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Weekly briefings
Curated weekly briefings on sustainability funding signals, what changed across foundations, DFIs, corporates, and government procurement, and what to watch in the next 1-6 months. RSS · JSON
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Funder typeFoundation251DFI / MDB / Sovereign63Government / public programme12Corporate13VC / private capital60Blended finance1Accelerator / programme7Other11
Signal typeNew fund / vehicle107Partnership / coalition148✓ Commitment22Budget / infra75✓ Procurement / RFP200clear
Procurement to note3
- Procurement / RFPFoundationStrong · 75/100
A European sportswear foundation opens a sport-for-development RFP across five East African markets
A new multi-year sport-for-development fund targets INGO–local partnerships on gender equality in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
- Partnership / coalitionFoundationWatch · 66/100
A Japan sportswear foundation opens two tracks: ¥10M partnerships and FY2027 grants
A new five-year partnership scheme sits alongside an open grant round, both routed through sport-for-social-impact criteria.
- Budget / infraFoundationWeak · 57/100
A German foundation opens €500k annual pool for women-focused social ventures
A German foundation confirms a recurring grant budget targeting social entrepreneurs working on women's and girls' livelihoods in developing countries.
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