Funds Plus: Strengthening Impact Organisations Beyond Capital

As funders and investors increasingly recognise the need to move beyond cheque-writing, AVPN’s Funds Plus Initiative offers a compelling model for integrating non-financial support into the philanthropic funds. While capital remains essential, it is often the strategic guidance, operational mentorship, financial planning, communication coaching, and technical expertise that enable non-profits to scale, sustain, and deepen their impact. Funds Plus is AVPN’s platform to channel such support effectively. Designed to accompany our flagship philanthropic funds—Funds Plus equips grantees with targeted, high-impact capacity building. This includes 1:1 mentorship with corporate experts, tailored clinics, masterclasses, and pitch coaching, matched carefully to each organisation’s maturity and priority needs. By leveraging AVPN’s wide network of resource partners and funders, the initiative has demonstrated that strengthening institutional capacity is not just a complementary effort—it is foundational to impact. The programme has already led to tangible improvements in fundraising strategies, communication outcomes, and organisational resilience among grantees. We invite funders, investors, and corporate partners to collaborate with us in scaling this model and making capacity building a mainstream component of social investment.