About us

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.

As a constituent group in the overall WINGS network, WINGS-CF (community foundations) includes organisations supporting the development and work of community foundations. WINGS-CI (corporate initiative) will be developed to convene organisations supporting the work of corporate grantmakers and promoting new corporate social investment.

From 2007 to 2010 the WINGS Secretariat is being hosted by the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium.