NextBillion - A WDI Publication

How does fundraising become something you build, rather than something you chase?

For many impact incubators and accelerators, fundraising can feel reactive. One grant deadline leads to another. New funding opportunities appear, proposals are written, and partnerships are pursued – often with little time to step back and consider whether the organisation is building a sustainable approach to resource mobilisation.

Yet long-term financial resilience requires more than securing the next grant. It depends on telling your organisation’s story clearly, cultivating meaningful relationships, and building a fundraising strategy that grows alongside your mission.

This edition of The Pollinator’s Toolkit explores a practical pathway towards doing exactly that.

Together with Kristi Nelson from For Impact, participants will learn to build and tell their story using Altitude — a simple, practical tool organised around the three questions every funder is really asking: why you exist, where the money goes, and how they can help. Rather than focusing solely on proposals and applications, the session explores how incubators can frame their impact as a story, identify the right funder conversations, and use that story to build long-term relationships that support sustainable growth.

Time: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM EDT