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A strong, global philanthropic community that strives to build more equitable and just societies around the world.

Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS) is a global network of more than 140 membership associations and support organisations serving grantmakers, which have joined together to:

  • create opportunities to learn from and support one another
  • develop modes of communication and collaboration among themselves
  • contribute to the strengthening of philanthropy worldwide

Formally created in January 2000, WINGS evolved out of the recognition that grantmaker support organisations need a forum in which to discuss the variety of common issues related to their support of grantmakers worldwide. WINGS serves as a meeting place for those engaged in building the institutional infrastructure to support philanthropy everywhere in the world.