Membership

Organisations across the social investment spectrum, including philanthropies, impact investors, foundations, corporates, development organisations, family offices, and intermediaries, are eligible to join AVPA. Any organisation committed to deploying capital for social impact in Africa can become a member.

AVPA evaluates potential members based on several factors, including the impact of their Assets Under Management (AUM), alignment with AVPA’s areas of interest (such as ecosystem work, research, sector-specific work, and capacity building programs), interest or engagement in sustainability work, and their level of influence in their fields of operation.

The membership is divided into two tiers, each designed to enable organisations to collaborate with AVPA to advance their work and the African Social Investments ecosystem. Our members are categorised based on where the organisation is registered:

• African Social Investors
• International Social Investors

Membership registration is open year-round. Organisations can join at any time and immediately begin accessing member benefits.

Members enjoy a range of value offerings, including:

CONNECT: Build meaningful relationships across Africa’s impact ecosystem.

• Connect with a Pan-African community of social investors, philanthropists, corporates, and impact funds.
• Access a dedicated relationship manager for tailored support and introductions.
• Source, share, and collaborate on opportunities via the AVPA Deal Share Platform, including Deal Share Live investor pitch sessions.
• Priority registration and discounted access to AVPA convenings, summits, and partner-network events.
• Access members-only resources and opportunities through the AVPA Members Portal.

INFLUENCE: Shape the social investment agenda across Africa.

• Access priority speaking opportunities at AVPA flagship events and knowledge forums.
• Co-design and co-host events, dialogues, and ecosystem convenings.
• Contribute to policy and ecosystem-shaping conversations, including regulatory, blended finance, and social investment frameworks.
• Co-create capacity-building programmes, research collaborations, and initiatives with AVPA.

LEARN: Gain tools, insights, and capabilities to drive greater impact.

• 15% discount on AVPA’s courses and training programmes via the AVPA Leadership Development Centre.
• Access cutting-edge research, case studies, publications and frameworks on the AVPA Knowledge Centre.
• Discounted access to research collaborations (surveys, field studies, landscape analyses)
• Access to members-only learning sessions, webinars, and convenings.

SCALE: Accelerate your impact initiatives through partnerships and catalytic capital.

• Learn from peers and AVPA programmes on scaling models, blended finance structures, and innovative finance tools.
• Engage with catalytic capital providers for deal sourcing, co-investment, and follow-on financing.
• Share your knowledge products, including research, tools, and case studies, on the AVPA Knowledge Centre.
• Promote your organisation’s publications, events, milestones, and opportunities via AVPA newsletters, social media, and the events calendar.

Members can share updates, impact stories, or testimonials by emailing the AVPA Communications Team at communications@avpa.africa. Submissions may include:

• Organisational achievements
• Programmes or investment highlights
• Partnership announcements
• Testimonial quotes
• Photos or short videos

The communications team will review submissions and schedule them for upcoming social media features or newsletter editions.

For More Information, Click Here To Download The Membership Brochure: Link with a 2FA form to collect name, title, organisation to view those interested in membership/brochure