About
WINGS is the only global network of philanthropy support and development organisations. We are a community of more than 200 thought leaders and changemakers across 58 countries who are committed to growing and strengthening philanthropy to ensure that it reaches its fullest potential as a catalyst for social progress. We are committed to ending inertia, breaking down silos, challenging conventional wisdom and creating an enabling environment for philanthropy to flourish. Our goal is to encourage collaboration and ignite potential – to rally philanthropic actors everywhere to build a more just, equitable and sustainable world.
About WINGS
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Our Mission, Values, and Vision
Mission
To ensure philanthropic actors around the world have the support, knowledge, networks and enabling environment they need to grow and create transformative change.
Values
At WINGS, we believe that people and their communities, geographic and otherwise, must be at the heart of everything we do. As such, we aspire and strive to live our organisational values every day.
Vision
WINGS is committed to a world in which philanthropic action in all its varied forms achieves its highest potential as a catalyst for the transformative social change necessary to build a more just, equitable and sustainable world.
How we serve
We work in three impact areas which, together, offer the greatest potential for creating lasting systemic change.
Collective intelligence
WINGS is an established hub of wisdom, critical thinking and practical experience. We ensure philanthropic actors and decision-makers around the world have the best information, the most effective models for social progress, and access to the most impactful collaborations and partnerships.
Strengthening ecosystems
As a diverse community of thought leaders, advocates and practitioners, WINGS’ members have a unique understanding of how to unlock the potential of ecosystems that can increase the impact of private funding. Together, we provide expertise, peer learning and hands-on collaboration to build stronger, more cohesive ecosystems that help unleash the power of philanthropy as a catalyst for social progress —locally, regionally and globally.
Advocacy and policy
The strength of our global membership provides us with the agency to understand and overcome the mental, structural and policy barriers that limit philanthropy’s ability to flourish. We work side-by-side with our members to advocate for philanthropy’s role in a strong civil society and create policies to ensure the best possible enabling environment for philanthropic work to thrive.
Our unique global network
WINGS is the only global network of philanthropy support and development organisations committed to growing and strengthening philanthropy to ensure that it reaches its fullest potential as a catalyst for social progress. Our growing community of thought leaders and changemakers includes more than 200 member organisations across 58 countries.
ASIA- PACIFIC
Members
28
We have 28 members in 12 countries within the region: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore & Sri Lanka
ASIA- PACIFIC
EUROPE
Members
56
We have 56 members in 22 countries within the region: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UK & Ukraine.
EUROPE
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Members
25
We have 35 members in 11 countries within the region: Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, and Peru.
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Members
05
We have 5 members in three countries within the region: Egypt, Israel, and Jordan.
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
NORTH AMERICA
Members
70
We have 70 members in 2 countries within the region: Canada, and the USA.
NORTH AMERICA
SUB- SAHARAN AFRICA
Members
29
We have 29 members in 8 countries within the region: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
SUB- SAHARAN AFRICA
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The philanthropy support ecosystem
The Philanthropy Support Ecosystem (PSE) includes the community of interacting organisations, functions and activities that assist and enable the achievement of philanthropy’s potential by nurturing its capacity, capabilities, connection and credibility.
Our world is facing challenges of an unprecedented scale and urgency. It is also filled with incredibly inventive, resilient and hopeful communities, leaders and people seeking to build a happier, healthier, more just and sustainable world. These changemakers need support. They need resources, funding, capacity and enabling policies. Beyond the huge and too often unnoticed amount of services they provide, they need support to influence lawmakers and create new socio-environmental and economic systems.
WINGS provides a global platform for these enablers and developers. We are uniquely positioned to see the important contribution they are making to philanthropy and giving on all continents, and the growing diversity of ways in which they are making it. We also see how much work is required to build robust support ecosystems, especially where they are most needed.
To learn how to become part of this important effort download our 'Acting Together to Lift Up Philanthropy' guide.
To learn more about our #LiftUpPhilanthropy campaign contact us at info@wingsweb.org.
Supporters
The WINGS network is grateful for the support of our funders and thought partners. Without their help, our important work would not be possible.
WINGS Funders and Supporters
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