Disrupting and democratising development: Community philanthropy as theory and practice

This report highlights significant funding disparities for African NGOs from both African and non-African philanthropies. It reveals that African funders directed only 9% of large gifts to continent-based NGOs between 2010-2019, while non-African funders provided just 14%. The research points to a pervasive bias against local organizations, with grants often being small, short-term, and restricted. Barriers include a lack of targeted strategies and exclusionary "Western-centric" grant-making criteria favoring larger entities.