development Specialist with...
Partners in Localization
Check this out! A summary report of an amazing collaboration we helped design and facilitate that brought more than 300 participants together from...
Saving the Navy
On a crisp autumn morning at the Washington Navy Yard, similar to the ones we’re having now, I pulled on the heavy door of the headquarters of the...
Blended Finance for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
CollaborateUp partnered with The Palladium Group in support of the USAID CATALYZE EduFinance activity, a program that unites private sector...
5 Tips For Localization Collaboration Efforts
Go local or go home! It might sound easier said than done, right? CollaborateUp works both internationally and domestically, developing projects,...