10 Years of Growth: At a Glance
The SCoP started with 45 individual members in 2015. At the end of 2025, it had over 5,000 members.
The SCoP started with five sectoral and thematic Working Groups in 2015. It now has 9 Working Groups, with 23 Co-Chairs.
Since 2019, the SCoP has raised US$918,000+, including US$ 305,000 in 2025. Contributions in 2025 were from 15 Sustaining Members including AFD, CRS, Lincoln Institute for Land Policy, Hilton Foundation, Eleanor Crook Foundation, MSI, Rockefeller Foundation Catalytic Capital, and the Osprey Foundation for core operations and selected projects to advance the scaling agenda in international development and climate action.
For more than 10 years, the SCoP has generated a growing body of knowledge and learning opportunities. In 2025, it produced 19 publications, 15 member blogs, and 3 newsletters, alongside 10 events and 9 guest speaker contributions that reflect the SCoP’s commitment to documenting experience, elevating practitioner voices, and fostering continuous learning.
FROM THE MAINSTREAMING SCALING INITIATIVE TO THE SCALING CAMPAIGN
The SCoP’s Mainstreaming Initiative represents a three-year action research program in which it analysed how major funder organizations mainstreamed scaling across their work. The Mainstreaming Initiative conducted 28 case studies covering funder organizations from multilateral and bilateral official funders to foundations to large international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). Analytical reports addressed evaluation practices, recipient perspectives, country platforms, and mainstreaming tracker tools. Summary reports provide overarching findings and lessons of the Initiative. A final report and dissemination activities are expected in early 2026.
As the Mainstreaming Initiative comes to a close, the SCoP is launching its Scaling Campaign 2026-2030. The Campaign marks a major shift in the SCoP’s approach. In this next phase, the SCoP will transition from strictly a learning and peer network group to an organization that also tries to influence international development and climate donors by encouraging them to adopt best practices and principles in scaling.
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND TEAM EXPANSION
The SCoP expanded its Senior Leadership Team to support the expanding ambitions of the Community:
- Larry Cooley and Johannes Linn (Co-Chairs)
- Todd Kirkbride (Managing Director for Strategy & Partnerships)
- Richard Kohl (Director of Strategic Learning & Practice)
- Koldo Echebarría and Karin Kemper (Senior Advisor)
- Charlotte Coogan (Program Specialist)
Senior Leadership Team members submitted unsolicited proposals and engaged in project co-design to support the planned Initiatives under the Campaign. These have already started to bear fruit, with the SCoP winning a large project from Rockefeller Foundation Catalytic Capital, Inc. on Reimagining Humanitarian Nutrition Security. Team members are also in discussions with approximately 10 potential Strategic Partners, who will collaborate on one or more of the following activities:
- sharing networks, resources, knowledge or technical expertise to achieve defined (common) objectives.
- collaborating on the design, fundraising and implementation of mutually beneficial Initiatives.
- participating in a Scaling Coalition to collectively promote the goals of the Campaign.
DIGITAL PRESENCE AND REACH
In 2025, in preparation for the Campaign, the SCoP significantly expanded its social media presence to increase member engagement.
Towards the end of 2025, the SCoP’s Working Groups started publishing one/two posts a week on their thematic topics over a two-week window in a rotating fashion. The SCoP also launched a public LinkedIn group where members can make their own posts and engage in direct conversation.
EVIDENCE AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Newsletters
The SCoP initiated publication of its trimestral Newsletters in 2015, containing summaries of activities and publications of the SCoP and its members. It distributed three Newsletters to its members in 2025 and was proud to launch a new format with the last newsletter of the year.
Reports
In 2021, the SCoP posted its first substantive report on its website. In 2025, it published 19 reports, of which 18 were produced under the auspices of the Mainstreaming Initiative (see Annex).
Member Publications
The SCoP publishes blogs, stories, and studies from its members. In 2025, it published 15 articles on behalf of its members.
Events
CRS’s Experience in Catalyzing Scale Mindset and Organizational Shift | Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 | |
Apr 2025 | |
Imagining an Innovation Journey Without Silicon Valley Pilots | May 2025 |
Scaling and Best Practices on New Policy Guidance from the OECD Development Assistance Committee | Jun 2025 |
Jun 2025 | |
Mainstreaming Scaling in CGIAR – Insights from IPSR, Portfolio Monitoring, and Scaling for Impact | Jun 2025 |
Jul 2025 | |
From Integration to Prosperity: How Social Capital Transforms Agricultural Social Enterprises | Nov 2025 |
Scaling AI in Education | Dec 2025 |
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: WORKING GROUPS
The SCoP Working Group Co‑Chairs guide their groups’ learning agendas, facilitate collaboration among members, and ensure that discussions and activities advance shared understanding on scaling. They are seasoned practitioners with deep experience in scaling and a demonstrated commitment to strengthening evidence and practice across the SCoP community.
Agriculture, Rural Development and Social Enterprise Working Group
Anamika Priyadarshini (Heifer International), Esther Kihoro (CGIAR), Mukhaye Muchimuti (One Acre Fund)
Climate Change Working Group
Karin Kemper (SCoP), Matt Eldridge (Gates Foundation)
Education Working Group
Heather Simpson (Room to Read), Nedjma Koval (INTEGRATED International), Molly Wyss (The Brookings Institute)
Fragile States Working Group
Kris Inman (Social Impact), Pallavi Roy (SOAS, University of London), Robert S Chase (World Bank)
Health Working Group
Laura J. Ghiron (ExpandNet & the Evidence to Action Project), Tendai Gotora (Spark Health Africa), Mojisola Odeku
Mainstreaming Working Group
Richard Kohl (Strategy & Scale LLC), Karla Petersen O’Farrill (Innovations for Poverty Actions)
Monitoring & Evaluation Working Group
Larry Cooley (MSI), Rachna Nag Chowdhuri, John Floretta (J-PAL)
Nutrition Scaling Working Group
Charlotte Coogan (Food Security Evidence Brokerage), Bertha Lilian Munthali (AGRA)
Youth Employment Working Group
Elizabeth Vance (International Youth Foundation, IYF), Hisham Jabi (Jabi Consulting)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: SUSTAINING MEMBERS
Sustaining Members provide the foundational support that enables the SCoP to operate, grow, and deliver programs that strengthen scaling practice across the development and climate sectors. They are leading organizations with demonstrated commitment to evidence‑based approaches, bringing the resources, expertise, and strategic vision needed to advance a global agenda for more effective scaling.
Representatives from the aforementioned organizations that serve on the Executive Committee are: Varja Lipovesk (Co-Impact), Dana Schmidt (Echidna Giving), Ellyn Yakowenko (Eleanor Crook Foundation), Mara Holzenthal (GIZ), Sonia Moldovan (Hilton Foundation), Kristen Molyneaux (Lever for Change), George McCarthy (Lincoln Institute for Land Policy), Benjamin Kumpf (OECD), Simon Winter (Rockefeller Foundation Catalytic Capital, Matt Eldridge (Gates Foundation), Eric Beugnot (Agence Française de Développement)
MEMBER PUBLICATIONS
MAINSTREAMING INITIATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Publication Title | Date |
Jan 2025 | |
Mar 2025 | |
Mar 2025 | |
Evaluation Guidelines of Official International Development Funders | Apr 2025 |
May 2025 | |
Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of AFD (Texte en français) | May 2025 |
May 2025 | |
May 2025 | |
Jun 2025 | |
Mainstreaming Scaling: A Comparative Synthesis of Agri-Food Funders and Research Organizations | Jul 2025 |
Aug 2025 | |
Mainstreaming Scaling: Practical Lessons from Feed the Future (2011–2024) | Sep 2025 |
Sep 2025 | |
Oct 2025 | |
Oct 2025 | |
Nov 2025 | |
Nov 2025 | |
Dec 2025 |
THE HIGH-LEVEL ADVISORY GROUP
The Mainstreaming Initiative is overseen by a High-Level Advisory Group made-up of current and former leaders in the field of international development and financing.
Name | Current or Former Position |
New in 2025 | |
Jeff Bradach | Co-founder and former managing partner of the Bridgespan Group. |
Tessie San Martin | CEO of FHI 360 |
Paul Winters | Executive Director of the Agricultural Innovation Mechanism for Scale (AIM for Scale) |
Founding Members | |
Richard Carey | Former Head of DAC Secretariat |
Yannick Glemarec | Chair of the Gold Standard Board of Directors, and President of the Gold Standard Foundation, Former Executive Director of GCF |
Julie Howard | Senior Adviser, CSIS; Former Chief Scientist, Feed the Future, USAID |
Homi Kharas | Senior Fellow, Brookings; former head of SDG Secretariat |
Xiayun Li | Professor, China Agricultural University |
Poonam Muttreja | Head, Population Foundation, India |
Ndidi Nwuneli | Head of One Campaign; Nigerian entrepreneur, author and scaling expert |
Papa Amadou Sarr | Past Director, Agence Française de Développement |
Jean-Michel Severino | Former CEO of Agence Française de Développement; former head of private investment fund for Africa |
