I started 2021 with both of my parents. I’m ending 2021 without my Dad. My Dad was the most courageous person I had ever known. He was brave and blunt. Dad led by example and was honest to a fault. He was also a terrific storyteller. Dad would tell stories…

Grant Master’s Creative Writers Fellowship is back. The 100% online fellowship, fully sponsored by Grant Master, is currently looking for exceptional creative writers all over Africa who want to master grant writing and significantly increase their income by working as Grant Writers. The fellowship will run from July 4 to…

Imagine being able to pull out your phone and instantly get connected with the best grant writer for your grant writing needs. The idea of not only expanding access to grant writers — but expanding access to grant funding — is the foundation for our vision at Grant Master. When…

If you lead a startup, you probably have a pitch deck. If you run an NGO, this may be news to you: every organization needs a pitch deck. A pitch deck is usually a Powerpoint presentation of 10 to 15 slides that captures the problem you are trying to solve…

In every startup, there are humble, selfless individuals who want a challenge and are excited to help build a company from nothing. There will undoubtedly be long hours that creep into weekends. It takes a particular type of person who will not just be willing to put in the extra…

Humility is an invaluable trait when you’re trying to grow as a human being. One of the best things you can do for yourself is to put your pride aside and listen to feedback. From my personal experience, I know how difficult this can be because every single one of us believes that we are ‘the best thing since slice bread’. While it is awesome to believe the best of yourself, it is impossible to see your faults and shortcomings all by yourself. …

An organization’s most valuable asset is its people. Your team as a startup can be the difference between an industry-changing unicorn and just another failed venture. And this is why you must get the right people onboard, and the wrong people off-board. Firing people is one of the toughest decisions…

Check every single list of business leaders and NGO leaders who have won a grant and you will find one thing they all have in common: they are incredible storytellers. Some of them are so good, they literally bring you to tears with their stories. And who can blame them…

If there’s one thing we’ve all said about being scammed, it’s this: “It can never be me.” In my case, it was a hotel booking gone wrong. I attended a dinner somewhere in Lagos and it stretched very late into the night. I searched for hotels on Google and saw…