AidData @AidData

A research lab at @williamandmary helping decision makers to understand the impacts of foreign policies and overseas investments aiddata.org Williamsburg, VA Joined July 2009

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AidData @AidData

2 days ago

Join @ICIJorg tomorrow for a behind-the-scenes conversation with ICIJ reporter @scilla_alecci and @AidData's exec director Brad Parks on the global implications of ICBC's lending practices! #ChinaCapital Register for the Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

ICIJ @ICIJorg

2 days ago

For ICIJ's #ChinaCapital investigation, 75 journalists in 24 countries analyzed 4.8M files to uncover ICBC’s inner workings. Join us virtually tomorrow to hear what they found, the story behind the story and answers to your questions during a live Q&A: buff.ly/vUqmwcC

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AidData @AidData

2 days ago

🇨🇳🏦 Tomorrow (Tues) at 12 PM ET, @AidData's Executive Director Brad Parks will join reporter @scilla_alecci from @ICIJorg for a conversation on the global implications of the lending practices of ICBC, the world's largest bank. Register below to join this behind-the-scenes look into ICIJ's "#China Capital" investigation & insights from research on China's state-directed lending by @AidData at @williamandmary. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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ICIJ @ICIJorg

6 days ago

Join us for "Inside #ChinaCapital"! On Sept. 29 at 12 p.m. ET, ICIJ reporter Scilla Alecci and Bradley C. Parks, executive director of AidData at William & Mary, will discuss the global implications of ICBC’s lending practices in a live Zoom panel. Sign up: buff.ly/vUqmwcC

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AidData @AidData

2 days ago

This past Tuesday, @AidData hosted our panel discussion on the future of Afghan allies. But, as @AidData's Nara Sritharan noted in her intro speech, “tonight is a student-led event.” For more 👉aiddata.org/migration

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AidData @AidData

2 weeks ago

Now, with USAID gone, BenYishay says "it's hard to even know what's happening" with much development aid. Read the full piece: insideclimatenews.org/news/15092026/…

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AidData @AidData

2 weeks ago

He also noted USAID shared more data on its programming than peer multilateral banks or governments, allowing researchers like himself to scrutinize what worked, and what didn't.

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2 weeks ago

Prior to its closure, USAID was one of the world's largest funders of conservation work — per a recent @insideclimate piece featuring @AidData Chief Economist @ariel_benyishay . 🧵

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AidData @AidData

2 weeks ago

On Sept 22, join @AidData, @global_wm, & @wmwgc for a conversation on Afghan experiences in the U.S. grounded in our evidence-based research on how different immigration pathways shape outcomes. 📍 Williamsburg, VA | Sept 22, 5:15pm 🔗 RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

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AidData @AidData

3 weeks ago

💡 @williamandmary students looking for paid research this fall? @AidData & the @global_wm are hiring 2 Research Assistants to use geospatial & earth observation data for climate & food security. 10 hrs/wk, fall semester. Apply by 9/18 aiddata.org/join-the-team/…

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AidData @AidData

3 weeks ago

@Columbia @UniOslo @WorldBankGroup This is Reimagining Development Data (RD²), and your input helps shape it. Have feedback? Fill out the form before Sept 15: 👉wmsas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_af…

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AidData @AidData

3 weeks ago

@Columbia @UniOslo @WorldBankGroup Next at @AidData, we're grouping each data system by funding source, interviewing leaders and those who use/produce data worldwide, and synthesizing it all to make the next generation of development data more sustainable and responsive.

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AidData @AidData

3 weeks ago

To reimagine development data after the 2025 foreign aid cuts, @AidData compiled a list of 496 existing development data assets. We've now analyzed them, and some findings surprised us. 🧵🤔

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AidData @AidData

3 weeks ago

@AidData's Sethu Nguna led a live data-informed negotiation simulation for The Presidential Precinct's 2026 Global Democracy Fellows—20 rising leaders tackling healthcare continuity in a fictional country. More 👉 aiddata.org/blog/decision-…

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AidData @AidData

a month ago

When evaluation archives disappear, so does institutional memory of what works and what doesn't. As development evolves, the evidence base that informs it must evolve too. That starts with making sure we don’t lose what we already know. Explore → aiddata.org/blog/before-re…

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AidData @AidData

a month ago

She reached out to AidData to see if we could archive her work. We said yes, and built a fully searchable, free and un-gated database around her collection. Today, that archive holds impact evaluations measuring the actual, attributable results of foreign assistance programs.