Global Summit on Community Philanthropy

Do you want to see philanthropy and international aid re-oriented towards community strengthening?

Do you want to learn new approaches to building trusting relationships with community leaders, civil society, foundations, government, and the private sector?

Do you want to be inspired by leading thinkers and practitioners in community philanthropy from around the globe?

If so, join us in Johannesburg from 1 - 2 December 2016!

#ShiftThePower

Already registered:

Catherine Ombasa

Segal Family Foundation

Joshua Kyallo

Firelight Foundation

Vuyiswa Sidzumo

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Mónica Vera

Fondo Región Colonia

Jenny Barry

Semillas

Janet Mawiyoo

Kenya Community Development Foundation

Stephen Cox

Inter-American Foundation

Anna Omodei

ASSIFERO

Kate Buxton

Australian Community Philanthropy

Daniel Grant

USAID

Shihab Uddin Ahamad

Action Aid

Christopher Worman

TechSoup

Graciela Hopstein

Instituto Rio

Tendai Murisa

TrustAfrica

Inga Skrastina

The Boris and Inara Teterev Foundation

Andrea Dicks

Community Foundations of Canada

Melvin Chibole

Kenya Community Development Foundation

Emmanuelle Faure

European Foundation Centre

Aisha Mansour

Dalia Association

Karoline Caesar

Robert Bosch Stiftung

Mariane Maier Nunes

ICom

Rita Thapa

Tewa

Lee Rose

Community Foundations of Canada

Larry McGill

Foundation Center

Claret Madzikanda

Uluntu Community Foundation

Emilienne De Leon Aulina

Prospera International Network of Women's Funds

Lesley Inglis

Community Foundations of Canada

Ros Tennyson

Partnership Brokers Association

Violeta Hernández Espinosa

Blandin Foundation

Janet Topolsky

Aspen Institute

David Jacobstein

USAID

Katharine Pearson Criss

Center for Rural Strategies

Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo

Deborah Ellwood

CFLeads

Vernon Ringland

Community Foundation for Northern Ireland

Monice Nkrumah

Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation

Gerry Salole

European Foundation Centre

Anna Mushi

Arusha Municipal Community Foundation

Dorothee Masele

Fondation Chrétienne pour le Développement du Terroir

Zawadi Nyongo

Independent

Kalasa Mwape

Fondation Communautaire du Katanga

John Hecklinger

Global Giving

Lorelei Villarosa

Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity

Bernie Dolley

Ikhala Trust

Elizabeth Opoku-Darko

Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation

Nicolette Louis

Ikhala Trust

Sarah Hugow

Ikhala Trust

John Harvey

Independent Consultant

Sara Lyons

Community Foundations of Canada

Chris Engelbrecht

Ikhala Trust

Susan Wilkinson Maposa

Independent Consultant

David Proctor-Bonbright

Keystone Accountability

Malima Omari

Kinondoni Community Foundation

Marcia Dwonczyk

Partnership Brokers Association

Bernand Kalinga

Kinondoni Community Foundation

Stephen Mashishanga

Morogoro Municipal Community Foundation

Andrew Chunilall

Community Foundations of Canada

Malaly Venance

Morogoro Municipal Community Foundation

Herve Lisoir

King Baudouin Foundation

Isayvani Naicker

South African Department of Science and Technology

Mmapitso Mokotedi

South African Department of Science and Technology

Gcino Mlaba

South African Department of Science and Technology

Kgomotso Seikaneng

South African Department of Science and Technology

JP Bervoets

Community Foundations of Canada

Myanza Mwadhini

Morogoro Municipal Community Foundation

Sizo Zwane

South African Department of Science and Technology

Dedo Baranshamaje

Segal Family Foundation

Simphiwe Mbatha

Uthungulu Community Foundation

Chris Mkhize

Uthungulu Community Foundation

Saleh Mohammed Samit

Aga Khan Foundation

Nicolas McKinlay

Aga Khan Foundation

Matt Reeves

Aga Khan Foundation

Nicolas McKinlay

Aga Khan Foundation

Sujeet Sarkar

Aga Khan Foundation

Lara Kalwinski

Council on Foundations

Annie Hillar

Mama Cash

Reana Roussow

Next Generation Consultants

Hope Lyons

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Bernard Kalinga

Kinondoni Community Foundation

Malaly Venance

Morogoro Municipal Community Foundation

Armine Shiroyan

Women for Development

Dana Doan

LIN Center for Community Development

Linetta Gilbert

Sean Lowrie

Start Network

Gabrielle Ritchie

The Change Room

Ndanatsej Tawamba

Urgent Action Fund Africa

Lina Ingles

Aga Khan Foundation

Neena Jain

emBOLDen Alliances

Maya Casagrande

emBOLDen Alliances

Atje Drexler

Robert Bosch Stiftung

Ivye Allen

Foundation for the Mid South

Lucia Dellagnelo

ICom

Pratim Roy

Keystone Foundation

Kerry Soderlund

DOCKDA Rural Development Agency

Lauren Bradford

Foundation Center

Ian Bird

Community Foundations of Canada

Barbara Nost

Zambian Governance Foundation

Monica Nkrumah

Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation

Rachel Anima-Boahen

Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation

Gianela Fonte

Fondo Región Colonia

Melisa Grebović

Tuzla Community Foundation

Elizabeth Opoku-Darko

Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation

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Summit registrations have now closed but you can still follow us on social media #ShiftThePower, and sign up to our newsletter to hear the latest news coming out of the Summit.

#ShiftThePower

Browse the stories and discover how community philanthropy organizations around the world are managing to #ShiftThePower: to the communities the work aims to serve, away from traditional donor / recipient relationships, to the most marginalized, etc.

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Programme outline

The Summit is not being organized like a regular conference. The main purpose will be to build connections and foster conversations between participants towards a collective framework for people-led development. Check out the programme, which will revolve around the "8 Pillars of Good Development."

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People Behind the Summit

One aim of the Summit it to link the global community philanthropy field more strategically with other parts of the development and philanthropic landscapes, so as such the GFCF is relying on a wide network of partners and allies for input and advice as the Summit programme takes shape.

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