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Nonprofit School of Wealth (SOW)

Navigating the funding squeeze. Building African financial resilience.

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Most African NGOs will collapse in the next 3–5 years due to shrinking foreign aid. Donor priorities have shifted, budgets have been cut, and the old model of grant dependency is breaking down.

If you don’t build revenue systems now, your mission dies. To thrive, you need more than hard work. You need innovative thinking, strategic foresight, and practical support.

You are certainly already aware of the need to develop alternative funding sources.
You may also know or have heard about the new or effective funding models that some CSOs have integrated.
You surely have access to ChatGPT or any GenAI tool that can quickly give you innovative funding models you can explore in your organization.
Yet, you may still struggle to effectively translate that awareness into action, that knowledge into practice because you don’t know where and how to start practically. Some have even started but got stuck on the road to implementation.

That is exactly why we created the Nonprofit School of Wealth (SoW).

It’s an online community of resource mobilization experts, coaches and mentor, who are intentionally going to walk with you on the implementation road to ensure you effectively convert knowledge and tools in real results through individual and group coaching, mentoring and guidance.

These coaches have successfully integrated one of the 12 alternative funding models in their organizations and have years of proven experiences in that model. Over a period of 3 months, the selected participants benefit from their wisdom and network through regular online sessions. Check previous projects and clients here.

Week 1: Funding audit
Week 2-3: Revenue model design
Week 4-5: Pricing & monetization
Week 6-12: Coaching and mentoring the implemenation process

Who is this program for?

This program is designed for African nonprofit leaders who are ready to move from grant-chasing to resource mobilization. We do not work with those who only want to complain about donor cuts. We work with those committed to action. We use a four-pillar framework in the process.

Pillar	What it means for you
1. Diagnostic	We audit your current funding streams, donor concentration risk, and cost-to-raise-a-dollar ratio.
2. Diversification	You learn to move beyond grants into the relevant alternative funding or financing model for your organization.
3. Wealth Creation	You discover how to ethically turn your nonprofit’s data, expertise, and assets into wealth through coaching and mentoring.
4. Resilience	You build a cash reserve and an emergency liquidity protocol.

What you will achieve in 90 days.

We know you are busy. That is why our trainings, workshops, and activities are flexible, practical and user-centred. After the 90 days, you’ll have:

The ability to say “no” to restrictive grants because you built at least one additional revenue stream
Developed your donor diversification scorecards, cash flow forecasting sheets, risk registers.
Learned from case studies from African CSOs (Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa) that replaced 30–55% of foreign grants with local, earned income.
Accessed personalized support from a curated network of 15 to 20 coaches and mentors to apply identified model and framework directly
A realistic 12 month resource mobilization strategy with specific revenue targets, timelines, and accountability.
The School of Wealth (SoW) Certification.

Ready to take control of your funding future?

We accept only 25 organizations per cohort for meaningful engagement.
The first 3 training courses are completely free if you register before 14th May.
You only pay for the funding models or funding track that you are interested in, after discovering them all. Register NOW for our next training session here.

If you need an immediate support, you can also book a free discovery call. It would enable us to audit and understand your current strategy and practice. Then suggest a practical initial roadmap.

We also invite you to consult this guidebook with some of the Alternative Funding Models. Download AFM Guidebook (PDF)

Why us?

Christian has 11 years of experiences as nonprofit leader, researcher and trainer on resource mobilization and innovative financing models for CSOs. He helped about 82 African CSOs build predictable funding systems using partnerships, and alternative funding models. He worked with African Development Bank (AfDB), UNESCO, UNICEF, GIZ, USAID, UK FCDO and the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) on several sustainability initiatives for nonprofits, businesses and governments across Africa.

As an internationally recognized author and speaker on innovative financing and funding models for NGOs, he co-authored learning and training resources such as Advancing the Financial Sustainability of CSOs (2019), faith-based giving (2020), The Journey to Sustainability for Selected CSOs in Ghana (2021), local giving in Africa (2024), decolonizing aid in Francophone Africa (2023), overcoming development aid fatigue, Deciding Together and Shifting Power to Communities in Africa (2021). He actively contributed to the development of Guidebooks and online courses on Alternative Funding Models for CSOs in Africa.

“At the SoW, we do not teach you to beg better but to build better. There is money in Africa but you need a different mindset to see and get it. Sow and invest now in your mind to expect a different harvest.”

Track record: proposal win rates improved. teams trained. systems built.
Special focus: training on 12 alternative financing models.
Managed multi-million-dollar projects for international development partners.
Trainer and advisor to CSOs across multiple sectors. Clients include: NCVO, Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa, Muna Kalati, CDA, ADEA, Charity Aid Foundation (CAF), African Philanthropy Network (APN), Innovation for Change, Peace Direct, Decolonizing Wealth Project (DWP), OSIWA, Plan International, USAID etc.

We’ve made it easy for you to justify this investment. Download our One-Page Board Justification Brief to share with your Finance Committee or Board Chair.

Nonprofit School of Wealth (SOW)

Navigating the funding squeeze. Building African financial resilience.

Need Board Approval?

That is exactly why we created the Nonprofit School of Wealth (SoW).

Who is this program for?

What you will achieve in 90 days.

Ready to take control of your funding future?

Why us?

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