Devex

About Devex.

Devex [Dev-Ex], noun. / dev-ɛ́ks / a. The media platform for the global development community. b. The social enterprise working to make the $200 billion aid and development industry do more good for more people. c. The largest provider of recruiting and business development services for global development.

The numbers

1+ Million

audience of global development professionals we serve

Thousands

professionals we place in jobs as the largest provider of recruiting services to our community

$ Billions

grant and contract opportunities we uncover for our members as the largest provider of business development services in our field

Millions

professionals we reach through communications initiatives and media partnerships with leading organizations

Dozens

meaningful events our Devex Live team produces online and around the world

100+

full-time, dedicated, rockstar Devexers

3

buzzing offices, in Washington D.C., Barcelona, and Manila

1''

a single minute is the time it takes for you to join 800,000 registered members of our community

Digital Communications Senior Manager Carine Umuhumuza with Power with Purpose Honoree Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Members and
Partners

9 out of 10 top donor agencies in the world

9 Fortune 50 companies

7 of 15 largest foundations

1000 national NGOs and small & growing businesses

20 out of 20 top DfID implementers

15 out of 20 top EuropeAid implementers

20 out of 20 top USAID implementers

17 out of 20 top DFAT Australia implementers

Masai women in southern Kenya teach Senior Reporter Michael Igoe how to position a (heavy!) water jug on a donkey's back

Our Story

It all started with a simple idea...

...that development and aid workers deserve a media platform as professional and committed as they are.

And for a few friends eager to do something good, it seemed like the perfect opportunity. Back then there was no online community for global development professionals, no single source of news, insights and information critical to the business of doing good. So, 15 years ago, we dropped out of graduate school, quit our jobs and got to work [...]

Read the full story on devex.com