Across the globe, civil society protections are under threat—from rising political hostility to declining support from funders and mounting attacks on human rights.
Recently, our Founder and Managing Director and Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group (AGAG) steering committee member, Yvonne Moore, along with moderator Nyeleti Honwana, Senior Program Officer, Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation; and panelists Steven Lawrence, Independent Research Consultant; and Niamani Mutima, AGAG Executive Director, led The Power of Intentionality in Times of Crisis and Transformation—a virtual conversation on how AGAG, a pioneering network for grantmakers funding in Africa, used intentional practices to guide grantmaking practitioners in times of transformation, offering valuable lessons for today’s philanthropic landscape.
In Alliance Magazine, Niamani Mutima offers ways philanthropy can meet this critical moment, quoting Yvonne and the other panelists. Drawing on decades of experience leading AGAG, she shares a model—honed through crises—that centers on purpose, community, and trust.