Strategic Philanthropy in Emerging Markets: Maximising Impact

Your learning journey

Strategic philanthropy – what does it mean?

• Identify the difference between traditional and strategic methods of philanthropy
• Evaluate how strategic your philanthropic organisation is today
• Understand the importance of engaging multi-sector actors across the ecosystem
• Define what a brand is and why a strong brand is important for a philanthropic organisation
• Understand how to build a strong brand
• Assess how you can evolve your organisation for greater impact.

Building effective interventions

• Evaluate the causal model of social challenge to ensure better impact
• Recognise the playing field and find a ‘white space’ to avoid duplication
• Understand why you should measure impact
• Learn about what you should be measuring and how to do it efficiently
• Understand some of the core challenges when operating in emerging markets
• Understand what local actors in emerging markets require to build effective philanthropy.

Collaborating across the ecosystem

• Identify the right partners by scanning the field through stakeholder mapping
• Collaborate effectively by understanding the pitfalls of information-sharing
• Recognise the opportunity for hybrid finance and how to navigate it
• Scope your alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals
• Understand why governance is so important and why it can be challenging
• Plan how you can get the most out of your Board.

Leadership & learning from the field

• Revenue generating models
• How NGOs, charities and social enterprises scale their programmes
• The role of research and evaluation in revenue generation
• The key skills for leading change
• How to use storytelling to achieve change
• How to bring stakeholders on board and how to lead for change.

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• Ensure that your philanthropy is truly effective and strategic
• Move beyond grants and explore other financial instruments and blended finance
• Build evidence to support your chosen intervention
• Create an effective governance model that supports impact
• Build a productive relationship with governments in emerging markets
• On completion of the programme, participants will be awarded a digital certificate of completion by Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education.

This programme counts towards the Cambridge Judge Business School General Management Certificate of Achievement. On completing the GMCA you will be eligible to become an associate member of Cambridge Judge Business School’s global network of graduates and business-focused University of Cambridge alumni, faculty and staff.