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From capital increase negotiations to the focus on women — reporters Michael Igoe and Sophie Edwards discuss the top stories coming out of the World Bank Spring Meetings. Interested in getting news + analysis from the meetings delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for the Devex Insider newsletter: bit.ly/DevexInsider

Live from Oxford, Camfed Africa Executive Director Angeline Murimirwa and Devex Senior Correspondent share their top takeaways from the Skoll World Forum — and tips for turning talk into action.

In this bonus edition of Long Story Short, Devex West Coast correspondent Catherine Cheney digs into what the Facebook data hijacking scandal may mean for organizations that have partnered with the social media giant on data for good initiatives. Read Catherine's full story here: https://bit.ly/2qatKhs

People donate everything after a disaster: Old clothes, medicine, teddy bears. How should NGOs manage donations when they're not what survivors need? More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-10

Foreign aid has long been a punching bag for U.K. tabloids. Now, U.K. development agencies are reticent to speak to reporters. Devex Correspondent Molly Anders explores what that means for democracy, culture, attitudes, and journalism. More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-9 Molly's full series on the UK Media and Aid here: http://bit.ly/UKMediaSeries

Do: Know your audience, let individuals tell their stories, tap into the universality of the human experience. Don't: Reinforce the white savior narrative, romanticize poverty, oversimplify. Devex Associate Director of Communications Carine Umuhumuza shares her top tips for creating engagement-worthy content in the era of social media. More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-...

Devex Correspondent Amy Lieberman talks to Women Deliver CEO Katja Iverson about the U.N.'s Commission on the Status of Women. Here's what it means for key issues such as family planning and the future of the #AidToo movement. More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-7

A year into the Trump administration, we've seen budget cuts, job cancellations, and rumblings of a new U.S. International Development Finance Institution. What does the second year of the Trump administration have in store? More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-6

When the public becomes desensitized to humanitarian crises, it sends a ripple effect across the development industry — impacting funding, access, and aid worker security. More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-5

Global development careers expert Kate Warren talks wage gaps, unconscious bias, and momming-while-dev'ing. More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-4

Does the Oxfam scandal represent a moment of reckoning for the aid industry — and what change could come as a result? Devex Associate Editor Jessica Abrahams and U.K. Correspondent Molly Anders explore how the Oxfam sex abuse scandal could impact the aid industry. More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-3

Can World Bank President Jim Yong Kim achieve his vision for private sector financing? What will it take — and what stands in his way? More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-2

Financing. Securitization. Humanitarian crises. Innovation. #AidToo. In the first episode of Long Story Short, Managing Editor Paul Harris and Engagement Editor Kate Wathen discuss the top development stories to watch in 2018. More information on this episode here: http://bit.ly/DevexLSS-1