“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
FRACAD Fundraising Academy
You've applied for grants. Now get ready to win one.
FRACAD turns SME owners, nonprofits and social enterprises into organisations funders can say yes to. Practical, honest, and built by Blessing Mene, who has won grants for his own organisations and sat on the funder side reading and scoring applications.
Live Intensive, 7 to 28 Nov 2026 · ₦500,000 + 7.5% VAT (₦537,500) or $499 + VAT and card fee ($561.44) · limited seats, by application. Not ready? Get your free Grant Readiness Score or watch alumni stories.
7-minute assessment Phone or desktop Naira or Dollars
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
3,000+leaders trained
$51M+funding supported
200+alumni
11modules
22alumni on camera
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Proof, not promises
Grants, awards and funding won by our founder and alumni.
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
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.”
★“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.
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Example result
Grant Readiness Score
28 questions across 10 areas funders judge. A score out of 100 and your 3 highest-leverage fixes.
Get my scoreCertificate of incorporation
Audited accounts
Board resolution
Safeguarding policy
Bank account in registered name
Example checklist
Due Diligence Readiness
Could a funder verify you this week? 13 sections and a prioritised action plan.
Check my paperworkFunder A13/15
Funder B10/15
Funder C6/15
Example shortlist
Funder Fit Scorer
Rate opportunities on eligibility, strategy and readiness. Know which one to apply to first.
Score my fundersPrograms
Two ways in. One method.
Self-paced · 7 to 28 Nov 2026
Quickstart
$49
Programme fee₦50,000
VAT (7.5%)₦3,750
Card processing feeAdded at checkout
Total₦53,750
Paystack adds its processing fee at checkout. Paying by bank transfer? Send ₦53,750, no processing fee.
Promo priceOne-time1-year access
- Full 11-module curriculum, pre-recorded
- One live class with Blessing
- Proposal, budget and pitch deck templates
- The FRACAD participant tracker
- Certificate of completion
Recommended · By application
Live coaching · 7 to 28 Nov 2026
Intensive
$499
Programme fee₦500,000
VAT (7.5%)₦37,500
Card processing feeAdded at checkout
Total₦537,500
Paystack adds its processing fee at checkout. Paying by bank transfer? Send ₦537,500, no processing fee.
Early registration2-year accessInstalmentsBy application
- Everything in Quickstart
- Live weekend sessions and hot seats
- Story, pitch and deck work, live
- Your due diligence folder, built with guidance
- Work through your business blockers
| Quickstart | Intensive | |
|---|---|---|
| Dates | 7 to 28 November 2026 | 7 to 28 November 2026 |
| Format | Pre-recorded video lessons, at your pace | Recorded lessons plus live weekend sessions |
| Live time | One live class | Multiple live weekend sessions |
| Full 11-module curriculum | Included | Included |
| Proposal, budget and deck templates | Included | Included |
| FRACAD participant tracker | Included | Included |
| Hot-seat sessions on your own business | Not included | Included |
| Pitch and deck work, live | Not included | Included |
| Due diligence folder, built with guidance | Not included | Included |
| Working through your business blockers | Not included | Included |
| Access | 1 year | 2 years |
| Payment | One-time | In full or instalments |
| Entry | Open | By application, limited seats |
| Price | ₦50,000 ($49) promo, plus 7.5% VAT | ₦500,000 ($499) early registration, plus 7.5% VAT |
| See Quickstart | Apply for Intensive |
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Stories
Eight founders. In their own voices.
Every quote is transcribed from alumni videos. Tap any face to watch.
“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
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?
Yes, for Intensive. The plan is confirmed once your seat is confirmed.
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.
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.
The live Intensive runs 7 to 28 Nov 2026. ₦500,000 / $499, limited seats, by application.
Not sure yet? Take the free 7-minute score.