A flagship Wealth4Impact initiative supporting philanthropic families to build the structures, stewardship practices, and partnerships needed to create lasting impact across generations.
Implemented with the generous support of the MacArthur Foundation, SEAPIN brings together over 20 philanthropic families from Nigeria and the diaspora who are committed to shaping a more prosperous and equitable future through strategic philanthropy.
As wealth creation and transfer continue to accelerate across Africa, families have an unprecedented opportunity to influence development outcomes, strengthen communities, and create lasting legacies. Realising this opportunity, however, requires more than generosity. It requires intentionality, governance, stewardship, and a long-term commitment to sustainable impact.
SEAPIN was established to help families navigate this journey, moving from informal acts of giving towards more structured, strategic, and enduring approaches to philanthropy.
Africa's Next Chapter Requires Strategic Philanthropy
Across the continent, families, entrepreneurs, and business leaders have long played an important role in supporting their communities. Yet the scale and complexity of today's challenges demand new approaches to giving, approaches that are intentional, collaborative, and designed for long-term impact.
SEAPIN responds to this opportunity by creating a trusted environment where philanthropic families can learn, reflect, exchange experiences, and strengthen the foundations of their giving.
Through exposure to leading practices, peer learning, expert insights, and practical tools, participants are exploring how to build institutions and philanthropic approaches that can create meaningful change today while preserving values, vision, and purpose for future generations.
SEAPIN at a Glance
20+ Participating Families
A diverse cohort of philanthropic families and family-owned businesses from Nigeria and the diaspora.
10-Month Learning Journey
A structured programme combining learning, reflection, peer engagement, and practical application.
Nigeria and the Diaspora
Connecting philanthropists committed to supporting sustainable development and community impact.
Stewardship, Governance & Legacy
Focused on strengthening the foundations required for effective and enduring philanthropy.
Supported by the MacArthur Foundation
Implemented by Wealth4Impact through the generous support of the MacArthur Foundation.
The SEAPIN Experience
SEAPIN is designed to support participants as they strengthen the capabilities required to build effective philanthropic institutions and sustainable legacies.
How Participants Engage
Learning Labs
Participants engage with leading African and global practitioners, philanthropists, and subject matter experts through facilitated learning experiences focused on the key elements of effective philanthropy, stewardship, governance, impact, and legacy building.
Tailored Advisory Support
Families receive confidential guidance designed to help them reflect on their philanthropic goals, strengthen decision-making structures, and advance their giving strategies in ways that reflect their unique values and aspirations.
Strategic Guidance
Participants gain access to specialist perspectives on areas such as governance, wealth stewardship, communications, branding, and philanthropic structures to support the development of sustainable and effective institutions.
Peer Learning and Community
The programme creates opportunities for participants to learn alongside fellow philanthropic families, exchange experiences, and build relationships that can strengthen their impact over time.
Ecosystem Connections
Through curated introductions, strategic convenings, and broader ecosystem engagement, participants are connected to philanthropy networks, practitioners, and collaborative opportunities across Africa and beyond.
Exploring the Building Blocks of Lasting Impact
Throughout the programme, participants engage with critical themes shaping the future of philanthropy and social impact, including stewardship, governance, strategic giving, succession planning, family dynamics, impact measurement, communications, and ecosystem collaboration.
By engaging with these themes, participants are developing practical approaches to strengthen their philanthropic efforts, engage future generations, and increase the effectiveness of their contributions to society.
Beyond the Programme
SEAPIN extends beyond structured learning by connecting participants to broader philanthropy, development, and impact ecosystems across Africa and beyond.
Through strategic convenings, peer exchanges, and curated opportunities, participants gain exposure to emerging ideas, innovative approaches, and collaborative networks that can strengthen their philanthropic work.
This commitment to ecosystem engagement recently enabled SEAPIN participants to take part in AfricaXchange 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, a leading convening bringing together leaders from philanthropy, finance, entrepreneurship, policy, and development to explore African-led approaches to capital mobilisation, partnership, and sustainable impact.
These experiences reinforce the programme's emphasis on governance, institutional sustainability, collaboration, and locally led solutions capable of driving meaningful change across the continent.
Participant Reflection
Throughout the programme, participants engage with critical themes shaping the future of philanthropy and social impact, including stewardship, governance, strategic giving, succession planning, family dynamics, impact measurement, communications, and ecosystem collaboration.
By engaging with these themes, participants are developing practical approaches to strengthen their philanthropic efforts, engage future generations, and increase the effectiveness of their contributions to society.
Building the Future of African Philanthropy
SEAPIN is helping shape a new generation of philanthropists who are committed to stewarding resources wisely, strengthening institutions, and investing in solutions that create lasting value for communities.
By supporting families as they formalise and strengthen their philanthropic efforts, the programme contributes to a future where African capital increasingly drives African solutions, strengthens local institutions, and creates sustainable impact for generations to come.
Programme Support
The Supporting the Emergence of Active Philanthropists in Nigeria (SEAPIN) is implemented by Wealth4Impact and made possible through the generous support of the MacArthur Foundation.