Member Spotlight: Imago Dei Fund – Strategic Plan Update
Founded in 2009, the Imago Dei Fund is a family foundation based in Boston, Massachusetts. Motivated by faith and a commitment to the inherent dignity and common humanity of all people, Imago Dei Fund holds a vision of a more just and more free world in which all human beings can thrive and flourish together. […]
African Philanthropy Forum Appoints New Board Chair
African Philanthropy Forum Appoints New Board Chair Lagos, Nigeria – February 06, 2023: African Philanthropy Forum (APF) has appointed Gbenga Oyebode as its new Board Chair. Gbenga Oyebode is the founder and Of Counsel at Aluko & Oyebode (Barristers & Solicitors), one of the largest integrated law firms in Nigeria. He is a philanthropist who […]
‘The Need Is So Great’:Tsitsi Masiyiwa On New Gender Fund
IN MARCH, AFRICAN PHILANTHROPIST AND SOCIAL entrepreneur, Tsitsi Masiyiwa, and other world philanthropists came together to raise $1 billion to advance gender equality and women’s leadership. The organization, Co-Impact, launched The Gender Fund to bring significant resources into a grossly underfunded space and address “gendered systems” – the underlying norms, laws, practices, sanctions, and decision-making […]
Stewarding Wealth
In a world where celebrity appears to be the highest calling, where everyone wants to be a leader or an owner, management is often seen as a second-rate calling. For so many years I felt the same way, focusing my attention on the things that are prized by the world. Stewardship, however, the critically important […]
African Philanthropy Forum: New Board Member Announcement
Nyimpini Mabunda has been appointed as a Board Member of African Philanthropy Forum with effect from 21 March. Nyimpini Mabunda is the CEO for Southern Africa at General Electric. He has 25+ years background leading major consumer goods, food franchise, and telecoms businesses across Africa and the United Kingdom. Prior to joining GE, he fulfilled […]
International Women’s Day: Meet 8 Inspiring African Women Shaping the Future of Africa by Aletheia Development Centre
Drawn from the fields of Government, Humanitarian Affairs, advocacy, and public policy, these women are distinguished trail-blazers and history makers In celebrating International Women’s Day this year, Aletheia Development Centre, a public policy and agenda setting think-tank highlight 8 inspiring women from Africa who are breaking barriers and inspiring generations of future female leaders from […]
Opportunities at African Philanthropy Forum
Given our commitment to creating an enabling environment for the transformation of the culture of giving on the continent, we are expanding our personnel capacity across Africa; hence, the need to fill the following roles: Head of Membership Program Manager The application deadline is Friday, February 11, 2022. Please help us spread the word widely.
Driven by Communities, Led by Partners, Strengthened in Partnership: Blood:Water’s Approach to Community-Focused Philanthropy
In the early 2000’s, the Grammy Award-winning band Jars of Clay was confronted with the magnitude of the HIV/AIDS crisis that was so disproportionately affecting Eastern and Southern Africa. At a time when testing and treatment options were not affordable or widely available on the continent, palliative care, clean water, sanitation and hygiene were core […]
100 Civil Society Leaders: Celebrating nonprofit leaders inspiring the sector and country with their success stories.
Civil society organisations play an important role in the country’s socio-economic life contributing largely to both democracy and development. These organisations are founded and led by individuals with passion for change in a world full of challenges. In honour of such individuals, the Nigeria Network of NGOs with support from Google.org created a platform “100 […]
The Role of African Philanthropy in Responding to Covid-19
A new report from Dalberg Advisors and the African Philanthropy Forum sheds light on how philanthropy in Africa is changing in response to Covid-19 and what steps are needed to drive a more effective response. Philanthropists focused on Africa have stepped up their support for the people and communities most impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic […]
