Our role: Financial and fiduciary risk management

MannionDaniels acted as fund manager for the original AmplifyChange Fund dated back to 2014. Under phase 2 of the fund MannionDaniels  continued to provide financial and fiduciary risk services to the new, standalone entity.

We worked across all funding rounds and grants to ensure funds reached their intended destinations while mitigating fiduciary risks. MannionDaniels managed accounting and financial disbursement procedures, and we conducted due diligence assessments prior to contracting each grant. Throughout the project lifecycle, we oversaw budgeting and financial reporting, as well as the management of all fraud risks within the fund.

Key responsibilities

• Fund-wide financial oversight: ensuring robust financial management across all grants and funding rounds
• Accounting and disbursements: managing all financial transactions and grant payments
• Due diligence and contracting: undertaking assessments prior to awarding grants
• Budgeting and reporting: overseeing financial planning and reporting throughout implementation
• Fraud and fiduciary risk management: identifying, mitigating and managing risks across the fund.

About the fund

AmplifyChange launched in 2014 as a project of a consortium led by MannionDaniels, alongside the African Women’s Development Fund and Global Fund for Women. In 2020, it became an independent not-for-profit organisation funded by bilateral donors and private foundations.

AmplifyChange operates as a challenge fund, providing grants through competitive funding rounds to civil society organisations working on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

The fund supports advocacy across five priority areas:

• Addressing gender-based violence
• Tackling unsafe abortion and related barriers
• Challenging stigma and discrimination
• Improving sexual health of young people
• Expanding access to reproductive health services