​​​Immersive trip | MicroLoan Foundation

October 18-25, 2026 | South Africa

Are you interested in enabling women entrepreneurs to flourish? Join NEID board member Steve Mark October 18-25 for an immersive trip to visit the South Africa operations of MicroLoan Foundation, which has provided training, digital financial services, and working capital to over 575,000 women entrepreneurs across southern Africa. We will attend Microloan 'Centre' Meetings - gatherings of women entrepreneurs who meet to receive financial literacy and business training and learn from each other, delivered through song, dance and roleplay as part of our inclusive and accessible format.  Most importantly, you will meet some fantastic business owners. Contact steve@microloanfoundationusa.org for more information. 

Endorsed by NEID Global member Steve Mark

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Co-Creating A Future Beyond Displacement | Alight

October 27-29, 2026 | San Franscisco

We warmly invite you to join Alight CEO Jocelyn Wyatt and a small group of supporters, partners, and leaders from across the Bay Area for conversations exploring how we can advance health, economic opportunity, and resilience for and with displaced communities around the world.

• Tuesday, October 27: Health Equity Conversation, Co-hosted with Winko Solar at INSEAD, SoMA, 4:00-6:00 PM. Panelists include Akonkwa Mubagwa, Winko Solar Co-Founder  & Dr. Elizabeth Rogers, Rogers Family Foundation Director and Alight Board Member 

• Wednesday, October 28: Future of Work Conversation at Tides Foundation, Presidio, 4:00-6:00 PM. Together, we’ll discuss ​youth opportunity, economic empowerment, and the evolving future of work with Cheick Camara, former Managing Director of ServiceNow Africa and other special guests.

• Thursday, October 29: Co-Creating Resilient Futures with Displaced Communities at Neely Vineyard, 4:30 PM–6:00 PM. Together, we'll explore what it takes to co-create more resilient futures with displaced communities in a setting designed for meaningful connection, reflection, and collaboration.

RSVP here by Wednesday, October 14. Guests are welcome, include their name in the registration.

Endorsed by NEID Global member Kathi Seiden-Thomas

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Funders Learning Network for Global Epilepsy, Session 3 | Band Foundation

Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 10am ET/ 5pm EAT | Virtual

The Funders Learning Network for Global Epilepsy — launched by the BAND Foundation — is a two-year pilot initiative to spark interest, build connections, and explore solutions for epilepsy care in Africa. Through curated briefings, peer exchange, and exposure to promising models in Africa, the Network helps funders learn together, discover synergies with their own portfolios, and identify high-impact opportunities for investment. This learning network is open to philanthropic funders, bilateral and multilateral donors, and other grantmakers, as well as their advisors. Epilepsy is an urgent but neglected health issue across Africa.

For the next meeting on October 29th, we will focus on epilepsy's role in unlocking the global brain health agenda. We are very excited to be joined by two amazing speakers with deep expertise in health system strengthening and integration of care for epilepsy and brain health:

• Chido Rwafa-Madzvamutse, Regional Advisor for Mental Health at WHO AFRO

• Jacopo Mattia Rovarini, Public Health Specialist, Amref Health Africa

By joining this Network, you can deepen understanding, connect with like-minded peers, and contribute to reducing a neglected but solvable source of global health inequity.

Endorsed by NEID Global member Walid Hedidar

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Advancing Child Well-Being in Displacement: Evidence, Health, and Practice | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Thursday, November 12, 2026 11:00 am – 1:30 pm | Boston, MA

Against the backdrop of conflict, climate shocks, economic instability, and a changing federal funding landscape, the FXB roundtable will examine the challenges facing children and families affected by migration and displacement. Bringing together perspectives from research, global policy, and public health, the discussion will explore the factors shaping their health, rights, and well-being and the implications for the organizations and systems that serve them.

Featured speakers include:

• Jacqueline Bhabha, Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Director of Research, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University

• Vasileia Digidiki, Director, Distress Migration Program, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University

• Anne Leong, Senior Director of Research and Evaluation, UNICEF USA

• Margaret Bourdeaux, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Research Director, Program in Global Health Policy and Social Change, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Event takes place in room 110, Kresge Building, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue Boston, Massachusetts. Full logistical details provided upon RSVP.

RSVP to events@hsph.harvard.edu by November 5.

Endorsed by NEID Global member Karen Ansara

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Fund the Future Week: Non-Grant Capital | Joanne Sonenshine

November 16-20, 2026 | Virtual

Join Fund the Future Week, a live, interactive series designed to help you understand how non-grant capital can complement traditional grantmaking and expand the ways you put capital to work for impact.
Over five days, you’ll get guidance on: 

• Non-grant tools available, like recoverable grants, innovative loan structures, guarantees and other forms of catalytic capital. 

• When they make sense to use and when they don’t. 

• How to identify where non-grant capital can fit within your own funding strategy.

• You’ll also get access to curated resources, real-world examples, networking, and opportunities for direct feedback and discussion, all designed to help you move from curiosity about non-grant capital to greater clarity about whether, where, and how you might actually use it.

RSVP here

Endorsed by NEID Global

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