32nd Eastern Africa Resource Mobilisation Workshop (EARMW) 2026
About the Workshop
Since 2004, KAFP has given fundraising professionals a voice commensurate with the important role they play in mobilising the resources that fund national development.
The 32nd EARMW answers with one theme: Owning Africa's Future Through Resource Mobilisation, five days on the Kenyan coast to read the new landscape, rebuild strategy, and take hold of the innovations reshaping the profession.
Every session ends with a concrete asset in hand a Takeaway Guarantee. No delegate leaves with notes alone.
OWNING THE FUTURE OF RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
The 32nd edition is built to deliver, across masterclasses, clinics, and the Consortium Thread!
Read the landscape, reposition your institution
Map your organisation against the new funding reality and leave with a Funding Landscape Radar.
Rebuild strategy in bespoke masterclasses
Formulation, proposals, and scrutiny-readiness taught by sector leaders, not lecture-only.
Take hold of new financing innovations
Practical AI, climate finance, and blended capital matched honestly to your mission.
Build real alliances, not just contacts
The week-long Consortium Thread ends with named partners and a submission timeline.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
- Fundraising, advancement, development, resource mobilisation, business development and grants professionals
- Chief executives, directors and senior officials of NGOs, PBOs, CSOs, ministries, departments, agencies and counties
- Trustees and board members
- Finance, budgeting and project management officers
- Communication managers, officers and consultants
- Academia and university advancement leaders
- Philanthropists, foundations, CSR networks and impact investors
- Individuals, consultants and organisations invested in Africa's resource mobilisation future
THE 32ND EARMW 2026 WORKSHOP PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE !!
Day 1 Monday Arrival & Matchmaking
Registration, the Matchmaking Desk, and the Karibu Welcome Mixer.
- Registration & the Matchmaking Desk ( your profile seeds the week's Consortium Thread)
- First Timers Welcome (optional orientation)
- Karibu Coastal Walk & Welcome Mixer
Day 2 TuesdayThe Landscape & the Institution
A single-track day reading the sector and stress-testing institutional survival.
- Keynote: The State of the Sector: Reading East Africa's New Funding Landscape
- Masterclass: The Funding Shock Room, Leadership, Governance & Survival
- The Rules of the Game: the PBO Act Unpacked
- The Repositioning Lab
Day 3 Wednesday
The Landscape & the Institution
The intellectual centrepiece of the week, plus the core strategy and proposal disciplines.
- Keynote: Agency Rising - Decolonising Resource Mobilisation
- Masterclass: The Strategy Room — Formulation, Planning & Capital Fit
- Masterclass: Winning on Paper - Proposals & Being Ready for Scrutiny
- Parallel workshops: Full Cost Recovery · Impact Measurement · Climate Finance
Day 4 ThursdayThe Marketplace & the New Money
The Donors Den, new financing instruments, and the Fundraisers' Cocktail.
- Keynote: The New Money Map - Innovative Financing & Capital Fit
- The Donors Den, a two-way capital marketplace
- Masterclass: The AI Advantage - Practical AI with Donor Data Governance
- Fundraisers' Cocktail & KAFP Recognition Awards
Day 5 FridayAgency in Action
Consortium finalisation, the Mombasa Commitment
and closing.
- The Consortium Forge, with the Donor Follow-Up Suite
- Finale: The Mombasa Commitment
- Workshop evaluation, certificates & closing plenary
Join a vibrant community of active participating professionals from across Kenya and the wider Eastern African region.
Early Bird: 10% off all fees for registrations paid by 30 October 2026.
Group discounts: for parties of 3+ available on request | info@fundrisingkeny.org