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Development Initiatives (DI) is a global organisation harnessing the power of data and evidence to end poverty, reduce inequality and increase resilience.

Contact details

Website:
https://devinit.github.io/

Address:
First Floor Centre, The Quorum, Bond Street South, Bristol, BS1 3AE, UK

Country:
United Kingdom

Sub-region:
Northern Europe

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Global with regional focus on Kenya, Uganda, Nepal, U.S., U.K.
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
N/A
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
1993
Age (years)
Development Initiatives
 32
United Kingdom average
 36
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Judith Randel and Tony German
Founder gender: Both male & female co-founders
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Daniel Coppard
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Adrian Lovett
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Adrian Lovett
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
Development Initiatives
 44
United Kingdom average
 32
Global average
 88
2024
Development Initiatives
 57
2023
Development Initiatives
 91
% Female staff
2025
Development Initiatives
 48%
United Kingdom average
 48%
Global average
 50%
2024
Development Initiatives
 46%
2023
Development Initiatives
 57%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Development Initiatives
 20
United Kingdom average
 41
Global average
 57
2023
Development Initiatives
 36
2022
Development Initiatives
 4
Financials
2019
Development Initiatives
 $8,235,899
United Kingdom average
 $79,318,707
Global average
 $52,840,629

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
Development Initiatives
 3,659
United Kingdom average
 40,789
Global average
 26,974
Likes (2022)
Development Initiatives
 3,549
Likes (2021)
Development Initiatives
 3,437
Twitter
Followers (2025)
Development Initiatives
 8,794
United Kingdom average
 28,696
Global average
 19,888
Followers (2024)
Development Initiatives
 8,964
Followers (2022)
Development Initiatives
 8,008
Subscribers (2025)
Development Initiatives
 336
United Kingdom average
 11,305
Global average
 7,436
Subscribers (2024)
Development Initiatives
 298
Subscribers (2023)
Development Initiatives
 254
Followers (2025)
Development Initiatives
 11,469
United Kingdom average
 15,490
Global average
 15,926
Followers (2024)
Development Initiatives
 10,000
Followers (2023)
Development Initiatives
 8,553

Data notes

Last updated: 10/03/2025
Defunct organization (find out more): Yes
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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