LGT Venture Philanthropy Insights

Oliver Karius (CEO, LGT Venture Philanthropy) Silvia Bastante de Unverhau (LGT Philanthropy Advisory) reflect on how families and funders are responding to today's rapidly shifting global landscape. They highlight why long-term partnerships, cross-sector collaboration, and values-driven giving are essential to driving meaningful, systemic change.

At the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, FES secured approval of Motion 105, recognizing Indigenous Peoples and local communities as key stewards of natural resources and promoting dedicated funding for community stewardship

LGT Venture Philanthropy is delighted to congratulate Educate Girls on becoming the first Indian organisation to receive the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, one of Asia’s highest honours for social impact and leadership.

LGT Venture Philanthropy has joined over 35 organisations in a renewed US$1.8 billion pledge to strengthen land rights for Indigenous Peoples and local communities, supporting community-led conservation and ecosystem protection. The initiative aims to secure formal recognition of 160 million hectares by 2030, funding projects like land mapping, territorial management, and organisational strengthening to halt deforestation and biodiversity loss.

LGT Venture Philanthropy partners with the Center for Effective Philanthropy every three years to gather anonymous feedback from its partner organisations through the Grantee Perception Report. The survey benchmarks LGT VP’s performance against global funders and provides valuable insights to help the organisation reflect, learn, and improve its partnership approach.

After eight years of partnership, Liberia’s Education Advancement Program (LEAP), formerly known as PSL (Partnership Schools for Liberia), is graduating from the LGT Venture Philanthropy portfolio this year. LEAP is a partnership between The Government of Liberia and non-state school operators to improve public school quality.

Nature - like forests, wetlands, grasslands, and rivers - plays a crucial role in ensuring we have enough clean water. Less than 3% of the Earth's water is freshwater, and most of it is out of reach. Only 0.3% of this freshwater is in liquid form on the surface.

On the occasion of the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Lisha McCormick, CEO of Last Mile Health, and Tom Kagerer, Partner and Global Health Lead at LGT Venture Philanthropy, sat down to explore what it takes to create lasting change in health care systems, and how the two organisations are helping secure life-saving care for millions of people in remote communities in Africa.

In this interview, Oliver Karius, CEO of LGT Venture Philanthropy, talks about the organisation's history, its unique impact-driven approach and the exciting journey that lies ahead.

Nature thrives when communities thrive. At LGT Venture Philanthropy, we believe that local communities hold the knowledge to successfully protect the ecosystems they live in and are also best placed to manage them sustainably.