African Philanthropy Events
Connect with Africa's philanthropy community through conferences, workshops, and networking events.
31 events found
Africa's Inaugural Impact Dialogue
Hosted by Forum for Impact
Africa Tech Summit
Hosted by Africa Tech Summit
Sankalp Africa Summit
Hosted by Sankalp Forum
Who's Setting the Agenda? Inside the Forces Reshaping African Philanthropy in 2026
Hosted by Philanthropy Circuit
How is the African philanthropic landscape evolving in 2026? We’ve analyzed the data, consulted the experts, and distilled the findings into six essential trends. Join Philanthropy Circuit as we explore early insights from our 2026 trends report, and uncover what's moving money, power, and impact across the continent.
2026 Global Philanthropy Leaders Summit
Hosted by Global Philanthropy Forum
The Global Philanthropy Leaders Summit is an application-based gathering that convenes senior leaders, decision-makers, and changemakers from global philanthropy and adjacent sectors. Each year, more than 250 executives — representing over $480B in charitable assets — come together to exchange ideas, collaborate across boundaries, and advance the future of the field. Theme: “Architecting the Future: Operating Systems for a New Era of Philanthropy.” As technological, geopolitical, and environmental shifts accelerate, philanthropy is being called to reimagine its core operating systems — the frameworks, values, structures, and partnerships that drive meaningful impact. Over three days, the Summit will explore how leaders can: Build adaptive, future-ready institutions Strengthen cross-sector and cross-border collaboration Rethink risk, governance, and decision-making Inspire systemic transformation across the philanthropic ecosystem This year’s theme invites participants to architect a more resilient, equitable, and innovative future for global philanthropy, while celebrating GPF’s 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of advancing collaboration, equity, and impact.
International Conference on Nonprofit Leadership and Social Change
Hosted by World Research Forum
The World Research Forum proudly presents the International Conference on Nonprofit Leadership and Social Change (ICNLSC-26),scheduled to take place on 27th March-28th March 2026. at Nairobi, Kenya. with options for both physical and virtual participation. This conference offers a global platform for academicians, researchers, and industry professionals to present their research, exchange ideas, and discuss innovative marketing strategies. Whether you attend physically at the venue or virtually from anywhere in the world, you will have equal opportunities to engage, share your insights, and build valuable connections.
The Africa Universities Summit
Hosted by Times Higher Education
International Conference On Philanthropy In Africa 2026
Hosted by Dawood Research Institute
The theme for DRI’s 3 international conference is “Contemporary Practices of Philanthropy in Africa: Prospects and Challenges.” This is meant as a follow-up on development in the area of philanthropy and to draw scholarly attention to this emerging area of study in Africa.
Skoll World Forum
Hosted by Skoll Foundation
The annual Forum shines a spotlight on some of the most impactful social innovations from around the world. It connects leaders who are driving transformational systems change on issues from climate to livelihoods to global health, and much more. Virtual attendance includes access to livestreams and replays of plenaries and sessions.
Connected Africa Summit
Hosted by Government of Kenya / AU
Africa Forum on Sustainable Development
Hosted by UN / UNECA
GLF Africa: Stewarding Rangelands
Hosted by Global Landscapes Forum
Africa CEO Forum
Hosted by Jeune Afrique Media
AidEx Nairobi
Hosted by Montgomery Group
Africa Impact Summit
Hosted by Africa Impact Summit
Anchoring Systems in an Era of Transition
Hosted by The East Africa Philanthropy Conference
The Conference is an infrastructure for alignment: where the sector names what it is collectively facing, builds the relational architecture required to respond, and continuously strengthens philanthropy’s position as essential to whatever transformation the region is navigating.
Africa Health ExCon
Hosted by Africa CDC / UPA
East Africa Philanthropy Conference
Hosted by East Africa Philanthropy Network (EAPN)
The East Africa Philanthropy Conference is the annual convergence point where the region’s philanthropic ecosystem confronts its most consequential questions across three registers: the perennial challenges that anchor the sector’s identity and recur because they are never fully resolved, the cyclical dynamics that reshape possibilities and priorities in multi-year waves, and the emergent disruptions that demand immediate collective response. Convening more than 600 delegates from over 30 countries annually, the Conference engineers encounters between actors who rarely occupy the same room: philanthropy leaders, private sector executives, government officials, civil society leaders, impact investors deploying catalytic capital, diaspora philanthropists and regional integration bodies, established leaders and the next generation preparing to inherit both resources and responsibility, researchers producing evidence, and media shaping narrative. The Conference is an infrastructure for alignment: where the sector names what it is collectively facing, builds the relational architecture required to respond, and continuously strengthens philanthropy’s position as essential to whatever transformation the region is navigating.
Innovate4Cities Conference
Hosted by UN-Habitat
6th African Youth Sustainable Development Goals Summit
Hosted by African Youth SDGs Summit
The African Youth SDGs Summit is Africa’s largest youth forum on the Sustainable Development Goals. Launched in 2017, the Summit has evolved to bring together a multi-sector coalition of youth, development experts, government and UN entities, NGOs and the private sector to create the Africa we want together.
Africa Evidence Summit
Hosted by CEGA / NIERA
African Feminist Forum
Hosted by African Women's Development Fund (AWDF)
World Congress on Public Health
Hosted by World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)
The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2)
Hosted by African Union
The ACS2 builds on the momentum of ACS1 and will convene African leaders, global climate leaders, global and regional financiers, private sectors and climate experts to advance Africa’s leadership in climate action.
Africa Food Systems Forum
Hosted by AGRA / IKEA Foundation
Youth Connekt Africa Summit
Hosted by Youth Connekt
African Philanthropy Forum
Hosted by African Philanthropy Forum (APF)
9th Annual Convening on Impact Investing
Hosted by Impact Investors Foundation (IIF)
Hosted by the Impact Investors Foundation in collaboration with a group of impact thought leaders and institutions, the convening provides unique insights on issues from national and regional perspectives whilst drawing on the diverse global impact investing community excited about the opportunities Africa presents. The 2-day event will feature panel discussions; curated Deal Room sessions to connect businesses with impact funds and; facilitated Impact Fund Showcases which will introduce vibrant impact funds and ecosystem-building initiatives to investors and other catalytic capital providers. The event culminates with the Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony to recognise impactful businesses and investors as well as philanthropic, non-profit and civil society organisations under the Innocent Chukwuma Award for Social Impact.
AVPA Africa Venture Philanthropy Conference
Hosted by African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA)
African Philanthropy Network Assembly
Hosted by African Philanthropy Network (APN)
Pan African Social Enterprise Summit 2026 (PSES 2026)
Hosted by Federation of Uganda Social Enterprises
Federation of Uganda Social Entrepreneurs (FUSE) is convening the Pan African Social Enterprise Summit 2026, a 2-day gathering set for November 19th and 20th, 2026, to be held in Kampala, Uganda. Under the theme "Leveraging the Power of Social Entrepreneurship to drive Africa’s social and economic growth", this summit will convene over 500 leaders, innovators, policymakers, investors, and changemakers from across Africa and beyond. It will attract globally renowned speakers from leading social entrepreneurs across the globe. Kampala, a thriving hub of social innovation in East Africa, serves as the ideal stage to ignite continental momentum, drawing on Uganda's own legacy of resilient enterprises that blend profit with purpose, from agro-tech solutions combating food insecurity to eco-friendly crafts empowering rural women.