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The Giving for Change (GfC) Alliance is led by an international consortium of organizations that share a commitment to community-led development through community and domestic philanthropy. The consortium includes the Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF), the African Philanthropy Network (APN), the Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF), and Wilde Ganzen (WG). Together, they are working to implement a five-year programme across eight partner countries: Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Brazil, and Palestine.
After 18 months of programmatic work by the Giving for Change partners, an annual learning and reflection meeting was organised in Ghana, hosted by the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) and the STAR Ghana Foundation, in July 2022. This report is to provide a reflection of the shared experience, learning and reflection from the event.
The learning event was organised to:
(a) Create spaces to reflect on what has worked, what has not worked, and the emerging innovations and success in the programme implementation across the eight countries, facilitate the documentation of best practices and guidelines on community philanthropy, the #ShiftThePower movement, and domestic resourcing to guide the programme's implementation.
(b) Facilitate networking and bonding amongst GfC partners, build relationships and connections, share learnings, and create real action plans and collaborations.
(c) Identify additional opportunities for follow-on action that help to amplify the needs and recommendations that surface from this gathering. This includes opportunities for GfC consortium members and national anchor partners in the eight implementing countries to champion regionally and globally the core thematic areas of the programme and/or find spaces and opportunities to collaborate with one another.
This is a very well-written report on the important six days’ meeting by the African partners of the GfC worldwide alliance. It provides inspiration and practical examples for everyone involved with local fundraising. See especially the follow-up section starting on page 24.
Partnerships and networking African Philanthropy Fundraising examples Fundraising innovations
Author: West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI)
Publisher/source/organization: West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI)
Place and year of issue: Accra 2022
Type: Report of meeting or event [Unkown]
Country/region: Africa
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