New Spanish impact funds are expected to be announced today at the Global Steering Group’s (GSG) Global Impact Summit 2023 in Malaga. Representatives from more than 60 countries working in the global impact investment sphere, including Argentina, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria and Turkey will be attending the two-day event running from 2-3 October 2023. The event itself is sold out, with the quickest session to sell being the ‘Masterclass on Demystifying Impact Valuation’. …

If we are not careful, many of our efforts to “shift power” in international philanthropy will not actually shift anything. Over the past several years, philanthropy for international aid and development has begun experimenting with increasing approaches to shifting power. This is to be commended. Trusting and funding locally born, raised, and reputed organizations, longer term, flexible funding, and participation are all critically important, but if we are truly going to shift power we must …

Ahead of the WINGSForum, co-hosted this year with the Africa Philanthropy Network (APN) in Nairobi, Kenya from October 3-5, 2023, the theme of the forum, ‘Transforming Philanthropy to Transform the World,’ has sparked a deep reflection on the need for change within the philanthropic sector, prompting us to question what it truly means to transform philanthropy, where we stand in this transformation, and what it will take to achieve it. In conversation with the Executive …

Born near the slopes of Mount Elgon in Western Kenya, my upbringing was rich with stories that served as the lifeblood of our community. However, too often when it came to the tales told by aid organizations, we weren’t the heroes of our own stories. Instead, we were the “problems” needing solutions. This skewed narrative echoes an African proverb: “Until the lion learns how to write, every story will always glorify the hunter.” Centuries ago, …