When Two Rivers Cross: Impact Investing and Philanthropy in Nigeria
May 3, 2023
This report is the result of a study conducted by the Cambridge Centre for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP) in collaboration with SME.NG and the Impact Investors Foundation (IIF), which examined social entrepreneurs and their experience with impact investing and philanthropy. The report focuses on how impact investing can serve as an alternative funding source to traditional grants or finance models. Illustrating findings from 750+ Nigerian entrepreneurs, with emphasis on 50+ social entrepreneurs that have specific experience with impact investments, the report finds considerable space for impact investing to grow in the local Nigerian ecosystem.
This report is the result of a study conducted by the Cambridge Centre for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP) in collaboration with SME.NG and the Impact Investors Foundation (IIF), which examined social entrepreneurs and their experience with impact investing and philanthropy. The report focuses on how impact investing can serve as an alternative funding source to traditional grants or finance models. Illustrating findings from 750+ Nigerian entrepreneurs, with emphasis on 50+ social entrepreneurs that have specific experience with impact investments, the report finds considerable space for impact investing to grow in the local Nigerian ecosystem.