Partnerships

Partnerships Against Poverty

Moving Beyond Projects: How Corporate–NGO Partnerships Can Build Systems Collaboration

As global crises intensify and aid declines, corporate–NGO partnerships must evolve beyond project-based funding. Drawing on Business Fights Poverty’s latest Insight Paper, this article outlines six practical lessons for building financially resilient, locally led and systems-focused partnerships that create lasting social impact while strengthening business resilience.
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Your mission is clear, your messaging isn't

Your Mission is Clear. Your Messaging Isn’t

Many social impact organisations assume that a strong mission is enough to attract support. In reality, growth depends on understanding and responding to audience needs. This article explores how listening, audience insight and feedback loops help impact brands communicate more effectively, build trust and reach the people they were created to serve.
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Corporate NGO Partnerhips

Staying Ambitious: How Corporate-NGO Partnerships Can Move Towards Systems Collaboration This paper explores how corporate-NGO partnerships can evolve beyond traditional project-based approaches to deliver
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Ian Leader

Brokering Partnerships and Collaboration with Ian Leader

Listen in to Ian Leader, Social Impact Pioneer, cross-sector strategist and founder of Local Works. Ian shares his experience in building partnerships that really work, between business, community and government.
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Ambition at a Time of Crisis and Constraint

Ambition at a Time of Crisis and Constraint: Harnessing Partnerships and AI for Global Development This paper explores how organisations can stay ambitious in
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When Budgets Tighten, Corporate Innovators Invest More in Social Impact. Here’s Why.

Across the corporate social impact community, budgets are tightening and many companies have gone quiet on commitments. New research from Project ROI, aggregating 640+ peer-reviewed studies, shows the opposite move: high-performing companies invest more in CSR during downturns. Here’s the data, and what it means for corporate leaders and their nonprofit partners.
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Decade of TRANSFORM

What a Decade of TRANSFORM Teaches Us About Partnerships

The new TRANSFORM Playbook shares practical lessons from more than a decade of collaboration between Unilever, FCDO and EY. With contributions from Business Fights Poverty CEO and Co-Founder Zahid Torres-Rahman OBE, it offers timely guidance for impact accelerators and organisations seeking to build public-private partnerships that deliver lasting social impact.
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Getting Growth Right: A Vision for Global Prosperity (Full Session)

Getting Growth Right: a vision for global prosperity in the next decade Organised by the International Growth Centre at the London School of Economics,
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Getting Growth Right: A Vision for Global Prosperity

Getting Growth Right: a vision for global prosperity in the next decade Organised by the International Growth Centre at the London School of Economics,
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Hesham Elzeftawi - Cross Cultural Learning

What Can Business Gain from Cross Cultural Learning with Hesham Elzeftawi

Social Impact Pioneer Hesham Elzeftawi, shares his journey developing deep understanding and appreciation for cross-cultural learning.
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Partnership Series 2026

Alongside FCDO’s Global Partnerships Conference, Business Fights Poverty convened this Partnerships Series to explore how organisations can stay ambitious amid growing global crises and
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Michelle Grogg

Inside the Mars Impact Fund with Michelle Grogg

Social Impact Pioneer Michelle Grogg is the Executive Director of the Mars Impact Fund. Listen in as Michelle shares her insights on why Mars can do more with an Impact Fund now. She shares her experiences on how businesses can drive meaningful social impact at scale and how delivering impact through both business operations and targeted investment is a vital way to make limited resources go further.
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Digital advisory services for smallholder farmers

Bridging Design and Scale: How AgriPath Connects Innovation in Digital Advisory Services to Sustainable Growth

Scaling digital advisory services (DAS) for smallholder farmers requires more than technology. AgriPath shows that sustainable growth depends on combining user-centred design with enabling ecosystems, viable business models and trusted community-based agents. By bridging innovation and scale, DAS can improve productivity, incomes and climate resilience across agricultural systems.
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Opportunities for Change: Catalysing a Just Energy Transition Within the Current Geopolitical Context

The Fossil Fuel Phaseout Conference in Santa Marta highlights the urgent need for a just, equitable energy transition amid geopolitical tensions. A collaborative, inclusive approach to the transition rooted in social justice, local empowerment, and coordinated governance can reshape power dynamics, avert climate disasters, and ensure prosperity for all. Bold action is critical now.
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Partnering for Impact: Five Lessons for Organisations Ready to Champion Women Farmers

Strong partnerships are essential to building resilient, climate-smart supply chains. Drawing on ofi and GIZ’s multi-year collaboration, this article shares five practical lessons for empowering women farmers at scale. From aligning around shared challenges to designing inclusive, long-term programmes, it shows how partnership can unlock livelihoods, strengthen value chains and drive measurable impact.
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How can we be ambitious in the face of crisis and constraint

How Can We be Ambitious in the Face of Crisis and Constraint?

As crises deepen and resources shrink, social impact leaders must do more with less. This article explores how systemic partnerships and responsible AI can unlock efficiency, scale and collaboration. By combining human-centred approaches with technology and trust, businesses and organisations can remain ambitious while driving meaningful progress on poverty, climate and inequality.
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Tackling Ibiza’s Housing Crisis Through Cross-Sector Collaboration, with Yvette, Sofia and Anna

In this episode, three Social Impact Leaders: Sofia Ribas, Anna Olivia Spenner Hernández, and Yvette Torres-Rahman, share insights from their groundbreaking research into Ibiza’s housing crisis and explore practical solutions to make living on the island viable year-round.
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Public-Private Partnerships Can’t Be Optional – They’re the Key to Achieving Sustainable Development

Public-private partnerships are essential to tackling interconnected global challenges, from climate resilience to inclusive economic growth. Drawing on ten years of TRANSFORM’s work across 19 countries, this article explores how collaboration between business, government and impact enterprises can scale innovation, strengthen livelihoods, and deliver sustainable solutions that reach millions of people worldwide.
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Global Goals Summit 2026

The Business Fights Poverty Global Goals Summit 2026 will take place on the 22nd and 23rd of September in a hybrid format, online and
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Together for 2026

At the start of every year, the Business Fights Poverty community comes together to explore how we can collectively navigate the opportunities and challenges
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What do we mean by "Partnerships"?

Learn about the power of partnerships in eradicating poverty, where collaborative efforts amplify impact and foster global development.

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