Globaldevelopment
World Economic Forum
Official Twitter account of the World Economic Forum, best known for the Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters (@pilcherg @chris_parker @WEF_Anna tweeting)1,667,949 followers | Follow
charity: water
charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.1,373,439 followers | Follow
Nicholas Kristof
New York Times columnist, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, co-author @Half the Sky, http://www.facebook.com/kristof1,260,467 followers | Follow
United Nations
Official twitter account of United Nations. Get the latest information on the UN.872,606 followers | Follow
Gates Foundation
We work to help all people lead healthy, productive lives, focused on health, poverty, and opportunity. Follow our work on @gateshealth, @gatesag, and @gatesed.744,855 followers | Follow
CAREUSA (care.org)
CARE fights global poverty with an emphasis on empowering women and girls with education, and maternal health and microfinance resources!480,010 followers | Follow
AmnestyInternational
We've been fighting the bad guys since 1961 - you can join us! Get the latest #humanrights news and actions. Official Amnesty International USA profile.437,827 followers | Follow
Save the Children
Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world.417,682 followers | Follow
socialedge
Global online community by social entrepreneurs, for social entrepreneurs [via Victor d'Allant @dallant]409,810 followers | Follow
Acumen Fund
Changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in social enterprises, emerging leaders, and breakthrough ideas. Follow our founder & CEO @jnovogratz.388,280 followers | Follow
Skoll Foundation
Driving large-scale change by investing in, connecting, & celebrating social entrepreneurs & innovators dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing problems377,038 followers | Follow
Oxfam International
Int'l confederation of 17 like-minded organizations working together & with partners around the world to bring about lasting solutions to poverty & injustice.265,353 followers | Follow
World Vision
A Christian relief, development & advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families & communities to overcome poverty & injustice.203,815 followers | Follow
Nouriel Roubini
Professor at Stern School, NYU, Chairman of Roubini Global Economics (www.roubini.com), blog at www.economonitor.com/nouriel/ , co-author of Crisis Economics167,770 followers | Follow
Partners In Health
Providing health care and social justice for the poor in 12 countries around the world.141,230 followers | Follow
Cato Institute
LIKE us on Facebook http://on.fb.me/ztb1TQ and check out the full list of Cato Twitter feeds: http://bit.ly/Adyx6F130,372 followers | Follow
Heifer International
Heifer empowers millions to go from poverty to self reliance via gifts of livestock, seeds, trees & training, providing a multiplying source of food & income.127,387 followers | Follow
UN Development
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) helps empower lives and build resilient nations world-wide.90,171 followers | Follow
UNICEF USA
21,000 children die every day from preventable causes. We believe that number should be zero. Do you believe in ZERO?81,963 followers | Follow
Foreign Office (FCO)
Latest news from the #UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office. For our #travel updates please follow @fcotravel. #foreignaffairs #digitaldiplomacy #foreignpolicy73,900 followers | Follow
GlobalGiving
The world is full of problems. GlobalGiving is full of solutions. 10+ years, 1,000+ projects in 100+ countries in 140 characters.42,255 followers | Follow
Open Society
The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens.37,635 followers | Follow
Earth Institute
Mobilizing the sciences, education and public policy to achieve a sustainable earth36,826 followers | Follow
The Global Fund
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: investing the world's money to save lives. RTs & links we share don't necessarily mean endorsement.30,555 followers | Follow
William Easterly
NYU Econ Prof; author White Man's Burden, critic of nonsense in fighting global poverty, advocate of individual rights for all; keep your irony alert on.29,181 followers | Follow
Intl Rescue Comm IRC
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.25,142 followers | Follow
Greg Mortenson
Central Asia Institute co-founder / Three Cups of Tea & Stones Into Schools co-author / Let's Educate Girls & Change The World22,832 followers | Follow
Ethan Zuckerman
Center for Civic Media, MIT Media Lab, Global Voices Online, Berkman Center. Formerly Geekcorps, Tripod. RT ≠ endorsement, RT = interesting read.20,634 followers | Follow
Jim Cashel
Chairman of Forum One, a digital communications firm which works at the nexus of technology, public policy, and online community.19,319 followers | Follow
Brookings FP
Helping policymakers and the public engage the great challenges facing the U.S. and the international community in the 21st century.19,207 followers | Follow
Carnegie Foundation
19,153 followers | Follow
Grameen Foundation
Grameen Foundation helps the world’s poorest, especially women, gain access to financial services, life-changing information and unique business opportunities.18,216 followers | Follow
MacArthur Foundation
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.17,551 followers | Follow
World Food Prize
Recognizing achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.16,994 followers | Follow
Spotlight on Poverty
Daily Poverty News and Commentaries From Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity15,392 followers | Follow
Nothing But Nets
Malaria kills. Nets save lives. Send a net. Save a life! Together we can cover a continent. A @unfoundation campaign.15,279 followers | Follow
Africa Rural Connect
Offer your voice and your vision to develop creative & practical plans for Africa’s economic and agricultural future.15,244 followers | Follow
Carnegie Endowment
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a think tank dedicated to cooperation between nations. RT ≠ endorsement.14,067 followers | Follow
Catholic Relief
Catholic Relief Services is the official int’l humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic community. We alleviate suffering; we help people in need13,954 followers | Follow
Global Health
The Global Health Council is the world's largest membership alliance dedicated to saving lives by improving health throughout the world.13,675 followers | Follow
NextBillion
Exploring the connection between development and enterprise through blogs and analysis13,053 followers | Follow
Beyond Profit
is an online publication focused on social enterprises and development innovation in South Asia. On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BeyondProfit12,606 followers | Follow
Solar Sister
Light. Hope. Opportunity. Using the power of women's enterprise to distribute clean energy technology in rural Africa.11,293 followers | Follow
World Development
The World Development Movement campaigns for justice for the world's poor. Campaigns: food speculation and climate debt.Tweets by @pontusw & @miriamross110,935 followers | Follow
FightPoverty
Business Fights Poverty is the leading online community for business and development, connecting over 10,000 professionals.9,853 followers | Follow
e-Agriculture
A global initiative to enhance sustainable agricultural development & food security by improving the use of information and communication technologies7,870 followers | Follow
Owen Barder
Senior Fellow & Europe Director at the Center for Global Development. Development economist, geek, runner. More at: http://www.owen.org/about Views mine.6,721 followers | Follow
The Independent
The blog of Uganda's Independent magazine - the home of cutting edge opinion and analysis6,606 followers | Follow
Global Integrity
Tracking governance, transparency, open data, & corruption issues from a global, bottom-up, gov2.0 perspective. Features gossip & what we do: http://ow.ly/9jIa.6,603 followers | Follow
Development Gateway
An international nonprofit that provides online platforms to make aid and development efforts around the world more transparent and effective.5,901 followers | Follow
Global Network
We are an advocacy initiative dedicated to raising the awareness, political will, & funding necessary to control neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)5,564 followers | Follow
World Bank PSD
A market approach to development thinking, in collaboration with the World Bank's Private Sector Development and All About Finance blogs5,022 followers | Follow
Duke Global Health
A premiere academic global health institute that is mobilizing Duke to address health disparities in NC and around world4,917 followers | Follow
David Roodman
Wrote Due Diligence: An Impertinent Inquiry into Microfinance in public; senior fellow @CGDev; crunching numbers & penning prose; all views mine alone4,608 followers | Follow
Branding Africa
Tweeting conversations on the Brand of Africa & it's associations4,072 followers | Follow
Development Crossing
We promote the growth of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development. Create a free profile today!4,066 followers | Follow
Int.Development Coop
Development Cooperation: Share news, New findings. Link up with fellow Volunteers, Consultants, Aid workers, Organizations and NGO's. International Lifehacking.3,766 followers | Follow
Josh Ruxin
Columbia University expert on development living in Rwanda, founder and director of Rwanda Works, the Access Project, @Forbes blogger3,706 followers | Follow
SmartKids Foundation
SmartKids (tweets: Kees Hoogendijk) is fighting poverty by educating and capacitating very bright though needy children in Africa. Ghana is our try-out.2,681 followers | Follow
Vijaya Ramachandran
Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development, working on fragile states, private sector development,and food security. Views are my own.2,536 followers | Follow
Rwanda Works
Health infrastructure, wealth creation and social entrepreneurship in Rwanda.2,231 followers | Follow
Lighting Africa
World Bank Group initiative helping the private sector develop, accelerate, and sustain the market for modern off-grid lighting technologies in Africa2,140 followers | Follow
Eldis Communities
Free on-line interactive communities where you can meet others involved in international development and discuss the issues that are important to you.2,112 followers | Follow
Mifos Initiative
Global community building software & open technology platform to unlock potential of microfinance. Tweets by @edcable of Community for Open Source Microfinance1,966 followers | Follow
MicrofinanceInsights
Is an international publication serving the knowledge needs of the growing microfinance sector1,830 followers | Follow
Ruth Levine
Vice President for Programs and Operations, and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development1,728 followers | Follow
Rwanda Wire
This is an automated custom newswire for reports and links coming out of Rwanda.1,496 followers | Follow
The Road to...
Addicted traveller, serial expat, passionate aid worker, Called NutCase by most.1,430 followers | Follow
Andrew J. Cohen
Dad, spouse, caregiver, tech-strategist, pragmatist/bleeding-heart. Managing Director at Forum One Communications in Alexandria, Va.1,359 followers | Follow
AfricaAdapt
Knowledge sharing for climate change adaptation in Africa - Le partage de connaissances pour l'adaptation aux changements climatiques en Afrique1,291 followers | Follow
Development Drums
Podcast about international development hosted by Owen Barder of the Center for Global Development1,139 followers | Follow
Global Poverty
963 followers | Follow
Lawrence MacDonald
innovative policy communication for global justice, Tweets my own627 followers | Follow
cop africa
We are practitioners of Management for Dvp Results working for African governments, civil society, and as independent experts in the field.537 followers | Follow
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Organizations and individuals working in global development.
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I recommend @eagriculture for @cashel's GlobalDevelopment list on Listorious http://bit.ly/4vpls2 for aggregating tech/ag info.
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I recommend @e_agriculture for @cashel's GlobalDevelopment list on Listorious http://bit.ly/4vpls2 because I had to fix my typo. :-)
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I recommend @km4dev for @cashel's GlobalDevelopment list on Listorious http://bit.ly/4vpls2 because this community cares abt KM/KS globally
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I recommend @IICD for @cashel's GlobalDevelopment list on Listorious http://bit.ly/4vpls2 because IICD enables individuals and organisations in developing countries to use information and communication technologies (ICT) as a tool for development
