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Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs
Capacity Development Fund
Funded by the Lemelson Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Shell Foundation, the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) administers a $1M Capacity Development Fund (CDF) open only to ANDE members. The Fund serves to fuel initiatives aimed interorganizational collaboration and capacity building. The goal of the CDF is to increase the productivity and effectiveness of ANDE members, while creating tools and insights that can help the SGB sector as a whole.
Over ANDE's first year of operations, the CDF was divided into two rounds of funding. During the first round of funding in August 2009, the Selection Committee awarded eight proposals funding. The grants - totaling US$477,000 - were announced at the 2009 Annual Conference and in a press release on October 8th. Fifteen ANDE member organizations participated in successful applications: Agora Partnerships, the Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG), Alitheia Capital, E+Co, Endeavor, Fundacion Bavaria, IGNIA Partners LLC, Root Change, ShoreBank, TechnoServe Inc, Universidad de los Andes, VisionSpring, World Resources Institute, and Villgro.
Learn more about the round one winning proposals.
The second round of funding concluded in March 2010 with seven proposals granted a total of $485,000. Organizations collaborating on these grants are: African Agricultural Capital, Agora Partnerships, E+Co, the Center for Creative Leadership, Financial Alliance for Sustainable Trade, the Grassroots Business Fund, Mercy Corps, Root Capital, Root Change, the Small Enterprise Assistance Fund, ShoreCap Exchange, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, and TechnoServe.