Jan 30, 2019

Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy at Ashoka University; WINGS;

Strategic use of ever unpredictable financial resources. Lean yet nimble teams, structured to facilitate overall achievement of goals. Collaborations that prioritise knowledge, learning, and making interventions. An encouraging sector environment. Trust, transparency and communication among all stakeholders. These are necessary elements in commonly-held visions of effective social impact and philanthropy sectors, that utilise their shrinking resources well, proactively engage with their social, political and economic world and constantly innovate. The reality of India's social impact and philanthropy sectors, however, could not be further removed from this vision. Stuck in the pressures of sheer survival, saddled with a complex regulatory landscape and a challenging socio-political context, our vision for the social impact and philanthropy sectors has become a receding horizon, instead of a guiding compass.

Jun 19, 2019

WINGS;

This collection of impact case studies illustrates how Philanthropy Support Organizations (PSOs) have implemented successful strategies to promote an enabling environment for civil society and philanthropy to thrive. Through eight cases from different countries, WINGS is bringing to the spotlight experiences that often remain behind the scenes. The publication also features specialized articles from the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL), Forus and CIVICUS. Despite the challenges of shrinking space or lack of conducive fiscal environment, PSOs are creative and have tremendous positive impact on the field in response to these challenges. In this sense, this report is both a source of inspiration and a call to action.

Jan 24, 2020

Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS);

Value. Voice. Collective Impact. Philanthropy networks, their leaders, members and funders alike, are looking to build a future in which these core elements are reflected in their work. How can networks define and realize new value propositions and amplify voice in a way that is responsive to members yet also shapes the field? What role can tech and data solutions play in enhancing value? What strategies in advocacy and thought leadership can elevate the voice and visibility of the sector? How can philanthropy support networks go beyond focusing solely on organizational impact to creating more collective impact across the sector? This guide combines thoughtful concepts, frameworks and practical approaches that all philanthropy networks can use to prepare their organisations for the next decade.

Jul 30, 2019

International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL); Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS);

WINGS and the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) present this tool, designed to help philanthropy organizations decide where it may be most effective to engage in efforts to improve the legal environment at the national and/or regional levels. It aims to help organizations think critically about a variety of relevant factors and weigh different considerations in the process of engaging in specific strategies. This tool seeks to lay out the most important considerations and guide organizations to analyze them both individually and in relation with each other. The main PDF (below) provides the content and concrete examples of how to use the tool, which is divided into three parts.To download the following templates, copy and paste each link in your browser. Part 1: seeks to help you gather the information you need to understand issues with the legal environment, how they affect civil society (including philanthropy organizations), the key players, and different factors to consider when deciding whether to engage.  Download the template: http://bit.ly/Toolkit_Part1Part 2: asks you to map the issues that civil society is facing based on the priority in addressing them, as well as how long it will take to resolve the issue and the complexity of the required solution. This can help you see where there might be relatively easily attainable successes and where you may have to prepare for a longer-term engagement that will require more resources. Download the template: http://bit.ly/Toolkit_Part2 Part 3: seeks to help you identify where there are allies who could support your work and potential openings to reach decisionmakers. It guides you to assess the strength of the opportunity for engagement based on these factors. Download the template: http://bit.ly/Toolkit_Part3This tool was designed based on two online capacity building sessions led by ICNL. Watch the 1st and the 2nd Online Sessions available on YouTube: http://bit.ly/1st_OnlineTraining and http://bit.ly/2nd_OnlineTrainingDownload the presentation shared during the 1st Online Training: http://bit.ly/Training_PresentationThe main PDF (below) provides the content and concrete examples of how to use the tool.

Oct 30, 2019

WINGS;

The 2nd WINGS Regional Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean: "Finding Common Paths to Fostering an Enabling Environment in the Region" in Sao Paulo on October 29th and 30th, 2019 ended with the publication of a declaration from the LAC Affinity Group members.The document states the importance of strengthening regional coordination to promote an enabling environment and to be constructive interlocutors for authorities at the regional level to discuss policies that affect the sector, including financial and private policies.The declaration highlights the need for all interested actors to join this effort to promote a strong, diverse, sustainable, effective, accountable and independent philanthropic sector in the region.

Jun 28, 2018

WINGS;

This paper sets out WINGS' strategic priorities for 2018-2022. These priorities stem in large part from an analysis by WINGS of trends both in the world generally and in philanthropy in particular. At the same time WINGS remains fully committed to the ongoing activities that are part of its core mission, as detailed below.

May 31, 2018

Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS);

This guide is for all funders who wish to understand how they can contribute to unlocking philanthropy's potential to build more resilient, sustainable and democratic societies. This is what the philanthropy support ecosystem, also called philanthropy infrastructure, is all about. It is about developing and harnessing private resources for social good, building civil society and democracy, and helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is central to the mission of all visionary funders who want to increase the impact and sustainability of their work.

Jan 30, 2018

Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS);

From a description of various forms of individual giving to the growing importance of community philanthropy and structured, institutional giving, the current report is an effort to bring back the diversity of the field of philanthropy at the center of the debate, by drawing a comprehensive and provocative picture of current trends and challenges of the field. The report also raises some of the questions and issues most critical and central to its development – from technology and shrinking civic space to power dynamics within philanthropy practice and concepts, to the evolving role and form of philanthropy infrastructure.

Mar 28, 2018

Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS);

The stakes over the development of a sound and strong system to support and develop philanthropy have never been higher. In many regions the infrastructure is still emerging and needs to be strengthened and where it is well developed it often faces challenges of sustainability and duplications. This paper, published by WINGS,  provides information and key messages to guide the reflections of funders, philanthropy support leaders and other actors, in developing their infrastructure and turning it into a proper ecosytem. It gives a picture of organizations, functions and activities that are needed for philanthropy infrastructure to play its role unleashing the potential of philanthropy and calls for a new paradigm of collaboration within the field.  More than a publication, it is a step in a long-term process of reflection and action to develop a strong and interconnected global ecosystem of support to philanthropy.

Aug 02, 2018

Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS);

"What difference do you make?" is a challenging question to answer for philanthropy support organizations (PSOs). Assessing the impact of this field is complex because much of the support is not always tangible as it often relates to processes and relationships. Positive results also often appear on the long term and can hardly be directly attributed to one single actor or initiative. As a result much of this invisible work is undervalued and our field lacks references to improve its own impact.WINGS started gathering concrete examples of achievements from the field. This document provides a synthesis of a first series of 8 impact stories shared by our members and which illustrate the diversity and importance of their contribution to the development of philanthropy. The cases are presented following the 4Cs assessment framework: capacity, capability, connection, and credibility- with all their respectively outcome areas- were applied to highlight key achievements presented by each case.These cases were initially selected for and presented at WINGS International Meeting for Funders of Infrastructure in Barcelona in March 2018.

Feb 23, 2017

Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS);

Infrastructure in Focus: A New Global Picture of Organizations Serving Philanthropy is the second global picture of organizations serving philanthropy presented by WINGS. This Fact Sheet presents a summary of the key results.

Sep 28, 2017

Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS);

Philanthropy infrastructure is often underfunded and underrecognized for its value. How do we communicate our worth to the sector and others? In a collective effort to answer this question and share our expertise on how to better articulate our organizations' Capacity, Connections, Capability and Credibility, WINGS and DAFNE came together in partnership to launch the 4Cs: A Framework to Help Your Organization Identify and Demonstrate its Worth.