Mission

Global Philanthropy Alliance (GPA) develops young social entrepreneurs in Africa by funding youth-led or youth-engaged organizations that unleash the power of youth to advance the economic and social health of their families and communities.

Vision

Young people deserve the chance to develop and acquire skills that permit them to contribute to the economic and social health of their families and communities. Global Philanthropy Alliance supports youth organizations to unleash the power of youth to achieve their positive goals.

All youth should have support to make positive contributions to family and community wellbeing.

Core Values

• Nothing is greater than the power of people to effect change on their own behalf.
• Youth can be powerful drivers for leading their families and communities toward sustainable change.
• Effective and sustainable social change is created by or at least in partnership with the people most directly affected.
• Social entrepreneurs in developing countries have ideas, skills, and experience effecting change in their own communities. They often lack financial capital to accomplish their goals. Partnerships with those with money (and sometimes specific expertise) can make all the difference in achieving results.
• The power of donations of money (or time, or expertise) must be consciously balanced with structures that support and do not undermine the assets and efforts of the recipient.
• Effective partnerships involve mutual interest, mutual benefit, mutual respect, and mutual responsibility.

Strategy

• Beginning with our focus on three countries in Africa, GPA provides startup grants to organizations whose purpose is to support youth motivation to acquire skills and advance their development so that they can contribute to the economic and social health of their families and communities.
• In addition to making small grants to help organizations get started effectively, we create partnerships with organizations that make loans for economic development engaged by youth, or that otherwise can help organizations become sustainable.
• GPA’s organizational strategy is to raise funds for these efforts by linking people in the United States with people and organizations in Africa, supporting mutual exchange of ideas and resources to empower youth, promote philanthropy, and share knowledge and encourage innovation to achieve sustainable family and community development.
• GPA sees success and sustainability in the programs we support and the program strategies we employ, we will expand the African countries within our focus.