ANDE uses data-driven solutions and local empowerment to boost small and growing business ecosystems, fueling inclusive growth and global prosperity. Aspen Inst

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Climate adaptation is an economic problem, and the small and growing businesses adapting to it often can't access capital. The CIFAR Alliance is now part of ANDE's network, linking climate finance to 200,000+ of them. Learn more ow.ly/OjCH50ZgT5I #ClimateFinance
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A sector being remade — in real time. Plenaries from D.C. The funders' diagnosis from Singapore. A $8.8T frame on India's entrepreneurial households. The May edition is here: ow.ly/yWK150YZcpw #SGBs #ImpactInvesting #EntrepreneurshipEcosystems #ANDEGlobal
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At #ANDE2026 Leadership Convening, Nicholas Colloff (@Argidius), César Buenadicha (@IDB_Lab), and Qamar Saleem (SME Finance Forum) on how donor priorities are shifting — and what ecosystem actors should do next. Read the session's recap ow.ly/uOlY50YOJji #ImpactInvesting
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Fireside chat with Marla Blow on why inclusive growth depends on ecosystems that move resources, not just ideas. Takeaways: "all sectors on deck," systems change must accompany direct service, and philanthropy needs to take smarter risks. More here 🔗 ow.ly/8wcc50YOLbq
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to New episode of Catalyzing Climate Conversations: “Driving Collective Impact Inside South Asia’s Growing Climate Scene.” Pratap Raju of @ClimateCollectiv joins Laura and Isabelle. Learn more in our blog ow.ly/Jtib50YOfKt Listen/watch wherever you get your podcasts.
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Across a Washington policy lens, a global implementer, and an East African ESO, one conclusion: in 2026, strategic partnerships are not a slogan. The development reset Read the full analysis: ow.ly/394h50YNGAL
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ANDE Leadership Convening | 🗓️ Apr 13–14 | 🌸 Washington, D.C. Reg extended to Apr 9 → ow.ly/nNiT50Yt5Tg ART Homage to the Square -On Near Sky (1963) Josef Albers
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Two plenaries: Foreign Assistance at a Crossroads (Apr 13) + Inside the Donor Lens (Apr 14). Featuring Atlantic Council, TechnoServe, ANDE, ACT Foundation, IDB, SME Finance Forum. Few spots left! Registration ends Apr 9. ow.ly/nNiT50Yt5Tg
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Only 5 slots remaining! ANDE Leadership Convening Strategic Partnerships for Scalable Growth. 🗓️ Apr 13–14 📍 Washington, D.C. 👉🔗 ow.ly/nNiT50Yt5Tg ART 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa.' (1831) by the Hokusai (1760–1849)
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Have you registered? Networks don’t win by adding more nodes—they win by moving resources through the right connections. ANDE Leadership Convening (Apr 13–14, DC) ow.ly/nNiT50Yt5Tg ART 3D reconstruction Nuronal activity on a large-scale map of brain cells. Nature, 2025
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Partnership is not a gesture. It is a system. In a new article for ANDE, Roger Santodomingo examines what Rodin, a neural network, and a clownfish reveal about building partnerships that can truly scale for small and growing businesses. Read the article: ow.ly/lxfp50YAOCy
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Apr 14 (11:15–1:15 ET): Innovative Financing—models beyond grants (incl. blended finance). Featuring Echoing Green, Dalberg, EPIC World. Theme: Strategic Partnerships for Scalable Growth. Reg closes Apr 3. ow.ly/nNiT50Yt5Tg
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Rodin’s The Cathedral is a useful metaphor: partnerships aren’t slogans, they’re mechanisms. Strategic Partnerships for Scalable Growth— ANDE Leadership Convening Registration closes Friday, April 3 ow.ly/nNiT50Yt5Tg ART The Cathedral August Rodin (Circa 1900)
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Apr 14 (11:15–1:15 ET): Driving Impact Through Corporate Partnerships—durable models + lessons learned. Featuring ANDE + Mars Impact Fund. Theme: Strategic Partnerships for Scalable Growth. Reg closes Apr 3. ow.ly/nNiT50Yt5Tg
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If your work depends on aligning funders, implementers, investors, and ecosystem leaders, this is the right week and the right conference to register. ow.ly/nNiT50Yt5Tg ART By Keith Haring "Chocolate Buddha 2" (1989) (c) The Keith Haring Foundation
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The anemone shelters the clownfish; the fish brings nutrients and circulation. In the most resilient partnerships each party has something the other cannot produce on its own. ANDE’s Leadership Convening in Washington, DC (Apr 13–14): Strategic Partnerships for Scalable Growth
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3 billion people have mobile internet coverage but don't use it—blocked by unreliable electricity, device costs, e-waste. GSMA's Green Transition for Mobile Fund backs SGBs solving these barriers. Grants up to £200k. Apply by April 6 🔗 ow.ly/tT2t50YzsE3
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Apr 14 (9:45–11:00 ET): Inside the Donor Lens—priorities, trends & what’s next. Featuring Skoll Foundation, IDB, SME Finance Forum. Theme: Strategic Partnerships for Scalable Growth. Reg closes Apr 3. ow.ly/nNiT50Yt5Tg
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Apr 13 (2:30–4:30 ET): New partnership + revenue models for impact (incl. corporate engagement). Featuring SNDBX | The Village Formula + Villgro Philippines. Theme: Strategic Partnerships for Scalable Growth. Reg closes Apr 3. Reg closes Apr 3 🔗 ow.ly/nNiT50Yt5Tg
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Apr 13 (11:00–1:00 ET): Leveraging AI & Technology for Ecosystem Growth—opportunities + risks + responsible use. Featuring Cosecha, Exchange Design, FUNDES, ONOW Ascent Inc. Theme: Strategic Partnerships for Scalable Growth. Reg closes Apr 3. ow.ly/nNiT50Yt5Tg
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