Remember Niger

Challenge

Remember Niger engaged Elevate for a three-month Grants Accelerator Project (GAP) in early 2018 with the goal of developing a strategy to expand their foundation revenue. The organization came to Elevate with total annual revenues of just under $345,000 and around $11,000 in foundation funding. As a nimble organization employing just one full time and one part time staff member, the Remember Niger team had limited internal capacity to research new funding streams and pursue grants.

Response

During the GAP, the Elevate team set out to identify funders with goals and interests aligned to Remember Niger’s work. The team established a prospect research strategy that resulted initially in the identification of 25 funders with demonstrated interest in the types of program interventions and services, geographic reach, and target population that Remember Niger serves. The Elevate team also created a strong Case Statement, outlining Remember Niger’s history, impacts, and unique value proposition. This document would be used as a building block for several grant proposals. In addition to these deliverables for the GAP project, the Elevate team consulted the points of contact at Remember Niger on a fundraising strategy that would position the organization to
meet its revenue goals. Together we identified our key fundraising challenges, including the fact that there are relatively few funders that are focused specifically on the organization’s geographic footprint of Niger, and that there is a lot of competition for funding in international programs. The fundraising strategy acknowledges these and other internal and external challenges and presents tactics for mitigating them.

Impact

Following the successful GAP program, the Remember Niger team opted to engage Elevate for its Comprehensive Grant Writing Services in April 2018. The expanded partnership provided the opportunity to continue working with the Elevate team to implement the strategy developed during the GAP and pursue foundation support.

About the Organization

The Remember Niger Coalition is a small organization focused on mobilizing resources to create opportunities for high quality education for under-resourced groups throughout Niger. Their unique model focuses on collaboration with Nigerien educational institutions, places of worship, and local NGOs to provide quality educational opportunities to all Nigeriens, including girls, those living with disabilities, and other marginalized groups.

Service Details

education, international

Founded

2009

Started with Elevate

2018

Location

Holland, MI

Annual Budget

$593,000

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