Navigating Funding Shifts: Adapting Fundraising Strategies in a Changing Landscape
Seismic shifts in global development funding are reshaping the landscape for everyone, from implementing organisations to funders to the conveners who bring them together.
This session creates space to step back, make sense of what is changing, and explore how organisations can adapt their fundraising and revenue strategies without losing alignment with their mission and values.
Bringing together perspectives from across the ecosystem, including a philanthropic funder, a convening organisation, and an implementing partner, the session will surface current trends in funding and share grounded insights on how organisations are responding in real time.
The emphasis is not only on strategy, but on connection. Following initial reflections and Q&A, participants will move into small group discussions using the Mighty Ally “Fundable and Findable” framework as a starting point. These conversations are designed to help participants think through their own context, exchange ideas, and identify practical next steps.
The session aims to combine insight, reflection, and relationship-building, creating a space where participants can both learn and connect with others facing similar challenges.
Who this is for
This session is for nonprofit leaders, fundraisers, social entrepreneurs, and funders navigating a rapidly changing funding environment and exploring how to evolve their approach.
What you will get out of it
Insight into current trends shaping global development funding
Practical ideas for adapting fundraising strategies, including earned revenue, board engagement, and working within existing capacity
Tools and frameworks to assess and develop new revenue streams
The opportunity to map resources and build connections with others in the room
Space to reflect on how to stay aligned with mission and values while adapting
Hosts and contributors
Bruder Family Foundation
Connective Impact
Micromentor
This session is designed to move beyond analysis into action, helping participants leave with clearer thinking, practical ideas, and connections to support what comes next.