Aidspan provides, at no charge, a number of linked services. These are primarily financed by grants to Aidspan from foundations. (Aidspan does not accept grants or fees from the Global Fund itself, in order to reinforce its independence when it writes about the Fund.)
1. Watchdog services
- Watch for and constructively comment on ways in which the Global Fund's leadership, Secretariat or grant recipients may not be living up to the Fund's founding principles.
- Communicate findings publicly (via Global Fund Observer) or privately, as appropriate.
2. Publication services
- Global Fund Observer (GFO), a free email newsletter providing news, analysis and commentary to over 7,000 subscribers in 170 countries.
- Aidspan Guides, a series of free publications providing detailed practical advice to those applying for, overseeing or implementing Global Fund grants.
3. Web services
- The Grant Details, Analysis and Evaluation pages on Aidspan's web site, a comprehensive on-line resource for comparing the performance of Global Fund grants.
- More web services (forthcoming).
4. Facilitation services
- Global Fund Round Tables for global health leaders and advocates (under the direction of a multi-sectoral steering committee).
- More facilitation services (forthcoming).
Although Aidspan has on occasion in the past worked closely with specific countries, Aidspan and its staff no longer provide in-depth technical support services to specific countries or organizations. Aidspan aims instead for its work to be sufficiently generic that it can be of value to all.