OurImpact
As a social enterprise, we measure our impact at Devex using an annual survey, in-depth interviews with key influencers, and ongoing collection of impact anecdotes. On this page you can find a summary of our results and we encourage you to share stories of how Devex has impacted your work at [email protected]. Thank you.
How Important is Devex to the Global Development community?
Rankings are on a scale of 1-10, where 1 is “not important” and 10 is “extremely important.”
How importantis devex to your work?
Rankings are on a scale of 1-10, where 1 is “not important” and 10 is “extremely important.”
As a hub for humanitarian and development practitioners across the international system, the purpose of Devex - sharing experience, expertise, insights - is vital to the global aid system that is under huge new pressure and demands."
Readers taking action
Have you ever taken action on the basis of devex content?
Overall
EXECUTIVE-LEVEL
Senior-LEVEL
Entry-LEVEL
Donor agency
2017
42%
58%
50%
28%
35%
2018
43%
53%
48%
30%
40%
2019
43%
59%
47%
31%
44%
Our Impact: Visualizing funding trends
A Project Manager for the Asia Region at a private international development organization told Devex the USAID business forecast was “amazing” and it gave them an entirely new way to look at and use that kind of information for their work.+ Read moreWhich actions they're taking
Can you describe one example where you took action on the basis of devex content?
If you want to know what is happening in global development you go to Devex. Devex is a conveyor of ideas and the go-to resource in the field of international development.”
Impact of our news coverage
To what extent does devex news coverage shape...
Rankings are on a scale of 1-10, where 1 is “ not at all” and 10 is “fully.”
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Our Impact: Driving the #AidToo conversation
Devex’s #AidToo coverage was picked up and mentioned in several publications including PBS, Reuters, NPR, and The New York Times.+ Read moreTO WHAT EXTENT DOES DEVEX NEWS COVERAGE SHAPE OPINIONS AND CONVERSATIONS IN…
Rankings are on a scale of 1-10 where 1 is “not at all” and 10 is “fully.”
…the global development community specifically
2017
6.2
2018
6.4
2019
6.3
out of 10
...the mainstream media and broader policy environment
2017
5.5
2018
5.8
2019
5.6
out of 10
Chart shows overall mean scores
Devex has demonstrated a policy seriousness and makes quality analysis which is not dismissed."
Our impact: Going on the record
Devex articles on development finance, the global health supply chain and foreign service application cancellations have been entered on the record and served as the basis for several US government hearings.Survey Methodology
This survey was sent to almost 60,000 paying Devex members, non-paying Devex members, non-member subscribers and key influencers, asking them to what degree Devex has achieved its social impact objectives in 2016 and 2017. There was also supplemental information pulled from Devex usage data to measure metrics on Devex's performance within the year.
Year 2019
Respondents work for a variety of organizations, particularly...
27%
NGO
14%
Development Consulting Firm
9%
Donor Agency or Government Department
...and have the most experience in...
