Our Network

GWBF operates with a lean core team of three permanent staff who anchor a broader collective impact model—designed to mobilize expertise, relationships, and leadership across regions rather than concentrate it centrally.

We work through a distributed network of 19 specialized consultants across nonprofits and philanthropy. This model allows us to access the right expertise at the right time—while directing more resources to frontline organizations.

Our Regional Advisor Model

At the core of this model is a group of Regional Advisors who combine lived experience, deep regional knowledge, and global perspective. They shape strategy, guide grantmaking, and strengthen the ecosystems in which our partners operate.

Our Regional Advisor Model—embeds advisors within local organizations across regions. This deepens proximity, expands coverage, and strengthens coordination across actors working in the same contexts.

Americas

Lublanc Prieto (Colombia); Danilo Manzano (Ecuador); Nancy Landa (Mexico); and Aryah Somers Landsberger (United States, Texas)

Africa

Simon Marot Touloung (Uganda), Muzabel Welongo (Kenya); and Samuel Binja (Kenya)

Asia

Naw Ta Mla Saw (Thailand/Myanmar); Sharifah Shakirah (Malaysia); and Jessica Olney (Bangladesh)