Navigating the New Development Ecosystem
Mon, Oct 27
|OSF
How are foundations grappling with this moment to define priorities and opportunities? What strategies can private funders learn, adapt, and adopt from their research and interventions?


Time & Location
Oct 27, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
OSF, 224 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019, USA
About the Event
With the end of USAID, global philanthropy and development have been irrevocably changed, presenting both a major challenge and unique opportunity. Service-delivery organizations are scrambling to change their business model to keep life-saving efforts operational, while others see an opportunity to shift power, and to rebuild a new locally-led architecture based on independence and partnership. How are foundations grappling with this moment to define priorities and opportunities? What strategies can private funders learn, adapt, and adopt from their research and interventions?
Join us in conversation with
Felipe Cala, Special Advisor, Open Society Foundations
Otto Saki, Senior Program Officer, Global Governance, Ford Foundation
Maha Eltobgy, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, The Rockefeller Foundation
Moderated by Bennett Rathbun, Senior Program Officer, Pilot House Philanthropy
