In Latin America, where both wealth and need are growing across diverse communities, the question arises: how can philanthropic resources be effectively mobilised to reach those who need them most? Speakers explored strategies for building impactful partnerships between local charitable initiatives and international funders, and discussed the motivations behind why philanthropists and private foundations are choosing to engage across borders to support Latin America. […] The other is that Latin America is obviously heavily affected by climate change. Monica: There was always the idea that, for example, a leader from Latin America won’t be able to do fundraising in the US because maybe that person does not speak English. And the audience or the public that wants to support Latin America most of the time speaks in Spanish, or there is always someone in the room who can help with the translation.