This week we are proud to share with you the results of the 2018 Ideas for Action participant survey.  Thank you again to the more than 250 young innovators from over 70 countries to who took our survey.  Ideas for Action seeks to support as many of our thousands of global applicants as possible, and the wealth of data we received from this survey will help us to improve our initiative and programming in both the short and long run.  In the short term, we have simplified the application process for 2019 by eliminating the need to upload a file and allowing an easier copy and paste model for each answer.  In the long term, we can see that our participants need four things above all else: cutting-edge technology, a supportive network, knowledge capital, and access to sustainable funding.

We are actively sharing these takeaways with our colleagues in the public and private sector with the explicit goal to support your sustainable development ideas as best we can. Click here to view the report!

Ideas for Action was honored to be in Bali, Indonesia this week at the IMF & World Bank Group Annual Meetings - along with the top three winners of Ideas for Action 2019.  Stay tuned this coming week for our updates and a full rundown of the incredible events in Bali!

Finally, don't forget to register your 2019 team today and submit your application as soon as you are ready!