Coordinating support for a blended finance fund with global donors

The Challenge

As a major donor of a Middle East multibillion-dollar fund focused on poverty elimination in member countries of a Regional Development Finance Institution, a global foundation sought support to ensure stakeholder coordination and the delivery of clear results. 

Our Crafted Solution

Globesight supported the global foundation in coordination and developing new solutions in a complex environment. We ensured coordination between donors and the Regional Development Finance Institution through committees, pipeline review, and portfolio monitoring. We supported stakeholders to ensure that the fund delivered measurable impact and evolved towards result-based management processes. We also coordinated with external stakeholders on specific initiatives and programs. 

The Impact

With Globesight’s support, the global foundation was able to achieve it’s goals with strengthened collaboration and monitoring. The strategic support provided ensured an evolution towards a more result-based portfolio approach.

 

Deepening a global foundation’s understanding of the emergency and humanitarian response landscape across key geographies

The Challenge

A global foundation sought strategic and operational support to enable it to confidently understand key developments and financing trends across the emergency and humanitarian response landscape in critical geographies.

Our Crafted Solution

Globesight provided support to ensure that the global foundation was well-placed to engage in humanitarian response. We conducted exhaustive research on key emergency and humanitarian response landscape developments across key geographies. We provided support on various engagements with humanitarian partners to pursue partnerships with GCC governments and institutions. We also identified high-impact opportunities based on a deep understanding of the context and perspectives.

The Impact

With Globesight’s assistance, the client was able to understand key developments and financing trends across the emergency and humanitarian response landscape across key geographies. The client was also able to confidently decide how and where to make future emergency and humanitarian investments.

 

Developing a long term global resource mobilization strategy for a UN agency

The Challenge

A leading UN agency faced a substantial budgetary deficit, alongside a long-term financial challenge. The agency would no longer be able to meet the needs of their beneficiaries unless there were strong shifts in operational efficiency and resource mobilization. 

Our Crafted Solution

Globesight developed a three-pronged strategic framework to ensure successful resource mobilization. We conducted an analysis of the agency’s past and current funding sources, simultaneously cross-referencing with trends in the funding environment and assessing potential partnerships. We also leveraged the agency’s brand equity and targeted communications strategy to spur growth. We identified opportunities for revenue-generation and designed a specific strategy for engagement with new financing mechanisms.

The Impact

With Globesight’s assistance, the client was able to confidently determine its strategy to effectively mobilize resources at present and in the long-term, with a deep understanding of the specific next steps to achieve its goals.

 

Strengthening foundations for impact: Deepening a strategic approach in West and Francophone Africa

The Challenge

A West African NGO sought support in developing a strategy that would integrate its numerous health area verticals for new grant-supported engagement across West Africa. The NGO sought actionable recommendations that strategically integrated its vertical advocacy activities in the region in order to impact health financing through resource mobilization, as well as health policy and awareness.

 

Our Crafted Solution

Globesight developed an integrated strategy to ensure successful engagement in West and Francophone Africa. We conducted country deep-dives, providing a comprehensive overview of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger and Guinea. We developed a bespoke integrated strategic framework and prioritization tool to support the rollout of the integrated grant. We provided key recommendations and a high-level implementation plan, including a resource plan and timeline.

 

The Impact

The client decided to move forward with new integrated engagement activities in Burkina Faso. The client was able to merge its diverse issue areas under an integrated approach and overarching theme, tailored to respective grant countries. Globesight also provided the client with a tailored, user-friendly prioritization tool which could be used to determine prioritized advocacy activities under the integrated grant going forward.