African Venture Philanthropy Alliance

African Venture Philanthropy Alliance is rated 3 out of 5 in the category nonprofit organization management. Read and write reviews about African Venture Philanthropy Alliance. ABOUT US The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) is a unique Pan-African network for social investors, headquartered in Nairobi and committed to building a vibrant and high impact community across Africa. AVPA is aligned with thriving networks in Europe (EVPA - HQ in Brussels with 254 members) and Asia (AVPN HQ in Singapore with 503 members) to form a dynamic global force for social impact. OUR MISSION The core mission of AVPA is to improve lives in Africa by increasing the flow of financial, human and intellectual capital to social investment and by enabling investors to deploy their capital more effectively. In pursuit of this mission, AVPA focuses on: Fostering more disciplined practices to deploying capital for social impact that increases transparency and accountability and thus enables individuals and organizations to achieve their aspirations for change in critical areas they care most about – whether it is health, education, financial inclusion, skill building, environment, and youth employment Promoting collaboration, helping our members pool their funds and sharing best practice across sectors and borders via our unique convening platform. Enhancing the effectiveness of our members through organised learning opportunities and knowledge sharing to accelerate their impact. Inspiring the sector by showcasing the real life successes of experienced practitioners to help emerging philanthropists and social investors become more effective. Facilitating a more informed social investment ecosystem that spans the continuum from philanthropy to impact investment. OUR VISION Our vision is to one day realize a vibrant, high impact social investment community across Africa—a landscape where providers of capital collaborate to help social purpose organizations (SPOs) deliver maximum social value. OUR VALUES Integrity, transparency and leadership. OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE African-based, African-led and substantially African-funded.