What is Nonprofit Builder Africa?

Nonprofit Builder Africa is the African hub of Nonprofit Builder. We match African grantees with vetted African consultants, manage each engagement end to end, and report back to the foundation, all under one contract.

Are the consultants based in Africa?

Yes. Our Africa network is 150 consultants who live and work in 22 African countries, with the largest groups in Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Ethiopia and Tanzania. When a grantee needs a rare skill, we can also draw on Nonprofit Builder's global network of 900+ consultants.

Which languages do the consultants work in?

Almost all work in English. 44 also work in Swahili, 39 in French, 10 in Amharic, 8 in Arabic, 7 in Portuguese and 6 in Kinyarwanda.

What can grantees get help with?

The most common areas are strategy, organisational development, leadership development, monitoring and evaluation, financial management, communications, fundraising, facilitation, board governance, leadership coaching, safeguarding and human resources.

How much should a foundation budget for grantee capacity building?

Funders supporting African grantees typically budget $100,000 to $300,000 a year. The ideal is $5,000 to $10,000 per active grantee per year, although the average is closer to $3,000. As a rule of thumb, around 30% of grantees will be active in a given year, and foundations only pay for what is used.

Nonprofit Builder Africa: African consultants for African grantees

You fund Africa's most promising organisations. African experts help them deliver.

Your grantees are growing fast, and the organisation has to keep up with the mission. We connect them with 150 vetted consultants who live and work across Africa, know the context, and have done this work before. We organise everything end to end, so your grantees spend their time on the work.

Bespoke consulting projects

A concrete result, like a new strategy, a MEL framework or a fundraising plan, delivered by a consultant who knows your grantee's country and sector.

MATCH Foundation did not have an M&E Plan, all we had were project logical frames. As I write this, we now have an organization M&E Plan which outlines all our activities, outcomes, outputs and indicators. Nonprofit Builder team has been very helpful. Oprah provided great feedback whenever we asked something.

MATCH Foundation, on building its first organisational M&E plan

Executive and capacity coaching

Coaches and thought partners for African leaders running growing teams, often with few peers to talk to.

Jess engages the mentee to effectively participate in the content mining. Helped us with fundraising strategy and developed the theory of change by ourselves. With the allocated time, we have managed to achieve great.

The Rwenzori Center for Research and Advocacy, on mentoring for fundraising and theory of change, Uganda

Small-group training courses

Interactive online sessions with expert trainers, designed around the specific learning needs of participating organisations and the priorities of their funding partners. Groups of 10 to 15, scheduled in African time zones.

To date, six of our staff members have benefited from various trainings, equipping them with additional skills that have transformed both their professional growth and our organizational capacity.

Hope of Family, on training six staff members

Let's talk about your grantees

Tell us where your African portfolio needs strengthening and we'll design a support package that fits your budget. No commitment, and you only ever pay for what your grantees use.

What happens next

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We call you back and set up a discovery call to understand your portfolio and what your grantees are up against.
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We write a support proposal tailored to your grantees and your budget, with no obligation to proceed. We can also give you guest access to our consultant database, so you see exactly who your grantees would work with.
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Once the grant or project is approved, we run onboarding calls for your program officers and your grantees, in whatever format works best for you.

Already a Nonprofit Builder partner? We can support your African grantees under your existing contract. Just reach out to your focal person at NPB.

You fund Africa's most promising organisations. African experts help them deliver.

Foundations already trust us with their African grantees. Join them.

How your grantees get support

Bespoke consulting projects

Executive and capacity coaching

Small-group training courses

150 African consultants in 22 countries

What they're experts in

Languages they work in

Meet some of our consultants

And for what impact

Leadership growth

Strategy and evidence

Clear communications

Mobilising funds

Using technology well

Solid systems and compliance

What do grantees say?

A simple system you can see into.

One contract, zero admin

You introduce, we take care of it

Pay only for what's used

A focal person on the continent

Full visibility, real time

What makes us different

African consultants for African grantees

Nonprofit specialists

The grantee drives

We care how it turns out

How much should you budget?

And how you'll know it worked

Africa hub coordination team

Let's talk about your grantees

What happens next

Tell us about your portfolio