Funder Partnerships
August 7, 2008
Mexico City, Mexico
FCAA, Ford Foundation, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation hosted a gathering of AIDS Funders during the 2008
International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. We discussed how to build effective funder partnerships and why they are a crucial element to collectively and proactively address the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Peter Piot, then Executive Director of UNAIDS, gave the keynote address. FCAA previewed its online networking intranet site,
FCAA Connect, at this gathering.
The following publications were developed for this report:

This
Dialogue Report 
captures the conversation themes that emerged during this briefing.
Funder Collaborations Addressing HIV/AIDS: Examples from Around the World
(August 2008) 28 pages

. These 19 case studies are offered as a sampling
of a diverse and exciting array of grantmaker collaborations.
Approaches and Considerations in HIV/AIDS Grantmaking Collaborations (August 2008) 16 pages

. This publication provides a brief overview of eight considerations and
related resources for HIV/AIDS grantmaking collaborations.