Working with the BAND Foundation and Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation, and with additional support from JPMorgan Chase and Acacia Conservation Fund, we’ve designed a new Maasai Landscape Conservation Fund that will invest in community-based organizations in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. Together, we plan to invest at least $3 million over the next three years to accelerate impact across one of Africa’s most important conservation landscapes.
Read MoreEnduimet is one of two community Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) in northern Tanzania that I’ve visited in the past couple of months. Both WMAs–Enduimet and Randilen–offer impressive landscapes and wildlife, and a unique tourism experience that goes beyond park boundaries. But while these places may seem wild, they actually require a huge amount of investment by people to make them work.
Read MoreWhat’s needed to achieve conservation impact? In April, Maliasili brought together a unique group of leading African conservation organizations and funders to start talking about just that. Below provides the key recommendations coming out of the participants’ discussions at the Conservation Impact Forum (download the entire conference summary here).
Read MoreOrganizations need money to run, which is why fundraising is one of the foremost challenges and priorities they face. While there isn’t a simple solution to fundraising – unfortunately, it’s always going to be a challenging part of the job – there are ways to approach it to be more effective, efficient, and successful.
Read MoreBy Elizabeth Singleton, Maliasili Initiatives Board Member. Elizabeth recently carried out two weeks of workshops with some of Maliasili’s partners, focusing on annual budgeting, financial management, and board governance.
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