It’s almost midnight, and instead of sleeping, a founder is hunched over her laptop typing some version of the same question into Google: How do I automate my NGO without...

You write the report. You send it to the donor. You tick the boxes. Beneficiaries reached: 200. Sessions completed: 12. Certificates distributed: 87. But nobody asked the 87 if their...

You won the grant. You signed the agreement. And now, months in, you’re facing a hard truth: your NGO may not be able to deliver on the grant as promised....

There is an old saying that a candle loses nothing by lighting another. In the nonprofit world, however, we have somehow come to expect that the candle should keep burning...

In the nonprofit space, there are a lot of unknowns. Google searches on founder education are replete with questions such as: how to source funds for a project; how to...

Every nonprofit founder Googles this question eventually. Almost nothing they find was written for them. There’s a particular kind of dread that shows up about six months into running a...

There’s a question african founders tend to ask quietly, usually late at night after a rough day of fundraising or hiring or trying to keep an organisation alive on very...

Inside the Journey is a Kryvent interview series documenting the stories behind the work. We speak with nonprofit founders and social entrepreneurs across different causes and stages of building about...

#ForFounders is a Kryvent series connecting nonprofit founders to the people and knowledge they need to build well. Through insights from experienced professionals across and beyond the social impact ecosystem,...

If you’ve ever woken up in the middle of a project delivery-phase and thought “What even am I to do today?”, you have encountered a “bug in the code”, a...

#ForFounders is a Kryvent series connecting nonprofit founders to the people and knowledge they need to build well. Through insights from experienced professionals across and beyond the social impact ecosystem,...

When you think of the most “popular” nonprofit organization in Nigeria, what name comes to mind? Before the pandemic, you might have guessed Kokun Foundation or Slum2School Africa, and you...

Imagine building something that lights up thousands of lives but paying the price with your own comfort, your savings, and sometimes, your last meal. That’s the story of Ademide Ademola,...

More nonprofit organisations are emerging, tackling everything from education to healthcare, climate action to gender equity. While the impact is clear, one subject remains largely under-discussed: how nonprofit founders are...

Many nonprofits in Nigeria start as informal passion driven efforts to help others or achieve a shared goal. Over time, the impact grows, and the founders think, “Hmm, Let’s do...

Nonprofits play a vital role in the world, addressing social challenges, promoting community welfare, and fostering positive change. Their benefits are numerous, but not all of them are considered charities....

You are passionate about making a difference, tackling social issues, and creating lasting change. You founded a nonprofit to bring your vision to life. Then reality sets in. You realize...