Conversations With Africa Grantmakers: Reflections on Navigating Roles and Relationships

Conversations With Africa Grantmakers: Reflections on Navigating Roles and Relationships presents snapshots from conversations that took place between November 2019 and February 2020 with 17 grantmakers. They discuss their career paths, how they perceive their roles and their perspectives on the grantmaking process. Their comments are organized into four themes:

* Navigating roles and relationships

* Understanding different contexts

* Forming collaborative relationships

* Understanding change

These grantmakers reflect a range of perspectives. They were born in different countries, come from different backgrounds and work for different types of funding organizations based in different countries. Regardless of the grantmaking portfolio, their reflections will resonate with experienced grantmakers and provide useful insights for those new to the field.

AGAG's annual conferences and regional convenings have provided consistent opportunities for grantmakers funding in Africa to build relationships with a diverse community of their peers. AGAG has been shaped and sustained by the people who have been a part of it, demonstrating the power and positive influence of networks.

This report is part of AGAG's 20th Anniversary Legacy Project to document its history and share lessons and insights from its work over the past two decades in promoting philanthropy to benefit communities across Africa.

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