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Sakwe Noris

@norissakwe

Founder and principal consultant @Think Like A Funder Consultancy

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Check out my #TED talk from TEDxFultonStreet on “Why VCs and Angel Investors Say ‘No’ to Entrepreneurs”! #TEDx #TEDTalks youtube.com/watch?v=IK7HkS… #startups #entrepreneurs #fundraising

Check out my #TED talk from <a href="/TEDxFultonSt/">TEDxFultonStreet</a> on “Why VCs and Angel Investors Say ‘No’ to Entrepreneurs”! #TEDx #TEDTalks youtube.com/watch?v=IK7HkS… #startups #entrepreneurs #fundraising
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🌟 Mastering the Art of Managing Conflicts and Challenges in NGOs 🌟 Working in an NGO comes with immense rewards, but it also brings unique challenges. Drop your thoughts about this lets talk #NONPROFIT #LeadershipDevelopment #impacts #nonprofitdevelopment

🌟 Mastering the Art of Managing Conflicts and Challenges in NGOs 🌟

Working in an NGO comes with immense rewards, but it also brings unique challenges. 
Drop your thoughts about this lets talk 

#NONPROFIT #LeadershipDevelopment  #impacts #nonprofitdevelopment
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Nobody is coming to save your nonprofit. Either you create a plan for sustainability, or you watch it slowly crumble. #capacitybuilding #fundraising #socialentrepreneurship #strategy #nonprofitleadership #boardmanagement

Nobody is coming to save your nonprofit. 

Either you create a plan for sustainability, or you watch it slowly crumble.

#capacitybuilding #fundraising #socialentrepreneurship #strategy #nonprofitleadership #boardmanagement
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Nonprofits that don’t invest in capacity-building don’t last. Do you Homework Invest in knowledge #capacitybuilding #fundraising #strategy #socialentrepreneurship #nonprofitleadership #CoachingLife

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The tech isn’t the problem. Your use of it is. You don’t need a fancy platform. You need consistency. Airtable doesn’t work if nobody logs in. Asana won’t save you if you ignore deadlines. Pick tools your team will actually use. Train them once. Hold them accountable forever.

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Plan your fundraising like a business. Execute it like a mission. Strategy attracts funders. Chaos repels them. Think long-term. Think systems. Think like a funder. #Fundraising #NonprofitLeadership #ThinkLikeAFunder

Plan your fundraising like a business.
Execute it like a mission.

Strategy attracts funders.
Chaos repels them.

Think long-term.
Think systems.
Think like a funder.

#Fundraising #NonprofitLeadership #ThinkLikeAFunder
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Federal grants in 2026 aren’t just read — they’re screened. If your proposal can’t survive: ✔️ compliance checks ✔️ scoring criteria ✔️ AI screening it won’t be funded — no matter how good the idea is. Clarity. Structure. Credibility. Think like a funder.

Federal grants in 2026 aren’t just read — they’re screened.

If your proposal can’t survive: 

✔️ compliance checks
✔️ scoring criteria
✔️ AI screening

it won’t be funded — no matter how good the idea is.
Clarity. Structure. Credibility.
Think like a funder.
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Nonprofits don’t fail because the mission is weak. They fail because the model is fragile. Enterprising nonprofits build income, not excuses. They design impact that pays for itself. Sustainability is not optional. It’s leadership. #EnterprisingNonprofits

Nonprofits don’t fail because the mission is weak.

They fail because the model is fragile.

Enterprising nonprofits build income, not excuses.

They design impact that pays for itself.

Sustainability is not optional.
It’s leadership.
#EnterprisingNonprofits
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People don’t renew donations. They renew trust. No report → no trust No communication → no loyalty No transparency → no future Fundraising is relationship management, not money chasing. Think like a funder. 🔑 #Fundraising #DonorTrust #NonprofitLeadership

People don’t renew donations.
They renew trust.

No report → no trust
No communication → no loyalty
No transparency → no future

Fundraising is relationship management, not money chasing.

Think like a funder. 🔑
#Fundraising #DonorTrust #NonprofitLeadership
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Every report you send is not paperwork. It’s a reminder of trust. A signal of credibility. A bridge to renewed funding. Donors don’t renew grants. They renew belief.

Every report you send is not paperwork.
It’s a reminder of trust.
A signal of credibility.
A bridge to renewed funding.

Donors don’t renew grants.
They renew belief.