Conversations With Africa Grantmakers: Reflections on Navigating Roles and Relationships presents snapshots from conversations with 17 grantmakers. They discuss their career paths, how they perceive their roles, and their perspectives on the grantmaking process.
Read MoreFunders targeting support to benefit communities in Africa represent a diverse set of grantmakers targeting a broad array of priorities, according to a new report from Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group (AGAG). In fact, more than half of the survey respondents provide support for two or more issue areas, specified populations, and/or countries or regions.
Read MoreThis report examines changes in funding over a decade and provides a detailed portrait of giving in 2012.
Read MoreThis paper was commissioned by the Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group as a background paper for our strategic planning process. It highlights key trends in American philanthropy and implications for funders interested in Africa.
Read MoreThis report covers the three overarching issues facing funders supporting organizations in Africa which were explored during the 2011 AGAG Retreat.
Read MoreThe findings and recommendations from this study AGAG conducted to explore attitudes and opinions about funding national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Africa directly or indirectly through intermediary organizations.
Read MoreThis summary report provides only a “flavor” of the topics and ideas that emerged from the main plenary sessions of the AGAG 2010 Retreat.
Read MoreThis report features a summary of three sessions from the 2014 Annual Conference organized by members of AGAG on funding approaches and strategies in funding women, youth and environment projects.
Read MoreIn March 2014, we invited funders interested in Africa to New York to attend our annual conference on “Funding in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities.” This report gives a flavor of the topics discussed and highlights from the presentations.
Read MoreThis conference report captures some of the diverse opinions, interests, ideas, and approaches that emerged from the AGAG Conference on “Funding Impact: Partnerships, Networks and Collaborations.”
Read MoreThis overview of funding by foundations based in the United States for health-related activities in Africa for the three-year period from 2000 through 2002.
Read MoreThis summary captures the key findings from a larger report that examines a sampling of grants from 2001 to 2005 to support health, basic education, and comprehensive programs for children and youth in ten countries in Southern Africa.
Read MoreThis summary report examined funding by forty-one American and two European funders for health and basic education programs for children and youth in ten Southern Africa countries between 2001 and 2005.
Read MoreThis summary report presents some of the key topics and points of discussion of the 2012 AGAG retreat.
Read MoreThis directory profiles a sample of the funders represented at the Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group Conference and Retreat held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2008. It was compiled as a resource for participants.
Read MoreThe theme for the 2009 retreat, “Connecting Knowledge: Education, Health and Civil Society” explored the interconnection between education and health and the important role civil society plays in building strong communities. The retreat included presentations, panel discussions and small group work, as well as time for informal networking and meetings with colleagues.
Read MoreThe 2013 gathering was about changes – in Africa and in philanthropy. Neither has escaped the impact of dramatic shifts globally and locally in response to social, economic, and political trends. The discussions ranged from “big picture trends” in philanthropy and in Africa to specific changes affecting the field and adaptive responses.
Read MoreThe 2005 annual retreat took place at the Dulce Hayes Mansion Conference Center in San Jose, California from January 17-19, 2005. The participants included grantmakers based in the U. S. and Africa who represented foundations with a variety of funding interests such as community development, health, women’s issues, support for civil society, democracy and governance, culture, environment and education.
Read MoreAs the third in a series of annual retreats, the 2002 retreat in Chicago focused on both strategic issues, such as theories of social change and partnerships, and substantive issues, such as HIV/AIDS, challenges to democratization and the use of information technology.
Read MoreThe 2006 meeting assembled nearly 60 participants representing 40 different funders, the largest group since AGAG’s inception in 2000. The group reflected different approaches to funding practices, and a range of thematic and geographic focus.
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