FUNDABILITY
Sustained Resources To Solve Real-World Issues & Advance Creativity & Community.
Fundraising is less about simply writing proposals and checking boxes and more about building structures and systems that enhance fundability and positioning, building and sustaining meaningful relationships and evidence. This includes the data, the narrative that makes the case for investment self-evident. I work with organisations to build that foundation, developing the strategies, tools, narratives, and relationships that do not just secure the next grant but strengthen the institution's ability to resource its mission over the long term. Because the work is too important to be underfunded.
Over the past eight years, I have supported organisations and brands in transforming ideas into initiatives that are funded, visible, and institutionally credible. I have led communications-driven fundraising and marketing strategies, managing donor portfolios exceeding USD 190,000 annually, supported multi-million-shilling campaigns, and delivered competitive grant proposals and reporting for funders including USAID, Darwin Initiative, Tusk, FAO, UEFA Foundation, and others.
Core Capabilities
Fundraising Strategy
Auditing and developing comprehensive funding strategies and stakeholder mapping models to secure long-term capital. I identify the right funders, the right asks, and the right entry points to build a diversified, resilient funding base.
Proposal Development
A great proposal makes the case for why it matters, demonstrates the credibility to deliver, and gives a funder the confidence that their investment will be accounted for and amplified. I develop compelling, evidence-based proposals and concept notes that translate your work into the language of funders, bringing the narrative depth, technical rigour, and strategic framing that competitive grant processes demand.Reporting & Documentation
I produce the donor reports, compliance documentation, and knowledge products that keep funders informed, satisfied, and genuinely invested in your work by translating complex programme data and field evidence into clear, credible outputs that demonstrate accountability and build the trust that sustains long-term partnerships.
Portfolio Management
Overseeing active corporate, private, and institutional donor portfolios. I manage multi-partner relationships, track grant fulfilment timelines, monitor project milestones, and maintain the steady communication needed to secure multi-year funding renewals.
Project Design & Management
I support the design and management of programmes that give donors confidence from the start by auditing, designing and implementing the theories of change, logical frameworks, monitoring plans, and operational structures that demonstrate institutional maturity, strategic clarity, and the ability to deliver on what you promise.
Case Studies: Timeless and Resilient,
Modern, Credible and
Fundable Brands.
Mount Kenya Trust
Mount Kenya Trust focuses on protecting and restoring the Mount Kenya ecosystem, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and vital water tower that supports both rich biodiversity and the livelihoods of millions. Working closely with local communities, government agencies, and strategic partners, the organisation implements forest restoration, wildlife protection, and human–wildlife coexistence initiatives while fostering sustainable community development.
I work with the organisation to strengthen its communications architecture, integrate fundraising systems, and amplify programmatic impact.
Laikipia Conservancies Association
Laikipia Conservancies Association (LCA) unites community, private, and wildlife conservancies across one of Kenya’s most complex conservation landscapes to strengthen coordinated conservation and sustainable land use.
By designing brand architecture, digital campaigns, and communications tools, and aligning stakeholders and donors, I contributed to positioning LCA as a credible landscape-level actor, increasing visibility, engagement, credibility, positoning and fundability for both the association and its members
D&R STUDIOS
D&R Studios is a Nairobi‑based creative audio‑visual production company specialising in producing television, documentary, and reality‑format content that speaks to contemporary African life and culture.
In Kenya’s fast-moving entertainment sector, D&R Studios required PR, audience engagement, and brand repositioning across television and film. I led strategic campaigns, integrated media content, and revitalised digital and physical brand touchpoints, driving audience traction, positioning, sponsorship uptake, and media visibility that strengthened the company’s market position and showed impact.
Drop Access
Drop Access is a Kenyan social enterprise focused on making essential healthcare and energy technologies accessible to rural and underserved communities.
As a grant writing consultant for Drop Access, I developed a proposal for the Vaccibox, a portable, solar-powered vaccine refrigeration system designed to maintain cold-chain integrity in remote and underserved regions. I translated its technical specifications and operational potential into a compelling, fundable narrative to contribute to enhancing early-stage fundability.
Power For The People
Power for the People (PFP) is an international development charity focused on empowering vulnerable communities to achieve sustainable development, self‑sufficiency, and resilience.
Focused on women’s empowerment and food security on Remba Island, the foundation required strategic content, training, and storytelling to maximise impact. By contributing to project design, visual content, and project design support, I helped translate complex development challenges into engaging, implementable solutions, driving community capacity and visibility.
DREAM EP GLOBAL ENERGY
DREAM EP Global Energy Kenya is part of a broader platform launched in 2014 to expand renewable energy access across Eastern Africa.
Delivering renewable energy to remote communities across Kenya, DREAM EP needed coherent messaging, digital systems, and market visibility to scale impact. Through integrated campaigns, brand development, media content, and stakeholder engagement, I enhanced product visibility, strengthened B2B and investor partnerships, and amplified community and government-level adoption of sustainable energy solutions.