Masterclass Replay: Inside the Funder's Mind

What does a funder actually look for before they say yes? And what does a successfully funded organization do differently?

This session answers both questions directly, candidly, and practically.

You will hear from Sean Callahan, a Senior Program Officer who has stewarded over $250 million in funding across 35+ countries, and Florence Tembo, Executive Director of Young Women in Action Zambia, who has secured grants from Oxfam, the African Women's Development Fund, the Global Fund for Children, and others.

Together they cover what funders look for in the first 60 seconds of a proposal, the red flags that quietly kill applications, how to build relationships with funders before you need them, what a multi-year funding relationship looks like when it is working, and why strong organizations attract funding rather than chase it.

This is not a generic fundraising webinar. It is an inside view of how funding decisions actually get made and what positions your organization to be on the right side of them.