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To foster collaboration in our community, we brought together up to 60 representatives of families/foundations at annual gatherings in an intimate setting to create a confidential safe space to discuss issues curated by them and presented by them.

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2013 – Summit in Megève, France: 56 Participants  21 Countries

2014 – Summit in Megève, France: 50 Participants  23 Countries

2015 – Summit in Franschhoek, South Africa: 60 Participants 24 Countries

2016 – Summit in Franschhoek, South Africa: 57 Participants  25 Countries

2017 – Summit in Franschhoek, South Africa: 54 Participants 25 Countries

2018 – Summit in Franschhoek, South Africa: 49 Participants 21 Countries

2019 – Summit in Singapore: 54 Participants 26 Countries

2020 – Virtual Summit (Covid) on Gender and Philanthropy 

2021 – Eight Case Studies Completed with University of Pennsylvania

2022 – Community Increased To Include Tunisia, Gabon, Cameron & Saudi Arabia

2023 – Assessment Projects In Gabon, Benin & Kenya

2024 – Detailed Fact-Finding Visits To Kenya To Validate Pilot Project

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We followed a structured approach to encourage the cross polination of ideas, candid discussions of failures, and the tabling of challenges to help find solutions.

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