Africa
Across Africa, collaborative funds are rooted in local leadership and designed to deliver sustainable, system-level change. By embedding government participation and building on trusted, proximate relationships, they create efficient and effective pathways for philanthropic investment. These collaboratives offer donors an opportunity to accelerate progress by channeling resources into structures that are both deeply connected to communities and positioned for scale. With greater investment, they have the potential to unlock transformative impact across the continent.
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Learning from a decade of collaborative philanthropy
A look at how donor collaboratives have evolved over time, and how fund leaders and donors can sharpen their strategies today.
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The philanthropic collaborative landscape
Based on survey responses from nearly 200 collaborative giving vehicles, new research from the Bridgespan Group paints a picture of the current landscape and suggests directions forward to grow and strengthen this increasingly important segment of philanthropic giving.
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Philanthropic collaborations in Africa and their unique potential
Philanthropic collaboration across Africa is robust and complex. Donors participate in over 130 collaboratives, more than half of which work exclusively in Africa. Fueling this growth is the continent’s burgeoning prosperity and donors’ growing acknowledgment that they need to work together to forge innovative ways to take on Africa’s biggest challenges.