Benjamin Bellegy, the new CEO of WINGS, spoke to Alliance before the 2017 WINGSForum, about his vision for WINGS’ development in the future, the importance of advocacy, and philanthropy infrastructure.
Even where infrastructure is more developed, most organizations are struggling for their sustainability. Philanthropists understandably want to focus on delivering concrete projects for communities and it requires time, dialogue and understanding to see the importance of also building a whole ecosystem of philanthropy support organizations.
Bellegy says, ‘My vision for WINGS is to become a facilitator of change and a means of strengthening philanthropy infrastructure across the globe. This means being increasingly active and effective in disseminating relevant tools and innovations. It also means we have to be particularly supportive in regions where institutional philanthropy is newer and still developing.’ Continue reading