Steven Beck-President - The New Africa Fund/Photo; EAPC
Resource mobilisation continues to play a central role in how organisations respond to complex challenges, particularly in areas such as public health, humanitarian response, and development.
Steven Beck, President of The New Africa Fund, is among the speakers expected to contribute to these conversations at the 10th East Africa Philanthropy Conference in Addis Ababa.
The New Africa Fund works to support locally led organisations across the continent, with a focus on strengthening access to funding and building long-term partnerships.
Its work reflects a broader shift toward resourcing community-based initiatives and improving how funding reaches frontline organisations.
Steven’s experience spans fundraising, development, and resource mobilisation across both nonprofit and multilateral contexts.
His work has included supporting funding efforts within the World Health Organization across several African countries, including Mauritania and Senegal, as well as contributing to regional initiatives and humanitarian response efforts.
Prior to this, he worked with civil society organisations in Israel, including the Israel Religious Action Center, where he focused on development and fundraising.
His earlier career also included work in political campaigns in the United States, followed by service with the Peace Corps in West Africa.
Across these roles, his work has centred on building funding strategies, strengthening donor engagement, and supporting organisations to access and manage resources in different operating environments.
This experience reflects wider conversations in the sector around how funding systems can better respond to local needs, particularly in contexts where access to flexible and sustained funding remains a challenge.
At the conference, discussions are expected to explore how resource mobilisation approaches are evolving, including the role of partnerships, locally led funding, and the systems that shape how resources are distributed.
Within this context, his background across international development, humanitarian response, and philanthropy offers a perspective connected to ongoing efforts to strengthen funding access and coordination across the sector.
These themes will form part of wider reflections at the 10th East Africa Philanthropy Conference, scheduled for 16–20 June 2026.
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