DFC Announces Direct Equity Request for Applications
December 1, 2020 DFC seeks applications to invest in early, growth-stage companies committed to developmental impact WASHINGTON – U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) Office of Equity Investments (OEI) today announced the Direct Equity Request for Applications, which invites early and growth-stage companies, working to solve critical development challenges, to submit an application for direct equity […]
5 Recommendations for Development Institutions Engaging with Angel Networks in Emerging Markets
Entrepreneurship is a key driver of economic development – when new businesses launch and grow, they create jobs, address customer needs through market-based solutions, and drive demand for other products and services from a supply chain. With this knowledge in mind, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and other development institutions have increasingly […]
Overlooked No More: Donors invest in African change makers to maximize impact
Research shows that only a small fraction of international funding for humanitarian and development initiatives in Africa goes to locally-led organizations. The vast majority of funds still goes to their foreign-led counterparts—organizations with easier access to capital, social networks, and the donor-speak that funders prefer. Not only is this unjust; it is also ineffective. Local actors use resources […]
Mapping Agriculture Investing in Africa – a new resource from Village Capital
AVPA is pleased to share an illuminating new piece of research by Village Capital, entitled Mapping Agriculture Investing in Africa.
The 2020 Investing for Impact survey – infographics’ series
EVPA is committed to be the prime supporter and convener of the community of investors for impact in Europe. Investing for impact means supporting and co-developing innovative solutions to pressing social issues, taking on risks that no other actor in the market can take – or is willing to take. Investors for Impact have a role to play in testing such solutions and […]
Measuring giving to women’s and girls’ causes
The Women & Girls Index (WGI) is the only comprehensive index that measures charitable giving to women’s and girls’ causes. The 2020 report offers the first longitudinal look at how philanthropic support for women’s and girls’ organizations has changed in recent years.
How to Begin Considering a Gender Lens Investing Strategy
Implementing a gender lens at an investment fund can be daunting. Start by assessing the gender diversity across four levels of your existing operations to reveal where change is most needed.
The Angel Accelerator, powered by AVPA (video)
Has it crossed your mind if accelerators were just for startups?! Most are, but The Angel Accelerator has taken the learnings from those programs and applied them to teaching people how to be Angel investors for those startups. This video is an excerpt from the webinar that describes how the program works, what topics are […]
The Angel Accelerator, Powered by AVPA
The Angel Accelerator, Powered by AVPA Webinar and Training Series beginning January 2021 AVPA is partnering with The Angel Accelerator to bring you a series of workshops on angel investing for impact in Africa. The 12-week program begins March 3rd, and will leverage the learnings from the startup accelerator model to deliver hands-on training on […]
Resourceful Material to aid individual and organisational development
The global disruption caused by the novel coronavirus has had severe implications for life in general and the social sector is no exception. In a bid to better understand how social change organizations in Africa have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, ACT Foundation surveyed hundreds of organizations across Africa. This report examines the extent […]