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We live in unprecedented times — with climate volatility, inequality, forced displacement, technological disruption, and democratic backsliding. More than ever, we need alliances across sectors and solutions that are interdisciplinary, inclusive, and locally resonant. We need a new kind of partnership: one that combines the depth and systems thinking of academia, the catalytic energy of philanthropy, and the grounded wisdom of communities.
Key questions
- As the world nears the 2030 deadline for SDGs, what have we learnt? What next?
- What is the role of universities and philanthropies and how, by working together, can they create transformative impact?
- How can we reimagine how knowledge and resources are mobilised in service of just, plural, and sustainable futures?
More about the project
This collaborative initiative between University of Toronto, Antara Advisory and Edelgive with SIX aims to bring together leaders from philanthropy and university sector, who can transform their institutions. We want to explore how they can work together to create transformative impact.
Partners
We are building a collaboration between organisations with unique strengths, from both the Global North and South.
Partner meeting in London
The partners met in London on 2-3 October, 2025 to align vision and objectives for our collaboration.
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Reach Alliance
Founded in 2015 at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and in partnership with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, the Reach Alliance is a student-driven, faculty-mentored global research and leadership initiative investigating and examining how critical interventions and innovations reach those who are the hardest to reach