Why Philanthropic Lending?
Fast and Flexible
High Impact, No Profit
Light and Efficient
We act when it matters. Philanthropic loans let us move quickly on time-sensitive opportunities, like land purchases, that grants can’t reach fast enough.
Light and Efficient
High Impact, No Profit
Light and Efficient
No complex finance. No overhead waste. Donations go straight into loans that restore land, regenerate ecosystems, and reconnect habitats.
High Impact, No Profit
High Impact, No Profit
High Impact, No Profit
There’s no financial return — but every donation creates ecological return. Land restored. Species returning. Communities reconnected.
Recycled, Not Spent
High Impact, No Profit
Loans are repaid and reused. Your donation doesn’t stop working — it keeps regenerating impact across multiple projects.
Simpler for Everyone
Partnering with Connect The Wild Our process is lean: checklist → one-pager → phone call → review → loan. This keeps admin low and momentum high.
A Regenerative Model
This is finance in service of life. By circulating capital, not extracting from it, we support living systems and lasting change.
Applying for Funding – A Simplifyied Process
Complete a Checklist
Send us a loan request
Send us a loan request
Review the checklist and see if we are aligned
Send us a loan request
Send us a loan request
Send us a loan request
Summarise the project for which you are seeking a loan. Email it to us at alex@connect-the-wild.com
Arrange a call
Send us a loan request
CtW Readiness Review
Send an email and arrange a call to let us know you have completed the alignment check list and sent us a one pager.
CtW Readiness Review
Loan Agreement activated
CtW Readiness Review
This will activate our Readiness Review and to explore the finer details of the project, the loan, the repayment and perhaps a site visit.
Trustee Review.
Co-create Loan terms
Loan Agreement activated
Loan Agreement activated
We will start co-creating what we each need and sketch out a draft plan together
Loan Agreement activated
Loan Agreement activated
Loan Agreement activated
Once agreed by trustees, we will complete a legal review of our loan agreement and get started with the loan.