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How the Gates Foundation Built a Grantmaking Partnership Ecosystem
Season 2
Episode 72
Published 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Description
Lucas and Luna examine how the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation built a partnership ecosystem that moves over $8 billion a year in grantmaking. They break down the foundation's strategy of co-funding with governments, pharmaceutical companies, and NGOs, using a specific example: the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Lucas explains the 'catalytic philanthropy' model, where grants de-risk innovations so private and public capital can scale them. Luna questions whether this model can work outside global health, and they discuss the tension between accountability and speed in large-scale philanthropy. A concrete look at how partnerships operate when the currency is impact, not revenue.