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In this insightful piece for Alliance magazine, Shyam Sundaram and Tania Beard of Dalberg challenge traditional “top-down” grantmaker models. They outline five transformative lessons for designing capacity building and technical assistance programmes that prioritize shifting power and localising impact.
By moving away from rote learning and embracing co-creation, peer exchange, and facilitation over academic expertise, donors can move beyond “box-ticking” exercises to build genuine trust and lasting change within the philanthropic ecosystem.