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For funders
Philanthropy & portfolio advisory
Landscape research, due diligence, portfolio construction, learning journeys, and grant-relationship support.
“You have capital and intent — but not the time, the local relationships, or the confidence to build a coherent Africa portfolio.”
Hard to tell which organizations are effective, legitimate, and ready to absorb larger grants.
Many disconnected proposals — few investable, landscape-level strategies.
You want learning, field access, and belonging — not just a list of grantees.
Three connected service lines. Funders at the centre; conservation leaders as partners, never applicants.
Landscape research, due diligence, portfolio construction, learning journeys, and grant-relationship support.
A year-long, curated peer cohort of six to eight African conservation leaders — coaching, donor insight, reusable tools.
Senior funding strategy, case design, donor positioning, and pipeline architecture for high-fit organizations.
No finder’s fees. We charge for judgment, never for access to a donor or a share of a gift.
Full disclosure. Every material relationship is written down, with recusal where needed.
Local leadership. We strengthen African organizations — we never displace them.
Curation over volume. A few excellent relationships, not a marketplace.
A senior fundraiser, conservation strategist, and executive coach with three decades of lived experience in Africa. Tommi has shaped major-gift strategies, cases for support, and donor relationships for landscape-scale conservation.
Cause Crafted turns that judgment into a service both funders and conservation leaders can trust.