Angela Oduor Lungati, Ushahidi

I’ve had the privilege of working with Geoffrey since I took on my role as Executive Director at Ushahidi in late 2019. I was introduced to him by Ushahidi board member, Desigan Chinniah. After our initial conversation, Geoffrey generously offered to set up regular mentorship sessions to help me create a solid fundraising strategy. My monthly sessions with him have been a space for me to learn from one of the best fundraising leaders in the sector and openly share my challenges and receive targeted and specialised advice (plus hands-on help) on tackling them. Thanks to his support, I’ve been steadily increasing the amount of giving Ushahidi gets on an annual basis. Geoffrey constantly challenges me to get out of my comfort zone and has shifted my mindset from being a recipient to that of building strategic and mutually beneficial funding relationships. He has ultimately built my confidence in creating and executing a strategic development plan for Ushahidi. He is beyond brilliant. And any non-profit leader would benefit significantly from working with him.