The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant impact on the global economy across sectors. Social impact organizations, especially non-profits, are faced with unique challenges as they are grapple with how best to respond to a number of priorities: from community needs, to maintaining funding, to employee engagement, while also trying to endure the crisis.

Watch this video from our webinar with Niyi Yusuf, Managing Partner, Verraki Partners in a discussion on ‘Nonprofit Resilience: Strategies for Business Continuity’, hosted by Osayi Alile, CEO ACT Foundation.

The global/overseas funding session is an initiative of ACT Foundation in collaboration with King Baudouin Foundation United States (KBFUS) and our grantee, Africa Philanthropy Forum (APF), which attracts high-level professionals from all over the African development space to seek out new avenues, and establish new channels to funding from international donors.

A workshop aimed at building capacity of implementing partners/grantees by reiterating the importance of monitoring and evaluation to. It also serves as a platform for the communication the foundation’s reporting instruments.

This annual event seeks to explore the culture of leadership in the social development space, as well as to address shared challenges affecting the growth of third sector organizations. Over time, it has engaged CEOs, Founders and Executives across several areas of development in dialogues and partnerships geared towards capacity building and accelerated growth.

As part of ACT Foundation’s commitment to youth development and capacity building, we volunteer by imparting knowledge in youths, and encouraging them to take advantage of resources around them to create wealth for themselves and their communities. In partnership with our grantees Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) we have enjoyed fulfilling our commitment.

Together with our grantees VisionSpring and Eleta Eye Institute, the foundation provides free eye screening and eye care services to professionals. One of such professional environments is the Access Women Network which has supported our journey to restoring eyesight among professionals.