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Jeremiah Kipainoi

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Funding

Apr 28, 2025

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10 min read

The Nonprofit Cake Is Missing Its Eggs

The old recipe isn’t working anymore. It’s time to bake a new one together.

How to onboard new campaigners as seasoned ones exit

Jan 20, 2026

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4 min read

How to onboard new campaigners as seasoned ones exit

Making it easy, scalable, predictable and aligning workflows with your systems

Jeremiah Kipainoi

The #1 Skill Every Changemaker Needs (It's Not What You Think)

Mar 22, 2025

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7 min read

The #1 Skill Every Changemaker Needs (It's Not What You Think)

The single most important skill for a grassroots leader isn't organising or fundraising...

Jeremiah Kipainoi

Founders

Most community leaders don’t quit because they lack passion...

Feb 24, 2025

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9 min read

Most community leaders don’t quit because they lack passion...

They quit because the weight of survival crushes them.

Jeremiah Kipainoi

How to onboard new campaigners as seasoned ones exit

Making it easy, scalable, predictable and aligning workflows with your systems

Jeremiah Kipainoi

Jan 9, 2026

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6 min read

When High-Level Promises Meet Hard Realities: A Frontline View in 2026

The biggest gap in the humanitarian system today is how far those frameworks fall from frontline reality.

Funding

Apr 28, 2025

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10 min read

The Nonprofit Cake Is Missing Its Eggs

The old recipe isn’t working anymore. It’s time to bake a new one together.

📢 We talk a lot about percentages, but real numbers tell a different story.

Apr 19, 2025

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7 min read

📢 We talk a lot about percentages, but real numbers tell a different story.

We don’t talk about real FGM numbers enough!

Gatekeepers Fear AI. Grassroots Leaders Could Win Big

Apr 12, 2025

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9 min read

Gatekeepers Fear AI. Grassroots Leaders Could Win Big

As AI shifts power dynamics, a new leadership tier is emerging. Grassroots voices are ready... if funders and platforms listen.

Jeremiah Kipainoi

Nonprofits

How not to lose your comms person (again)

Apr 8, 2025

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4 min read

How not to lose your comms person (again)

There are signs that your comms person is about to quit.You just choose to ignore.

Jeremiah Kipainoi

How to resurrect from the visibility graveyard

Mar 30, 2025

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7 min read

How to resurrect from the visibility graveyard

If your work isn’t getting seen, it’s not dead... but it might be buried... underground in the Visibility Graveyard, where impact fades into silence, and game-changing ideas go unnoticed...

Jeremiah Kipainoi

Mar 22, 2025

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7 min read

The #1 Skill Every Changemaker Needs (It's Not What You Think)

The single most important skill for a grassroots leader isn't organising or fundraising...

Jeremiah Kipainoi

Founders

Feb 24, 2025

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9 min read

Most community leaders don’t quit because they lack passion...

They quit because the weight of survival crushes them.

Jeremiah Kipainoi

Featured Posts

The Nonprofit Cake Is Missing Its Eggs

How to onboard new campaigners as seasoned ones exit

The #1 Skill Every Changemaker Needs (It's Not What You Think)

Most community leaders don’t quit because they lack passion...

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How to onboard new campaigners as seasoned ones exit

When High-Level Promises Meet Hard Realities: A Frontline View in 2026

The Nonprofit Cake Is Missing Its Eggs

📢 We talk a lot about percentages, but real numbers tell a different story.

Gatekeepers Fear AI. Grassroots Leaders Could Win Big

How not to lose your comms person (again)

How to resurrect from the visibility graveyard

The #1 Skill Every Changemaker Needs (It's Not What You Think)

Most community leaders don’t quit because they lack passion...

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