Services


Fundraising Subscriptions

Our subscription-based services support impactful organisations to access and utilise grant funding for sustainable growth and impact.

We believe in the effectiveness of both concessional and private finance and work with you to strategically access a combination of these types of capital together to expedite sustainable growth. This can play out in a range of ways depending on your size, vision and the particular context your business is working in.

Our advice and grant writing services are tailored to your needs and our subscription model allows us to share your risk. We draw on decades of development finance industry experience and our up to date knowledge of the latest funder and investor requirements.

Small Growing Business (SGBs)

12-month subsidised results-based subscription which supports your organisation to overcome barriers and more successfully access and utilise grants and financing.
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Strategic advice

Investment readiness review and planning

Grant writing service

Grant review service

Knowledge sharing events

Risk sharing

Eligibility

  • Africa based profit-making enterprise (we have priority to work with organisations in Rwanda, Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Ghana)
  • Also available to eligible UK based CICs
  • Legally registered as a profit-making organisation for at least 2 years
  • At least £30,000 turnover in last 12 months
  • Team of at least 3 staff
  • Creating impact towards any of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with a priority for SGBs working to progress clean energy solutions (SDG 7)

Innovators

3-month output-based subscription, for newer organisations and established NGOs that do not meet the SGB criteria but require flexible grant writing support.
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Strategic advice

Grant writing service

Knowledge sharing events

One-off investment readiness review

Risk sharing

Investment readiness signals

Strategic guidance reports and tools

Eligibility

  • Legally registered enterprise or NGO in any country ARK works
  • Clear pipeline of grant opportunities
  • Creating impact along any of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Industry leaders

6-month advisory-based membership for established industry leaders creating impact who require support with income diversification, financial resilience, and sustainability.
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Strategic advice

Guidance tools to build financial resilience and reduce grant dependency

Eligibility

  • Registered enterprise in any country ARK works
  • Track record of creating impact towards any of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Focused on diversifying away from grant dependency.

Courses & training programmes

Introduction to grant writing for international development

This half-day course equips participants with the skills to write compelling and competitive grant applications in an international development setting.

Drawing on our extensive experience and up to date insights into investor and funder priorities, the workshop uses of real-life examples and interactive exercises in a workshop setting to empower bid writers, aspiring bid writers, and development professionals to better support organisations to access funding.

Suitable for:

  • University departments

  • International development consultancy firms

  • NGOs

  • Organisations working to strengthening their business development and fundraising skillset

Virtual

In-person

Diversifying income and reducing grant dependency

Managing the transition away from grant dependency and towards financial resilience requires specific techniques and strategies if it is to be sustainable and successful.

This half-day course, delivered as a workshop for established NGOs and recipients of grants equips participants with knowledge and techniques they can use to reduce grant dependency and utilise grant success to build financial resilience.

Suitable for:

  • Large NGOs with a strong grant track record but lacking in strategic vision for financial resilience

  • Large NGOs setting up profit-making trading arms or a desire to better utilise an existing trading arm

  • Private sector organisations that have recently received grants

  • Investees considering how grants play a role in their funding model

  • Grant funders that would like to improve the sustainability of impact from their grants

Virtual

In-person

If you have questions about subscribing to our services, or wish to discuss a customized programme, please get in touch at SBP@arkgroupint.com.

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