Around the world, collaborative funds are increasingly being recognised as effective and efficient ways to move resources to where they need to be. Their growth has warranted international gatherings to understand and develop this way of doing philanthropy.

Mannifera's Executive Officer, Harriet McCallum, recently attended the second Global Summit of Collaborative Funds in San Francisco. She shared her learnings with Philanthropy Australia in the following article.

It was an absolute joy for me to be in the company of 132 collaborative funds from around the world. Since Mannifera got going five years ago, our collective of funders has used a relational, responsive and risk-tolerant approach to develop a different kind of philanthropy in support of a fairer democracy and economy. This was my big chance to assess how we were doing and learn from a sizable peer group.

I learned so many things, met great people and joined networks for ongoing connection and sharing. What I hadn’t anticipated was to experience such a strong affirmation for Mannifera’s work to date, in terms of what we aim to achieve in our collaborative funding approach and the challenges faced. Below are some of my key learnings from the summit, which wasexpertly delivered by the team at Philanthropy Together, with resourcing from the Gates Foundation.

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