Our Publications:
The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) Evaluation Report

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN), a bipartisan coalition, is dedicated to bolstering the leadership role of the United States in promoting economic growth and reducing poverty and suffering around the world by improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency of U.S. foreign assistance. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation commissioned this evaluation, working in close collaboration with MFAN, to learn from MFAN’s past: its relevance and effectiveness, and the sustainability of its impact. This evaluation studied MFAN’s activities and results from just before its launch in mid-2008 through mid-2016. It includes four contribution analysis stories that examine MFAN’s contribution to:

1. The Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development (PPD-6),
2. An effort to rewrite the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA),
3. The Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act (FATAA), and
4. USAID’s work on Local Solutions.

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) Evaluation Report: 2008-2016, July 2017. (full report with appendices) (co-authors: Carlisle Levine, Robin Kane and Claire Reinelt; other contributors: Ann Emery, Bruce Hoppe, and Marc Smith)

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) is a bipartisan coalition that bolsters the United States’ leadership in promoting global economic growth and reducing poverty and suffering by improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency of U.S. foreign assistance. This evaluation studied MFAN’s achievements from mid-2008 through mid-2016.

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) Evaluation Report: 2008-2016, July 2017. (full report without appendices) (co-authors: Carlisle Levine, Robin Kane and Claire Reinelt; other contributors: Ann Emery, Bruce Hoppe, and Marc Smith)

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) Evaluation Report: 2008-2016 – Executive Summary, July 2017. (executive summary) (co-authors: Carlisle Levine, Robin Kane and Claire Reinelt; other contributors: Ann Emery, Bruce Hoppe, and Marc Smith)

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) Evaluation Report: 2008-2016 – The Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development (PPD-6) and MFAN’s Influence, July 2017. (PPD-6 story) (primary author: Robin Kane)

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) Evaluation Report: 2008-2016 – Rewriting the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) and MFAN’s Influence, July 2017. (Rewriting the FAA story) (primary author: Carlisle Levine)

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) Evaluation Report: 2008-2016 –The Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act (FATAA) and MFAN’s Influence, July 2017. (FATAA story) (primary author: Carlisle Levine)

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) Evaluation Report: 2008-2016 –USAID’s Work on Local Solutions and MFAN’s Influence, July 2017. (USAID Local Solutions story) (primary author: Claire Reinelt)