Influencing

EAPN strives to contribute to the existence of an enabling environment for local philanthropy to thrive. This includes pushing for a conducive legal and policy environment and institutional regimes that enable local philanthropy to thrive.

In addition, adoption of best practices in philanthropy, facilitating strategic partnerships that enable leveraging resources and opportunities for philanthropy, strengthening media capacity and relations to effectively report on philanthropy, local giving and grant-making, and capacity development of philanthropy actors to effectively apply best practices.