- Upcoming WDI Bootcamp Featured in U-M Newspaper
Upcoming WDI Bootcamp Featured in U-M Newspaper
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
A leadership bootcamp for the directors of 20 NGOs from countries that recently underwent democratic transitions begins Oct. 20. It is sponsored by WDI and the U-M Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, and aims to make civil society organizations more effective and sustainable. The training program was recently featured… - WDI Debuts Improved Website & New Logo
WDI Debuts Improved Website & New Logo
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
With a refreshed set of research initiatives, WDI felt it was important to re-think its website so the Institute could present its work in a more compelling and visually appealing way. WDI also wanted to update its logo with a revitalized look and colors that better matched our University affiliation.… - WDI Refocuses Research Initiatives
WDI Refocuses Research Initiatives
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
The William Davidson Institute has unveiled refocused research initiatives that better reflect the mission of the organization. The changes come as the Institute enters its second year under the leadership of President Paul Clyde and as it looks forward to its 25th anniversary in early 2017. "We spent much of… - WDI Part Of Two Projects To Measure Development Impact
WDI Part Of Two Projects To Measure Development Impact
Monday, October 12, 2015
WDI’s Performance Measurement Initiative is part of two consortiums that were recently awarded funding from USAID’s U.S. Global Development Lab to test and implement innovative approaches to measuring development impact. The consortiums seek to provide measurement solutions that depart from traditional approaches that can be overly rigid and often are… - Tackling Healthcare Issues in 24 Hours
Tackling Healthcare Issues in 24 Hours
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Hackathons are typically weekend-long events where computer programmers and software developers collaborate intensively on some new app or gadget. Recently, two members of WDI’s Healthcare Research Initiative took part in a 24-hour healthcare hackathon in Cleveland. Beatrix Balogh, a research associate on the market dynamics team at WDI, and Brittany… - WDI Summer Interns, MAP Teams To Discuss Projects At Expo
WDI Summer Interns, MAP Teams To Discuss Projects At Expo
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Dozens of University of Michigan graduate students – former summer interns and members of WDI-sponsored MAP teams – will gather Oct. 5 for the WDI Global Impact Expo to share what they did on their projects and answer questions from their peers who are interested in learning more about international… - WDI Will Follow, Blog About 5 Women During Entrepreneurship Training
WDI Will Follow, Blog About 5 Women During Entrepreneurship Training
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Nathan Rauh-Bieri, program coordinator for WDI’s Education initiative, wrote the first two of what will be a series of articles on female entrepreneurs as part of the wider women’s empowerment movement. The articles appear on NextBillion, the website and blog operated by WDI. In the first blog post, Rauh-Bieri spoke… - WDI Develops Case Study on Walmart-USAID Partnership
WDI Develops Case Study on Walmart-USAID Partnership
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
WDI Publishing recently released a new case study on the evolution of a global cross sector partnership between Walmart and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The case explores the successes, challenges, and lessons learned in the 15-year collaboration between the two organizations. “Walmart and USAID: The Evolution… - WDI Program Helps Latvian Furniture Designer With Business
WDI Program Helps Latvian Furniture Designer With Business
Monday, August 24, 2015
Aija Priede-Sietina is not the kind of businesswoman who fits into easy categories. The Latvian architect and mother of two is co-founder and general director of KUKUU, a small, family-owned company that crafts stylish baby furniture. Well schooled in designing and building things, Priede-Sietina, however, lacked formal business training. “I… - WDI’s Yadav Talks Personalized Medicine In Emerging Markets
WDI’s Yadav Talks Personalized Medicine In Emerging Markets
Thursday, August 13, 2015
WDI Senior Fellow Prashant Yadav recently spoke with a reporter on the impact of personalized medicine - the customization of health care in which medical decisions are tailored to the individual patient - in India and other emerging markets. Yadav said in an interview with ETHealthworld.com that while personalized medicine…