It was felt that philanthropy is more flexible than aid, has the potential for more collaborative investment, and can give more voice to those looking to achieve change.
To address inefficiencies, the panel proposed a "grand bargain" under which "donors would not simply give more but give better, by being more flexible, and aid organisations would reciprocate with greater transparency and cost-consciousness".
Congress should support a flexible food aid system that includes cash, vouchers and local procurement of goods, and a serious commitment to development money to strengthen sustainable agriculture in developing nations.
The two companies said they will work together on flexible financial aid for people considering buying a motorbike to work on Grab's platform.
Greenlinger's flexible schedule, aided by his largely electronic workload, is an example of what millennials now crave in the workplace.
In a survey of 2,500 mothers by community website Working Mums earlier this year, 70% said more flexible working would aid them in their career development.
While donor governments clearly need to further explore and address the obstacles which they face to making flexible and aligned aid available, these efforts also need to be matched by stronger leadership and financial management on the part of recipient governments.
While Uganda was initially a leader in the development of strategies to better coordinate donor assistance for health, during the past decade, problems of corruption, financial management, and relatively weak leadership within the health sector may have attenuated the Ugandan government's ability to encourage donors to provide flexible and aligned aid to the health sector.
It suggested a more flexible approach to food aid programmes, with aid agencies allowed to choose between food aid shipped from the US, locally or regionally purchased supplies, vouchers and cash transfers, depending on the situation and specific objectives.
