FRACAD Fundraising Academy

Become fundable.
Then win the grant.

Practical fundraising courses for entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders and social innovators. Build stronger proposals, prepare for due diligence and pitch with confidence.

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Learn at your pace with Quickstart, or explore the planned 2027 Intensive calendar for live guidance. No funding outcome is guaranteed. Not ready to choose? Check your grant readiness.

11 modules1-year course accessPhone or desktop

Blessing Mene in a black suit and white shirt — Meet your facilitatorBlessing MeneFounder, FRACAD →

3,000+leaders trained

$51M+funding supported

200+alumni

11modules

From Nigeria to the world. Online, on your phone or desktop.

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Choose your programme

Two ways to build your fundraising skills.

Self-paced study

Quickstart

The 11-module fundraising curriculum and templates, with 1-year access. Study released lessons at your pace; the published lesson-release schedule still applies.

Programme fee: ₦50,000
VAT (7.5%): ₦3,750
Subtotal including VAT: ₦53,750

Card payments: this subtotal plus any applicable provider-processing charge. Check the complete amount in checkout before authorising payment; this is not a fixed final card total.

US dollar base fee: US$49. Applicable tax and processing charges, and the final USD amount, must be confirmed by the payment provider.

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Live guidance · Approved2027 cohorts

Intensive

Recorded learning plus live coaching, feedback and hot-seat work. Open enrolment is the model, not application screening. Use the secure confirmed-account cohort checkout for full payment. No new instalment schedule is offered.

Programme fee: ₦500,000
VAT (7.5%): ₦37,500
Subtotal including VAT: ₦537,500

Card payments: this subtotal plus any applicable provider-processing charge. Check the complete amount in checkout before authorising payment; this is not a fixed final card total.

US dollar base fee: US$499. Applicable tax and processing charges, and the final USD amount, must be confirmed by the payment provider.

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Plan ahead

FRACAD Intensive: announced 2027 calendar

All four 2027 cohorts are approved for new enrolment at the combined launch, beginning with February.

February 20276–27 February 2027Full-payment enrolment
May 20278–29 May 2027Full-payment enrolment
August 20277–28 August 2027Full-payment enrolment
November 20276–27 November 2027Full-payment enrolment

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All four cohorts are approved for the launch. Recorded module groups release daily at06:00 WAT from the selected start. Access ends on the selected cohort’s calendar anniversary at06:00 WAT, not one year after payment. Selection does not reserve a place or subscribe you to marketing; no instalment dates are invented.

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Nelly Agbogu, founder of Come Again Foods

Featured story · Coached by Blessing Mene at FRACAD

US$100,000 first prize. Plus US$5,000 from Cascador.

“Blessing Mene prepared me to win. He can help you too. Join the Fundraising Academy.”

Nelly Agbogu Founder, Come Again Foods · NSIA Prize for Innovation (NPI 4.0) winner

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Nelly Agbogu's Facebook post: she won the US$100,000 first prize, NSIA Prize for Innovation, and US$5,000 from Cascador

Nelly Agbogu's LinkedIn post holding the NPI 4.0 and Cascador prize cheques for Come Again Foods

Nelly Agbogu's Facebook post: Thank You Mene Blessing for coaching me

Proof, not promises

Grants, awards and funding won by our founder and alumni.

More awards, grants and fellowships

Includes awards, grants, fellowships and investment won by Blessing Mene, his organisations (Vetsark, Cascador) and FRACAD alumni (for example Sunday Agbonika’s Mandela Washington Fellowship). Logos belong to their owners and do not imply endorsement of FRACAD.

For founders everywhere

Built in Nigeria. Made for the world.

Funders in Lagos, London, Nairobi and New York ask the same questions. FRACAD prepares SME owners, nonprofits and social enterprises to answer them, wherever they build.

Online, on phone or desktop, in any time zone
Pay in Naira or US Dollars
Advice adapted to your country in the free score

The problem

3rejections this year

GGrants CommitteeRe: Application #2041Mar 14

After careful review, we regret to inform you that your proposal was not selected for funding in this cycle.

Not selected

PProgramme OfficerYour application statusJun 02

Unfortunately your organisation does not meet the eligibility requirements for this call.

Ineligible

Nno-replyApplication incompleteOct 09

Your submission is missing required documents: audited accounts, board resolution, tax clearance.

Incomplete

You have a real business. Real impact. Real people depending on you.

You apply. You wait. You hear nothing, or you hear no.

It is not the system. It is readiness.

The reframe

Funders don't fund ideas. They fund readiness. Before anyone reads your story, someone checks if you can be paid, verified and trusted to deliver.

One founder’s turn

From “out of reach” to a US$20,000 prize.

Innocent Waziri runs an education organisation in Kano. With FRACAD’s support he won a US$20,000 prize, and now reaches more than 3,000 children.

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Innocent WaziriUS$20,000 prize · Kano

Before

“I always felt these grants were out of reach.”

He believed you had to be a big, structured organisation before anyone would fund you.

The work

“I followed up with all the assignments, all the trainings.”

The big grant took over a year. “The Fundraising Academy was there to guide me.”

The win$20,000

A US$20,000 prize, won with FRACAD’s support at every stage of the process.

Now

“We’re able to impact over 3,000 kids at a time.”

Foundational literacy across schools in Kano. “Imagine what it is if you get four, five, ten grants.”

Your story could be next.

It starts by knowing where you stand.

Get your score

★“Some months back we got another grant to do a big project.”Innocent Waziri

★“After the academy I took everything that I learned and used it to refine my proposal.”Favor Ogedigbe

★“We’ve been doing a lot of things wrongly, and we felt we needed some external help.”Alhassan Atanga

★“Now I know how to talk to investors.”Founder team, AI tech startup

★“I didn’t even know there were formulas that the judges use to evaluate grant applications.”Stella Amarachi Justin

★“I am an alumni of Fundraising Academy cohort 4.”Founder, food products brand, FRACAD Cohort 4 alumnus

★“We learned about the whole road leading up to raising funds for your business: equity, debt financing, corporate partnerships and grant winning itself.”Gloria

★“I got to know about equity investments, grant writing, how to approach funders and donors, from spotting funders down to the application and tailoring proposals.”Executive coordinator, community mental health foundation

★“It helped simplify our story.”Omawumi Christine Emmanuel Ogah

★“We all came in to learn fundraising, but you learn a whole lot more than fundraising.”Sunday Agbonika

Free tools

Know your number before you apply.

Built from the same tracker FRACAD cohorts use. Free and instant.

A team reviewing financial charts and documents together

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ProposalFinanceEvidence

Example result

Most taken

Grant Readiness Score

28 questions across 10 areas funders judge. A score out of 100 and your 3 highest-leverage fixes.

Get my score

Certificate of incorporation

Audited accounts

Board resolution

Safeguarding policy

Bank account in registered name

Example checklist

US$20,000 prize

Due Diligence Readiness

Could a funder verify you this week? 13 sections and a prioritised action plan.

Example shortlist

Funder Fit Scorer

Rate opportunities on eligibility, strategy and readiness. Know which one to apply to first.

Score my funders

Stories

Eight founders. In their own voices.

Every quote is transcribed from alumni videos. Tap any face to watch.

“Thanks to the knowledge from the Fundraising Academy, we’re able to impact over 3,000 kids at a time.” Won a US$20,000 prize with FRACAD’s support.

Innocent WaziriFounder, education nonprofit · Kano

“After the academy I took everything that I learned and used it to refine my proposal. In the process I saw where I was making mistakes, incorporated those changes, and it led me to successfully secure a grant.”

Favor OgedigbeFounder, HushAid · Abuja

“Apart from helping you win a grant, he taught us to build an organization that was fundable.”

Jennifer TokulaSchool founder and educator · Abuja

“I didn't even know there were formulas that the judges use to evaluate grant applications. Fundraising Academy gave me that insight.”

Stella Amarachi JustinCo-founder, Kedrus Academy · Port Harcourt

“We've been doing a lot of things wrongly, and we felt we needed some external help. We've been able to secure about two to three grants.”

AlhassanNonprofit leader · Kano

“We all came in to learn fundraising, but you learn a whole lot more than fundraising.”

Sunday AgbonikaFounder and fellow · Abuja

“I was made to know that even my laboratory can go for funding. The only thing is for me to package what I do.”

Njideka Chuks-OguineFounder, Pamel Laboratory and Benaiah Care Foundation · Nigeria

“It helped simplify our story. I could easily narrow the problem we were solving.”

Omawumi Christine Emmanuel OgahExCare Health · Lagos

All alumni stories

Inside the room

Not a webinar.
A working academy.

Hands-on clinics, hot seats, pitch days and peer review. Now online, wherever you are.

Honest answers

Before you decide.

Will FRACAD guarantee I get a grant?

No, and be careful of anyone who says they can. Funders make the final decision. What we do is move you from random applications to strategic, funder-aligned ones, which changes your odds over time.

I'm a business, not an NGO. Is this for me?

Yes. Many grants and competitions fund SMEs and social enterprises. As Njideka put it: “I was made to know that even my laboratory can go for funding.”

I'm outside Nigeria. Does this apply to me?

Yes. The readiness framework works anywhere, and you can pay in Naira with Paystack or in US Dollars with Stripe.

How do I watch the lessons?

Log in at fracad.com on your phone or desktop browser. Lessons stream securely, cannot be downloaded, and each account allows one active session.

Can I pay in instalments?

Future Intensive instalment amounts and due dates will be published with each configured cohort. No 2027 instalment schedule is currently available: do not use a legacy payment link. Existing confirmed payment arrangements are unchanged.

Do you write grants for people?

It's not our main focus, since our aim is to make you independent. Intensive members work on their story, pitch, deck and due diligence folder live with us.

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Straight talk

This is not for you if...

×You want someone to write your proposal for you.
×You want a guaranteed grant by next month.
×You are not willing to show your numbers or fix your paperwork.
×You won't do the work between sessions.

Funders make the final decision on every grant. No one can promise you one, including us.

Your move

You already know how to apply. Now get ready to win.

Explore the planned 2027 Intensive calendar; registration and payment schedules are pending. Or choose self-paced Quickstart study with the published release schedule.

Explore Intensive Or start with Quickstart

Not sure yet? Take the free 7-minute score.

Additional service · After our courses

Consulting Services

Discuss a defined fundraising, grant, tender, pitch or business-strategy need. Scope and commercial terms are agreed separately after manual review; no automatic quotation or outcome guarantee.

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