Failure as a KPI: Finding Philanthropy’s Courage to Fund and Fail (and Talk About It!)
The piece urges the philanthropy sector to treat failure as a key performance indicator, borrowing the risk‑capital mindset of venture capital. It proposes measuring the percentage of initiatives that fail, documenting lessons, and publicly sharing those insights. By designing grantmaking to include exploratory and validation funding, donors can test assumptions before scaling. An “Epic Fail” leaderboard is suggested to normalize failure discussion and accelerate learning across the field.
Beyond Generosity: Building Strategic Philanthropy Across Africa
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) urges African donors to move beyond sheer generosity toward structured, strategic philanthropy. Citing the 2025 CAF World Giving Report that names Africa as the most generous continent, RPA outlines five practical shifts—including pooled funding, role clarity,...
Africa Is the World’s Most Generous Continent — So Why Isn’t It Showing?
The 2025 CAF World Giving Report confirms Africa as the world’s most generous continent, with donors contributing an average of 1.54% of their income and 72% of adults giving. Six African nations—Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Malawi—rank in the...