Treasure Chest
We share insights from our work with 300+ grantee partners and from the expertise of our locally-based grantmaking teams and advisors.
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Read Escaping Groundhog Day
USAID’s dismantling isn’t the apocalypse: it’s Groundhog Day in a cycle of global funding dips and panic among civil society organizations. Localization is the route to breaking free, write Segal team members in this Alliance magazine feature.
Read Not Bigger, Just Better: Segal Connect 2025
The second iteration of Segal Connect took place in the Tanzanian coastal city of Dar es Salaam – and it was awesome.
Read Barry Aaron Segal, 1935-2025
A great tree has fallen in the forest of philanthropy: Barry Segal, founder of Segal Philanthropies, has passed away.
Read Same DNA, Different Flavors: Introducing Focus Central America
There are 300 people in at a conference center talking about the importance of local leadership in philanthropy. It sounds like a typical Segal Family Foundation gathering—but everyone is speaking Spanish, and the hotel is in Panamá.
Read Chema Chajiuza: A Good Thing Sells Itself
In this case, Tanzania is that good thing. Fewer dollars are flowing to Tanzania—and why our partners in this country deserve more.
Read In these uncertain times, who will step up to lead?
Executive director Andy Bryant talks with Daraja Partners about the increasingly critical role that locally-led organizations will play in the context of USAID's dissolution.
Read 2024 Annual Report
One of our values is “Build community” and that value came to the forefront in 2024. There’s no greater evidence of that than the activities and photos you’ll see here.
Read We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting for
Former Segal team members reflect on lessons learned and share insights with the next generation of changemakers.
Read Localization Through Leadership
Segal Family Foundation has seen several organizations originally founded and led by non-Africans evolve toward local leadership. We offer notes on how to ensure a smooth transition in SSIR.
Read All They Do Is Win, Win, Win
The successes of our African Visionary Fellows reinforce the truth that African leaders are not just capable of creating change—they are at the forefront of redefining leadership and driving meaningful progress across the continent.
Read Indicator Tool
Indicators are frequently used in social development to measure evidence of change. We’ve compiled this tool to make identifying the best set of indicators a little easier.
Read Funder Directory
Fundraising always begins with knowing who the funders are. Use this directory to identify donors funding in Africa.