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Dhruv Mitter of Dasra reflects on the importance of locally led philanthropy, drawing on perspectives from Africa and India. He makes the case for solutions rooted in local knowledge, innovation and context.

Patricia Ndegwa of Impact Philanthropy Africa reflects on South Africa's role in bringing African perspectives into the G20 and why philanthropy, business, civil society and government all have important contributions to make.

How can momentum generated during South Africa's G20 Presidency continue into future global processes? Michael Mapstone discusses the importance of Global South perspectives, strategic focus and the intersection of philanthropic and market capital.

Anthony Costa, Head of the B20 South Africa Secretariat, reflects on the opportunities to mobilise different sources of capital for development, particularly in Africa, and the potential for more philanthropic organisations to contribute.

The G20 is more than an annual summit. Reon van der Merwe explains why sustained partnerships and mechanisms for cooperation are essential to carrying progress from one presidency to the next.

What does effective philanthropic engagement with the G20 require? WINGS G20 Coordinator Reon van der Merwe shares practical lessons on engaging early, identifying entry points, setting clear goals and building the capacity needed for collective influence.

Collaboration between philanthropy, business and government is increasingly important, but it doesn't happen automatically. Benjamin Bellegy explains why networks and philanthropy support organisations are essential to connecting sectors, mobilising resources and enabling collective action.

How can the G20 ensure that perspectives from Africa, Latin America and other Global South regions remain central to global discussions? WINGS Executive Director Benjamin Bellegy explains the importance of representation, participation and bringing diverse philanthropic voices into international decision-making.

Why does philanthropy need a voice in the B20? Kirston Green explores how philanthropy and business can work together to address persistent challenges such as poverty, unemployment and exclusion, and why relationships built through the G20 must continue beyond a single presidency.

Michael Mapstone, CEO of the Anglo American Foundation, discusses the potential of the Business–Philanthropy Legacy Partnership in South Africa. He explores how philanthropy's ability to test solutions can complement the private sector's capacity to scale them, particularly in addressing youth unemployment.

Climate change is a systemic challenge, and it demands systemic responses. But complexity doesn't have to be a barrier. This webinar offered philanthropy practitioners a practical, accessible entry point into applying a systems lens to their climate work, with tools and methods you can adapt…

On 4 June, we launched the first-ever Philanthropy For Climate: State of the Movement Report.

WINGS and the European Philanthropy Coalition for Climate hosted a webinar on 31 March, 'Getting Started on Your Climate Journey: Understanding the Science of Climate Change' to help build foundational knowledge across the philanthropy ecosystem.

As the hosts of the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change, Philea and WINGS launched the first-ever International Philanthropy Commitment Progress Report. This milestone report shares key insights into how signatories of the International Commitment are progressing across the seven pillars, from Education and Learning…

Philea’s European Philanthropy Coalition for Climate and WINGS co-hosted a webinar, “Philanthropy at COP29: Why it matters and what’s planned”, on 17 October, 13:30 to 15:00 UTC.

The Avina Foundation (Fundación Avina) was founded in 1994 by Swiss entrepreneur Stephan Schmidheiny to contribute to sustainable development in Latin America. During three decades of work, the Foundation has donated USD 454 million in grants that supported over 10 000 initiatives led by local…

The Alliance of Socio-Environmental Funds of the Global South was created in 2021 by bringing together independent and activist socio-environmental funds from nine Global South countries and regions. Its primary goals are to act on two issues faced by philanthropies and other donors working on…

The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), in Latin America and the Caribbean, addresses the needs of vulnerable populations, promotes sustainable livelihoods, and advances rights and justice, with climate considerations across these focus areas. Its climate action ranges from climate integration in its projects and measuring…

The Friends Provident Foundation (FPF) is a British independent charity that uses its grants, investments, shareholder activism, communications, and collaborations to promote a fairer and more sustainable economy. In 2019, the Foundation published its Climate emergency declaration. FPF also signed the UK Funder Commitment on…

The Open Society Foundation (OSF) advocates for democracy in 120+ countries, and issues 2,500+ grants annually. An evaluation of the impact of the climate crisis impact on its programmatic goals inspired OSF to restructure the organisation in 2021, creating four new global programmes – one…

The Trottier Family Foundation (TFF) supports projects that aim to mitigate climate change and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while addressing socio-economic issues. It partners to provide solutions for reducing Canadian emissions by 80 per cent, by 2050, and reaching negative emissions by the end…

The Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation is a Franco-Spanish family foundation that focuses on sustainable food and citizen art. Carasso’s commitment to the DivestInvest campaign guided its financial strategy for tackling the climate emergency. In 2021, it reported €24 million in investments, 56 percent of…

Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation promotes civil, cultural, and economic development in Italy. With the Sustainable Development Goals as its strategic compass, the Foundation aligned its work to three goals: Culture, People and Planet. To ensure the effective application of its funds, the Foundation also…

The Guangdong Harmony Community Foundation is based in the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong, China — one of the world’s most densely populated and urbanised regions. Its community development and climate mitigation initiatives include providing grants and developing public participation toolkits to strengthen basin governance…

The Jordan River Foundation (JRF) focuses on community empowerment, child safety, and other socio-economic issues, with emphasis on women’s and children’s needs, and with an increasing focus on Syrian refugees. Sustainability goals have been present in several JRF interventions for many years, with the Foundation…

Islamic philanthropic foundation, Dompet Dhuafa, has supported more than 28 million people in Indonesia with funding, social capital development, and advocacy campaigns. Inspired by the Islamic Declaration on Climate Change – issued in 2021 along with other religious communities’ calls for greater governmental and individual…

Through measurable data-led projects, High Tide Foundation focuses on climate mitigation, including reducing methane emissions which are responsible for more than 25 percent of global warming today. The Foundation joined other philanthropies to fund the Global Methane Hub which supports governments to achieve the Global…

Through its extensive participation in global philanthropy support organisations, and by positioning itself as a bridge between international networks and local organisations, the Sabancı Foundation in Turkey understands the urgency of engaging in climate change. The Foundation integrates climate into its grantmaking, and experiments with…

The Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation was established in 1998 by the friends, family and associates of Shehu Yar’Adua – a politician and military leader who fought for democracy in Nigeria after its independence in the 1960s, and through the decades that followed. Sentenced to prison…

Arapyaú Institute’s Climate Programme drives cross-sector engagement, to create conditions for forestry-related sustainable businesses in Brazil to flourish. The Institute incubates transformative networks, mobilising diverse organisations to collaborate on sustainability. Incubated initiatives include a network that supports politicians and civil society leaders to incorporate sustainability…

Alana Institute works to honour children’s rights, through advocacy, litigation, and publications. Its Children and Nature Programme defends children’s rights to live in a healthy environment and to strengthen their bond with nature. To this end, Alana joined several nonprofits and political parties in filing…

The African Climate Foundation (ACF) is the first African-led strategic climate change grantmaking foundation on the continent fully dedicated to working on climate and development. In less than two years ACF has issued over 80 grants, supporting work in 23 African countries. ACF has its…

In its effort to contribute to environmental sustainability through awareness and cross-sector education, the King Khalid Foundation has found innovative ways to encourage the Saudi Arabian private sector to improve its environmental, social and governance practices. In addition to running various awards of recognition that…

Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation CEO, Catherine Brown, started learning how climate change would impact everything and everyone, including the local communities she worked with on housing and community development issues. She was inspired to steer the Australian foundation, on a holistic climate philanthropy journey. With…

Foundations working on everything from reducing homelessness and promoting democracy to advancing arts and culture and protecting children’s rights are starting their climate journeys.

On March 23, WINGS, Active Philanthropy and CEP – Centre for Effective Philanthropy hosted an event to hear how foundations that work on a variety of different issues started their climate journeys.

On September 6, WINGS hosted the first session of the #PhilanthropyForClimate Webinar Series to talk about implementing the 7 pillars of Philanthropy Commitments on Climate Change.

On November 23, WINGS hosted the fifth session of the #PhilanthropyForClimate Webinar Series to talk about implementing the 7 pillars of Philanthropy Commitments on Climate Change.

The climate emergency is here but there is still time to act. Philanthropy, with its resources, independence and influence, has a key role to play in addressing this crisis.

On November 2, WINGS hosted the fourth session of the #PhilanthropyForClimate Webinar Series to talk about implementing the 7 pillars of Philanthropy Commitments on Climate Change.

The #PhilanthropyForClimate movement is a call to all foundations, regardless of their mission, status or geographic location to come together and signal their commitment to climate action. It currently counts more than 580 signatories in 18 countries and comprises the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate…

On October 18, WINGS hosted the third session of the #PhilanthropyForClimate Webinar Series to talk about implementing the 7 pillars of Philanthropy Commitments on Climate Change.

A growing number of philanthropic organizations are committed to taking climate action as part of the global #PhilanthropyForClimate movement. Still, less than 2% of global philanthropy goes toward climate mitigation. Furthermore, most philanthropic resources for climate remain in the USA and Europe. There is a…

On September 27, WINGS hosted the second session of the #PhilanthropyForClimate Webinar Series to talk about implementing the 7 pillars of Philanthropy Commitments on Climate Change.

500 foundations worldwide are now signatories of the international and national #PhilanthropyForClimate commitments. Join them and the growing global movement. All foundations are welcome – irrespective of what you work on.

#PhilanthropyForClimate is a growing global movement of foundations committed to taking urgent action on climate change. The Philanthropy for Climate movement includes national commitments and the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate, through which more than 400 foundations around the world have already committed to taking…

Belantara Foundation has signed the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change!

The Greeneration Foundation has signed the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change!

The African Climate Foundation has signed the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change!

Stiftung Zukunftsfähigkeit has signed the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change!

Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation has signed the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change!

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has signed the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change!

The Trottier Family Foundation has signed the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change!

We’re happy to announce that the IKEA Foundation has signed the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change!

We’re happy to announce that the Laudes Foundation has signed the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change!

May 10th

Climate change is now an emergency. We can see the effects in the world around us with growing and terrifying frequency. And it affects all of us. No matter what it is that you care about, climate change will have an impact.

From October 3-5, 2023, more than 350 attendees from over 50 countries gathered in Nairobi, Kenya for the 7th edition of WINGSForum, this year co-hosted with the African Philanthropy Network (APN). WINGSForum brought together philanthropy leaders, professionals, networks, experts and changemakers, from around the world…

What role will networks and PSOs play in transforming philanthropy and shaping its future? This closing session will explore the role of networks and PSOs in being catalysts for transforming philanthropy. It will highlight commitments and actions, paving the way forward for growing a collective…

What role can philanthropy play in enabling and facilitating multi-stakeholder partnerships? This session will explore philanthropy’s enabler role in bringing together actors from different sectors and building collaborations to leverage resources and work towards collective impact.

What does it mean to be a transformational leader? This session will invite participants to reflect on their leadership journey and revisit philanthropy’s relationship with risk, experimentation and failure. We will explore the role of boards and executive leadership in embracing change and creating transformative…

This session will ask some crucial questions for philanthropy’s transformation: How wealth is created, how it gets invested and who decides how it will be redistributed? We will explore ways to create alignment between values, endowments, investments and operations to transform philanthropy.

Can we talk about transformation without confronting the paradox of philanthropy? This session invites participants for an honest and debate-style conversation on the role and dynamics of philanthropy, challenging us to address the criticisms of philanthropy.

What role can philanthropy play in addressing the existential threats we are facing? This intergenerational session will present an overview of the polycrisis and its impact on humanity, inviting participants to imagine a shared future and the needed role of philanthropy during all these crises.

Centering the role of philanthropy as the most universal instinct of solidarity, civic action and unifying message, where it sits in the face of existing realities, the powerful role it can play in addressing significant societal changes and the urgent need to transform philanthropy to…

On 23 October 2025, we hosted the third session of the PTI Dialogue Series—a four-part series in which organisations share their stories of how philanthropy drives systems change. The series offers practical insights on cross-sector partnerships, shifting the power, and long-term impact.

On 22 July 2025, we hosted the second session of the PTI Dialogue Series—a four-part series in which organisations share their stories of how philanthropy drives systems change. The series offers practical insights on cross-sector partnerships, shifting the power, and long-term impact.

On 22 May 2025, we hosted the first session of the PTI Dialogue Series—a four-part series in which organisations share their stories of how philanthropy drives systems change. The series offers practical insights on cross-sector partnerships, shifting the power, and long-term impact.

The Philanthropy Transformation Initiative (PTI), conceptualised and hosted by WINGS, is a collective effort by philanthropy networks, advisories, support organisations, academic centres, and funders from around the world to challenge our field to transform ourselves, our practices and our institutions and build a movement to…

The Philanthropy Transformation Initiative (PTI), conceptualised and hosted by WINGS, is a collective effort by philanthropy networks, advisories, support organisations, academic centres, and funders from around the world to challenge our field to transform ourselves, our practices and our institutions and build a movement to…

The Avina Foundation (Fundación Avina) was founded in 1994 by Swiss entrepreneur Stephan Schmidheiny to contribute to sustainable development in Latin America. During three decades of work, the Foundation has donated USD 454 million in grants that supported over 10 000 initiatives led by local…

The Alliance of Socio-Environmental Funds of the Global South was created in 2021 by bringing together independent and activist socio-environmental funds from nine Global South countries and regions. Its primary goals are to act on two issues faced by philanthropies and other donors working on…

The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), in Latin America and the Caribbean, addresses the needs of vulnerable populations, promotes sustainable livelihoods, and advances rights and justice, with climate considerations across these focus areas. Its climate action ranges from climate integration in its projects and measuring…

The Friends Provident Foundation (FPF) is a British independent charity that uses its grants, investments, shareholder activism, communications, and collaborations to promote a fairer and more sustainable economy. In 2019, the Foundation published its Climate emergency declaration. FPF also signed the UK Funder Commitment on…

The Open Society Foundation (OSF) advocates for democracy in 120+ countries, and issues 2,500+ grants annually. An evaluation of the impact of the climate crisis impact on its programmatic goals inspired OSF to restructure the organisation in 2021, creating four new global programmes – one…

The Trottier Family Foundation (TFF) supports projects that aim to mitigate climate change and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while addressing socio-economic issues. It partners to provide solutions for reducing Canadian emissions by 80 per cent, by 2050, and reaching negative emissions by the end…

The Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation is a Franco-Spanish family foundation that focuses on sustainable food and citizen art. Carasso’s commitment to the DivestInvest campaign guided its financial strategy for tackling the climate emergency. In 2021, it reported €24 million in investments, 56 percent of…

Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation promotes civil, cultural, and economic development in Italy. With the Sustainable Development Goals as its strategic compass, the Foundation aligned its work to three goals: Culture, People and Planet. To ensure the effective application of its funds, the Foundation also…

The Guangdong Harmony Community Foundation is based in the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong, China — one of the world’s most densely populated and urbanised regions. Its community development and climate mitigation initiatives include providing grants and developing public participation toolkits to strengthen basin governance…

The Jordan River Foundation (JRF) focuses on community empowerment, child safety, and other socio-economic issues, with emphasis on women’s and children’s needs, and with an increasing focus on Syrian refugees. Sustainability goals have been present in several JRF interventions for many years, with the Foundation…

The Community Foundations of Canada (CFC), a network of 200+ community foundations, builds partnerships and movements that help drive sustainable development. The organisation has taken various steps, including developing a climate action plan, to reduce 40 percent of its carbon emissions by 2024. Its Sustainability…

Islamic philanthropic foundation, Dompet Dhuafa, has supported more than 28 million people in Indonesia with funding, social capital development, and advocacy campaigns. Inspired by the Islamic Declaration on Climate Change – issued in 2021 along with other religious communities’ calls for greater governmental and individual…

Through measurable data-led projects, High Tide Foundation focuses on climate mitigation, including reducing methane emissions which are responsible for more than 25 percent of global warming today. The Foundation joined other philanthropies to fund the Global Methane Hub which supports governments to achieve the Global…

Through its extensive participation in global philanthropy support organisations, and by positioning itself as a bridge between international networks and local organisations, the Sabancı Foundation in Turkey understands the urgency of engaging in climate change. The Foundation integrates climate into its grantmaking, and experiments with…

The Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation was established in 1998 by the friends, family and associates of Shehu Yar’Adua – a politician and military leader who fought for democracy in Nigeria after its independence in the 1960s, and through the decades that followed. Sentenced to prison…

Arapyaú Institute’s Climate Programme drives cross-sector engagement, to create conditions for forestry-related sustainable businesses in Brazil to flourish. The Institute incubates transformative networks, mobilising diverse organisations to collaborate on sustainability. Incubated initiatives include a network that supports politicians and civil society leaders to incorporate sustainability…

Alana Institute works to honour children’s rights, through advocacy, litigation, and publications. Its Children and Nature Programme defends children’s rights to live in a healthy environment and to strengthen their bond with nature. To this end, Alana joined several nonprofits and political parties in filing…

The African Climate Foundation (ACF) is the first African-led strategic climate change grantmaking foundation on the continent fully dedicated to working on climate and development. In less than two years ACF has issued over 80 grants, supporting work in 23 African countries. ACF has its…

In its effort to contribute to environmental sustainability through awareness and cross-sector education, the King Khalid Foundation has found innovative ways to encourage the Saudi Arabian private sector to improve its environmental, social and governance practices. In addition to running various awards of recognition that…

Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation CEO, Catherine Brown, started learning how climate change would impact everything and everyone, including the local communities she worked with on housing and community development issues. She was inspired to steer the Australian foundation, on a holistic climate philanthropy journey. With…

In the third session of the ‘The World is Our Lab’ webinar series, WINGS and the Leping Foundation joined several thought leaders to explore the complex nature of technology and how philanthropy can guide technology so it benefits society and why we still need to…

In the second session of the ‘The World is Our Lab’ webinar series, WINGS and the Leping Foundation joined several thought leaders to explore how many of the companies, technologies, platforms, and practices that we consider a part of the New Economy have changed where…

How does 'new power’ play out in China? And what does it mean for philanthropy in China and the rest of the world? In the webinar series ‘The World is Our Lab’, WINGS and the Leping Foundation joined several thought leaders to tackle these questions…

Advocacy for an Enabling Environment is a way to strengthen the philanthropy sector and to face the challenges imposed on philanthropy support organizations. This webinar organized by WINGS' Latin America & Caribbean affinity group explores enabling environment issues as they relate to the philanthropy ecosystem…

Promoting a Culture of Giving is paramount to strengthen civil society, democracy and development. This webinar organized by WINGS Latin America affinity group explores ways to boost individual giving in the region and looks at innovative experiences from Brazil.

Alliance magazine travelled outside of London in late May to host a quarterly Breakfast Club in partnership with WINGS at the EFC Conference in Brussels, Belgium. The mission was to illuminate philanthropy's global infrastructure to an audience of European (and beyond) attendees, providing answers -…