Our Mission

To accelerate and increase the flow of capital towards impact

Empowering funders to be more effective at providing capital for impact.

Sharing best practices and cross-pollinating across geographies to maximize value.

Unlocking more capital and increasing urgency for critical issue areas.

Providing opportunities to activate capital - globally and locally.

Bridging between global and local stakeholders

Giving agency to local communities to address their most pressing needs while connecting to the global agenda

Highlighting global and local solutions to maximize social and environmental impact.

Amplifying underrepresented voices and best practice approaches

The Global Alliance of Impact Networks has the foundation for deep impact at scale

With 1100 members across 70 countries, supported by more than 120 people on the ground.

Facts &
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Established

99%

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Global

200+

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Supported

3125

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Networks trusted by 125+ partners along the journey

Featured initiatives

Leveraging our locally-rooted networks, GAIN drives collective impact at scale.

Global South Impact Community (GSIC)

Elevating the voice of the Global South

The Global South Impact Community (GSIC) is a group of impact leaders, predominantly from the Global South, convened by GAIN at The Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center in July 2022 to generate new ways of thinking about development in the Global South in a post-pandemic world. We are currently working with the GSIC to further build this community and harness the potential of Global South leaders.

COP27

Unlocking capital into climate action

GAIN and Laudes Foundation, in partnership with WINGS, convened a group of capital providers on the sidelines of COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in November 2022. As we recover from the pandemic while striving for Net Zero, it is more important than ever for global collaboration and catalytic finance to be leveraged for the transition to a green, resilient, and inclusive future.

About The Global Alliance of Impact Networks

What we do

The Global Alliance of Impact Networks (GAIN) is a collaboration between the leading regional networks for social investment in Europe (Impact Europe), Asia (AVPN), Latin America (Latimpacto), and Africa (AVPA). 
 
As a family of networks we are committed to accelerate and increase the flow of capital towards impact. By uniting our efforts, we can leverage each partner network’s unique strengths and insights to drive positive change in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
 
Our goal is to bring together the best in global innovative practices to create a more robust and effective platform for maximizing impact across borders. We support 1100+ capital providers across 70 countries collectively, helping them leverage the full continuum of capital to maximize their impact. 
 
The Global Alliance of Impact Networks aims to strengthen the social investment ecosystem around the world, leveraging our shared strength and unique approach:

Glocal

Community-driven and Benefiting from Global Information Exchange

Diverse

Breaking silos to Activate Multi-sector Stakeholders

Inclusive

Leveraging All Forms of Capital including Financial, Human and Intellectual

Collaborative

Aggregating International & Local Capital Towards Localized Solutions

Who we are

Highly experienced board and team with a long history of working in the social investment sector

Board

Naina has been the CEO of AVPN, the leading social investment network in Asia, since 2013 and served as Chairperson from 2018 to 2021.

Naina Subberwal Batra

Chairperson

Roberta joined Impact Europe (formerly EVPA) as CEO in September 2020 from Novartis where she covered international roles in strategy, business operations and market access.

Roberta Bosurgi

Non-Executive Director

Carolina has 25 years of professional life, and 17 years dedicated to promoting private social investment and philanthropy. 

Carolina Suárez Visbal

Non-Executive Director

Dr. Frank Aswani is the CEO of AVPA, a network of social investors collaborating to increase the flow of capital into social investment across Africa.

Dr. Frank Aswani

Non-Executive Director

Senior Consultant & Speaker, Author of Can’t Not Do, Founding President of SVP International.

Paul Shoemaker

Non-Executive Director

Leslie Johnston launched Laudes Foundation as its first Chief Executive Officer in January 2020, bringing over 20 years of management experience across business and philanthropy.

Leslie Johnston

Non-Executive Director

Pablo Gabriel has chaired Fundación Mario Santo Domingo for 32 years.

Pablo Gabriel

Non-Executive Director

Team

Allie is the Executive Director of GAIN. She formerly spent 5 years on the leadership team of AVPN in Singapore and Vietnam.

Allie Hollowell

Executive Director

Before joining GAIN, Mia Floyd worked for Coxe Curry & Associates, consulting with nonprofits to attract resources and execute fundraising strategies for organizational growth.

Mia Floyd

Senior Associate

Allan Muirhead is the financial controller for the Global Alliance of Impact Networks (GAIN) and his main responsibilities include cash management, preparing and delivering financial reports, governance and regulatory matters, and the maintenance of good financial records.

Allan Muirhead

Financial Controller

Advisory Board

Founder of EVPA, AVPN, AVPA & Latimpacto.

Douglas Miller

Founding Chair and Emeritus Advisor

Gayle is Senior Managing Director of pfc Social Impact Advisors.

Gayle Peterson

Advisory Board Member

Zoran Puljic is the 2010 Schwab (World Economic Forum) Social Entrepreneur, co-founder of Catalyst2030.net and founding director of Mozaik Foundation.

Zoran Puljic

Advisory Board Member

Neera Nundy is Partner and Co-Founder of DASRA India, which started in 1999. As co-founder, Neera leads eco-system building initiatives and facilitates key partnerships with

Neera Nundy

Advisory Board Member

Fumi currently oversees businesses and leads investments in new impact investment funds, products and intermediaries at the Japan Social Innovation & Investment Foundation (SIIF).

Fumi Sugeno

Advisory Board Member

Dr. Lisa Hehenberger is an Associate Professor in the department of Strategy and General Management at ESADE, and Director of the Entrepreneurship Institute.

Lisa Hehenberger

Advisory Board Member

Experienced Chair and serial social entrepreneur with extensive experience of working with boards in Europe, Asia and North America.

Patrick Dunne

Advisory Board Member

Shruti is a Managing Partner leading education work at New Profit, working to fundamentally reimagine the future of teaching and learning in America.

Shruti Sehra

Advisory Board Member

Daniela joined Snowball as CEO in September 2019 and is excited about systemic solutions for a healthy, prosperous and peaceful future in this planet.

Daniela Barone Soares

Advisory Board Member

Press releases

The latest news, features, and announcements from IVPC

July 26, 2023

AVPN announces global alliance bringing social impact networks in new collaboration

March 2, 2023

Doug Miller: Visionary, godfather of venture philanthropy, ‘pain in the ass’

December 14, 2022

Direct 1% of world’s wealth to Global South to create inclusive economy, G20 leaders urged

Connect with Us

Learn more about each regional network: 

Please Note: GAIN has been put on hold

As a family of networks that aims to move capital toward impact effectively, we would like to inform you that, after careful consideration, we have decided to suspend the GAIN (Global Alliance of Impact Networks) platform for the time being. This decision has been made to reassess and refine our approach.
 
Despite the temporary suspension of the GAIN platform, we are pleased to announce that the four networks—Impact Europe, AVPN (Asia), AVPA (Africa), and Latimpacto (Latin America)—will continue to collaborate as sister networks. Each network will remain dedicated to advancing the cause of impact in their respective geographical regions.
 
This strategic decision reflects our commitment to maximizing global impact through various forms of capital, even as we recalibrate the GAIN platform. By uniting our efforts, we can leverage each partner network’s unique strengths and insights to drive positive change in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
 
We express our gratitude for the ongoing support from our stakeholders, partners, and the broader community.  We understand the importance of our collective mission and remain steadfast in our commitment to fostering impactful change in diverse regions worldwide.
 
While the GAIN platform is currently on hold, we look forward to reviving this initiative at a later stage. Our goal is and will continue to be to bring together the best in global innovative practices to create a more robust and effective platform for maximizing impact across borders, taking advantage of the 1,100 providers of capital we gather as a family of networks, that invest across the continuum of capital, offering a unique value to them to maximize their impact. 
 
We appreciate your understanding during this transitional period and value your continued support as we work towards our shared vision of a more sustainable and impactful future.

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