Guidance for Philanthropy: Powering Transformative Multistakeholder Partnerships

17 September 2025

Philanthropy has a vital role to play in solving the world’s most pressing challenges—by enabling collaborative partnerships that reach across sectors and borders. Philanthropy brings flexible, risk-tolerant funding, convenes diverse partners, opens access to influential networks, and elevates local and community leadership. Through multistakeholder partnerships (MSPs), philanthropy can spark innovation, build trust, and unlock long-term, systemic change. Based on findings from regional research by WINGS and its partners in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, this brief recommends nine ways philanthropy can help MSPs thrive.

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