10/26/2025
𝗡𝗡𝗡𝗚𝗢 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 - 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿👇
Toyin Akinniyi - Vice President, Africa, Luminate
Toyin Akinniyi is a leader in the philanthropy and global development sectors with extensive experience in impact investing, grantmaking, governance and social justice issues. Toyin is currently Regional Portfolio Director at Luminate. In this role, Toyin leads Luminate’s work in Africa at the intersection of technology and socio-economic justice, and efforts to ensure everyone can influence the decisions that affect them and society. Toyin is also a member of Luminate's Leadership Team.
Toyin has about two decades of experience across roles in leadership, strategy, impact investing, media development, grantmaking, communications, civic engagement, and stakeholder management.
Toyin is a Stanford Draper Hills Fellow, speaker, and member of Advisory Boards and Steering Committees of funder collaborative funds. Toyin is a published author, featured in books - including African Muckraking: 75 Years of Investigative Journalism from Africa; Remaking Nigeria: Sixty Years, Sixty Voices, Her Story: Taking Root, Sparking Change - and articles including in Alliance Magazine, The Guardian, African Arguments, The East African, Premium Times, among others.
Toyin Akinniyi has a M.A in Peace and Conflict Studies and a B.A in English. In addition, she has certificates in impact investing, journalism, project management, resource governance, and communications for development.
Get ready for the insightful and inspiring session of this development trailblazer who's already shaping the future of Nigeria's Nonprofit.
Theme: 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿.
Date: November 12, 2025.
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