Closing the Capital Gap on Impact Investment in Africa

By Bernard Chidzero, Serena Fu, Nkanyiso Hlongwa, Fhatuwani Mabila, Rossina Naidoo, and Roger Thompson

African fund managers face unique obstacles that impede their access to capital for social impact. Given their lived experience, networks, and access to opportunities, they are well placed to deploy impact capital on the continent.

This new Bridgespan Africa report surfaces ways that “first-mover” investors can back African fund managers with confidence while also achieving financial goals.

What Does It Truly Take for Funders to Nurture Equitable Systems Change?

In mission-driven circles, systems-change work–which is focused on the root causes of problems–is sometimes treated like an unattainable dream. But it doesn’t have to be. This article in Alliance Magazine discusses why systems orchestrators/field catalysts are among the highest-leverage investments philanthropy can make when it comes to equitable systems change.