An initiative of The ResultStrategic Planning for Sustainable Impact
Building long-term strategic and business plans for resilient organizations.
Built for organizations that want to last
Increasing global uncertainty, including wars, geopolitical tensions and economic disruptions, has placed many NGOs, foundations, cooperatives, and small and medium-sized enterprises under significant pressure. Following recent donor funding withdrawals, a rapid global survey by UN Women in March 2025 found that 90% of surveyed organizations were experiencing financial distress, 47% anticipated closure within six months, 72% had already laid off staff, and 51% had suspended programming.
At the root of this vulnerability is the lack of a well-defined long-term strategic and business plan that can cope with external shocks, or the failure to follow through on existing plans. Without a clear strategy, organizations react to external pressures rather than anticipate and prepare for them. The gap is even wider among businesses, as numerous enterprises operate without a business plan, largely because most are informal.
This project seeks to build resilient organizations that pursue their goals sustainably in a fast-changing world, while contributing significantly to their own growth, their country and the communities they serve.
Organizations establish long-term plans, put in place mechanisms to implement them effectively, and are ready to cope with external crises.
You leave with practical tools you own
- A costed strategic or business planAligned with national, EAC, African Union and global priorities.
- An emergency fundTo keep your organization working for at least one year during a crisis.
- A resource mobilization strategyThat grows domestic funding and reduces dependence on donors.
- A digital Power BI dashboardTo track your plan in real time.
- A financial management toolkitCovering budgeting, daily financial management and reporting.
Organizations operating in any EAC country
- 01Local NGOs and CSOs
- 02Foundations and faith-based organizations
- 03Cooperatives and associations
- 04Social enterprises and start-ups
- 05Youth- and women-led organizations
- 06Community-based organizations
Project outcomes
Don't wait for the next crisis
Organizations are admitted in cohorts until 100 places are filled. The first cohort closes on 30 November 2026. Participating organizations make only a modest contribution, based on their size.
Apply for the next cohort
Fill in the form in about 10 minutes. Shortlisted organizations are invited to a short interview.
- Limited placesOrganizations are admitted cohort by cohort until 100 places are filled.
- Who can applyNGOs, foundations, cooperatives and social enterprises in any EAC country.
- Have readyYour registration certificate (optional) and your current plan, if you have one.
Get in touch
Speak to the Project Coordinator.