Connect
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For grantees

Connect
your programme.
Your community.

One place for grantees to engage with the foundation, submit reports, find resources — and connect with peers across the portfolio.

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Active grantees
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On-time reporting
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Grantee satisfaction
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Rockefeller Foundation · Grantee Hub
Community feed
What's happening across the portfolio
Updates, learnings and asks from fellow grantees — visible to everyone in the Connect. hub.
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Amara Osei
GreenRoots Ghana · Climate Resilience cohort
Just completed our Q2 community mapping — we've now reached 1,200 households in the Upper East. Happy to share our data collection template if anyone is working in rural areas.
2 hours ago👋 Reach out💾 Request template
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Nomvula Dlamini
Ubuntu Futures · Youth Employment cohort
We're facing challenges with youth data consent protocols in our Soweto sites — anyone navigated this under POPIA? Would love a peer call.
Yesterday👋 Reach out🙋 I can help
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Kofi Mensah
Sahel Seeds Initiative · Food Systems cohort
Our mid-term report is in! First programme to submit within the Connect. hub. Shoutout to the Rockefeller team for the new deadline reminders — genuinely useful.
2 days ago👋 Reach out❤️ 7
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Fatou Diallo
Dakar Digital Hub · Tech & Society cohort
Running a learning session on community co-design next month — virtual, open to all. Pinging the programme team through Connect. to get it on the shared calendar.
3 days ago👋 Reach out📅 Add to calendar
Active discussions Live
Data consent in POPIA contexts
12 replies
Rural community mapping methods
8 replies
Budget reallocation guidance — Q3
5 replies
Co-design workshop — virtual, July
3 replies
Programme resources
📄 Reporting templateDownload
📋 Budget change guideDownload
📸 Communications toolkitDownload
🗓 Q3 programme calendarView
Grantee network
Find your people
Browse grantees across the Rockefeller portfolio. Filter by cohort, geography, or focus area to find peers working on aligned challenges.
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Amara Osei
GreenRoots Ghana
ClimateRural communitiesGhana
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Kofi Mensah
Sahel Seeds Initiative
Food SystemsSmallholder farmersWest Africa
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Nomvula Dlamini
Ubuntu Futures
YouthSouth AfricaTVET
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Fatou Diallo
Dakar Digital Hub
TechCo-designSenegal
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Ruth Kamau
Nairobi Climate Collective
ClimateUrbanKenya
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Ibrahima Coulibaly
AgriLink Mali
Food SystemsMarket accessMali
Platform overview
Built for the whole relationship
Connect. wraps every touchpoint — reporting, knowledge, support and peer connection — into one grantee experience. Everything generates structured data for your MEL and programme teams.
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Conversational reporting
Grantees submit progress updates, evidence and budget notes through a guided chat — on WhatsApp, QR, or web. No forms. No login.
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Peer connection
Browse the full grantee portfolio, find peers by cohort or focus area, post questions and share resources across the community.
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Knowledge distribution
Push guidelines, templates, deadlines and programme updates directly to grantees through the hub — no email chains needed.
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MEL signals
Every interaction — report, question, resource download, peer connection — generates a structured data point visible in the grant team dashboard.
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Proactive nudges
Automated reminders for report deadlines, learning sessions and milestones — sent via WhatsApp or SMS so nothing falls through the cracks.
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Works where grantees are
WhatsApp, QR code, or web link. Mobile-first by design. No app install. Works across connectivity levels.
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Grantee opens a link or scans a QR code
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Asks questions, submits reports, accesses resources
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Connects with peers across the portfolio
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Programme team sees structured signals in real time