The Angel Accelerator: INVESTING WITH OR FOR IMPACT
We hope you enjoyed the last webinar we had. If you missed it, you can watch the edited version on http://theangelaccelerator.com/lessons/investing-with-or-for-impact/ and http://theangelaccelerator.com/lessons/measuring-impact/ If you have yet to see the lessons from the previous webinar, the edited version of those lessons are on http://theangelaccelerator.com/lessons/philanthropy-and-investing/ And if you want to skip ahead to other lessons we’ve yet to cover, http://theangelaccelerator.com/lessons/ has a […]
AVPA Deal Share Platform
Join us for a demonstration of the new AVPA Deal Share Platform 14:00 (Nigeria) 15:00 (South Africa) 16:00 (Kenya) 4 February 2021 [Register Here] Join the platform pilot and find fresh opportunities and partners in the philanthropic and impact investment space. Recent deals added to the platform 1. South African gender lens SME investor endorses food packaging business in South […]
Gender Lens Investment
AVPA’s Gender Platform activities will kick off in the month of February 2021 with a series of webinar conversations on topics relevant to the three communities of practice: Financing Women Entrepreneurs – A Conversation with Social Investors Gender lens investment funds and initiatives have proliferated in Africa over the last few years. And yet, both […]
Co-Investing for Impact in Africa

This webinar focuses on how Co-investment in Africa can be challenging. Investors face hurdles in navigating competition, building trust, and aligning expectations around social impact, financial returns, governance, exits, due diligence, and fee structures. And yet, co-investment comes with many benefits. Opportunities to reduce costs, share expertise, deepen networks, fill out funding rounds and […]
Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods for Women and Girls

AVPA’s Gender Platform activities will kick off in the month of February 2021 with a series of webinar conversations on topics relevant to the three communities of practice: Empowering Women to Spearhead Socio-Economic Recovery AVPA and partners will bring you insights on how social investors are collaborating to empower women as drivers of economic recovery […]
THE WOMEN & GIRLS INDEX 2020

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. The Women & Girls Index 2020: […]
GLOBAL GENDER BALANCE SCORECARD

20-first believes that the best measure of corporate progress towards gender-balanced businesses is the makeup of executive top teams. Board membership has received much focus and legislative pressure, but the ultimate evidence of long-term commitment and follow-through is the balance on Executive Committees – the CEO and their direct reports. Here’s how the world’s top […]
BECOME THE NEXT TONY ELUMELU ENTREPRENEUR

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH are proud to partner with the European Union (EU), the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) and the German Development Cooperation to unlock the dynamic potential of African women entrepreneurs. The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is looking for African […]
Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods for Women and Girls
AVPA’s Gender Platform activities kicked off in the month of February 2021 with a series of webinar conversations on topics relevant to the three communities of practice the first one being “Empowering Women to Spearhead Socio-Economic Recovery“. AVPA and partners brought the attendees insights on how social investors are collaborating to empower women as drivers […]
The Landscape Study for Social Investments in Southern Africa

See the AVPA launch of the Landscape Study for Social Investments in Southern Africa, with highlights from the study discussed by our research team partners, Intellecap Advisory Services.