Blog tagged as FRA

Frequently Received Advice (FRA*) - Why Don’t You Just Do Some Consulting?

12 May 2025 04:59 PM
Why I’m choosing focus over freelance: A social entrepreneur’s perspective on saying no to consulting to stay committed to building impact.

Frequently Received Advice (FRA*) - You should reduce the length of your Fellowship program!

22 Apr 2025 03:56 PM
If you wouldn’t build your own career in 4 weeks, why expect poor youth to?

Frequently Received Advice (FRA*) - You are the CFO (Chief Fundraising Officer)!

26 Mar 2025 07:01 PM

Am I? 

I am always baffled when successful founders tell me that fundraising is the main job of a social sector founder/CEO. It is definitely part of the job, but the main one, seriously? 

When asked to elaborate in public, I get a polished response: "Founders are the custodia...

Frequently Received Advice (FRA*) - You should do this in a rural area!

25 Mar 2025 01:36 PM

"You should do this in a Rural area! Even better if you can do it in one of the most backward districts of the country."

My heart sank when I heard the very first sentence of feedback. By the time the second sentence was spoken, I wanted to retort, "Do you think we would have Google an...

Frequently Received Advice (FRA*) - You should go to Skoll!

22 Mar 2025 05:19 PM

I had just finished talking about CoolCoach to a prospective funder. I was high on adrenaline because I had finally met someone who understood the importance of fitness and activity to reduce the risk of NCDs, who understood social enterprises, and who had read Acumen's Blueprint to Scale report. In...