Inside my late father’s copy of The Marxism of Che Guevara I found a ruler trimmed job ad, a tiny deliberate relic that cracked open a life: absence and quiet resistance, colonial systems and the small exacting acts that resist them. This is a story of lineage turned into strategy, how a clipped scrap became the compass for my work at Ndisu Consulting where I translate grief into fundraising systems that pursue reparative liberatory wealth. Read on to meet the father I never knew and the small stubborn gestures that keep calling me to remake who gets to thrive.

What really moves a donor to give? It is not tax receipts or legal structures. It is belief. In this blog, Lizz Mhangami shares the story of Vaughan, a counselor who raised over $5,000 for her students without a nonprofit status, and Lilima Montessori, a school in Eswatini building sustainability through strategy and trust. From courage to consistency, these stories reveal that generosity flows when vision is clear and connection is real.

Getting to Cape Town without a map could land you in Cape Verde—close on paper, but a world apart in reality. Fundraising is no different. In this blog, Banele Nkambule unpacks how CRM and advancement analytics act as the maps and GPS of resource mobilization. From avoiding wrong turns to making sure donor gifts land where they are meant to, discover why clean, shared, and analyzed data is the difference between scarcity and success.

Losing a major donor can feel like the ground has shifted beneath you—but it doesn’t have to mean the end of your organization. I’ve been there, facing the uncertainty, the financial gaps, and the tough conversations. But in that challenge, I found an opportunity to rebuild stronger, with a more resilient funding model that wasn’t reliant on a single donor. If you’re navigating this moment, you don’t have to do it alone. In this blog, I share the key steps to stabilizing your finances, engaging your supporters, and ensuring your organization thrives beyond this setback.