New development models hub

Jane Wales, founder of the Global Philanthropy Forum on the importance of sharing failures and listening to your grantees

Are the days of charity and business as opposite goals over? Only if investors continue to take risks, accept failure, learn and share lessons, says Paula Goldman

Camila Nobrega: Now 10 years old, Brazil's biggest welfare programme has so far benefited 50 million people and become a reference for social protection programmes from Ghana to New York

Jordan Ryan: A UNDP project, providing work placements for former soldiers and refugees in Burundi, is providing some interesting lessons for how to help rebuild communities after decades of conflict

Is the western notion of IP right for poor countries? Isaac Rutenberg suggests it's time to think of alternatives

Can smarter regulation restore faith in microfinance or does it need to be completely overhauled? Our live chat panelists give their verdict

It's not enough to simply make knowledge available. Data must also be actionable. Nathaniel Manning reiterates the importance of open data

In Brazil, 1.8 million people are employed under this alternative economic model. But is it a viable way to reduce inequality and revolutionise labour relations?

Years of crises have marred its reputation, but what lessons can be learned and what how will microfinance evolve? Join the debate on Thursday, 3 October from 1pm BST

Sponsored feature: DfID should focus on helping the poorest, and on boosting quality of outcomes, says Ivan Lewis

Sanctions designed to deter investors from doing business with illegitmate regimes, while not a panacea, could be a useful addition to the diplomatic toolbox

Failure to link payments to inflation and other drawbacks will make new cash benefits inadequate for India's worst off, say Kartik Akileswaran and Arvind Nair