Blog tagged as social enterprise

When Proof of Concept Isn’t Enough: Fundraising Realities in the Social Sector

10 Apr 2025 08:46 PM

In the early days, circa 2017, our request for meetings was not even answered by prospective funders. Fitness Coaching as a solution to the inactivity problem among school students in underserved schools, and as a career opportunity for sports persons from poor families was not getting any traction ...

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...