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The ABCs of Catalytic Sunsetting: How Foundations and Other Philanthropic Funders Can Exit Boldly — And Leave a Bigger Legacy
What if the best way to ensure your philanthropic legacy … was to close your doors? As Nancy Swanson-Roberts at Linked Foundation and Kusi Hornberger at Dalberg Capital argue, the world’s most pressing problems demand urgent, bold action that incremental giving over generations often can't enable. They explain why philanthropic organizations like Linked Foundation are deliberately spending down their assets within a defined timeframe to catalyze systemic change — an approach they call “catalytic sunsetting" — and share three strategies that can help any funder exit with purpose and power.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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Bayer Foundation And United Nations Capital Development Fund Partner On New Investment Vehicle For Food Systems Enterprises
Bayer Foundation and the United Nations Capital Development Fund have partnered to launch the “Food Systems Innovation Finance Facility.”
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Global
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WDI Partners with Adaptive Change Advisors
Through this partnership, WDI and ACA will develop professional and inclusive programming to bridge the persistent gaps in the innovation ecosystem, etc.
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- Global
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Black Women-Led Infrastructure Investor Launches in South Africa
The firm’s immediate focus will be on delivering public-private partnership projects across sectors including social infrastructure, healthcare, etc.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Axian Energy and Sika Capital to Build Four Solar Power Plants in Benin in $49 Million Project
Benin is moving forward with a major renewable energy initiative through a partnership between Axian Energy, a pan-African developer, and Sika Capital Bénin.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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East Asia Brings Boom to African Fintech Unicorn Flutterwave
The company’s international growth this year has also included securing 20 new licenses in the United States for its remittance app, Send.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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EcoSecurities and Energy Quest Foundation Launch Strategic Partnership to Accelerate E-Mobility Activities Throughout Africa
The partnership aims to unlock new sources of catalytic finance to accelerate the rollout of sustainable e-mobility infrastructure and services.
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- Energy, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: China’s Biggest Delivery App Brings Its Disruptive Playbook to Brazil
Meituan’s arrival is likely to transform the delivery industry — which has already seen the unlikely partnership between rivals Uber and iFood.
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- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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