Wishes Granted

Wishes Granted

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The Social Enterprise fundraising podcast.

You've got an innovative business? We've got creative ideas you can use to raise capital.

We interview the top impact funders so that entrepreneurs and funders, no matter what continent they are on, can connect and build a great future.

Recent Episodes

June 2, 2022

Do THIS to distribute with Coca-Cola...

The 100+ Accelerator gives startups $100k and access to the biggest FMCG brands in the world: Coca-Cola, Unilever, ABinBev and Colgate-PalmOlive. Today I talk to 100+ and Chanzi, one of their investments. Andrew Wallace, co-f...
April 12, 2022

Wow! 260 startup investments by Somo Africa 👀

Amelia Hopkins Phillips is the Founder & CEO of Somo Africa. Somo Africa is an early stage entrepreneur accelerator based in Kenya helping entrepreneurs get training, get funding and sell their products. Really the whole thin...
April 6, 2022

Crypto for Good Fund: crossing the crypto hype gap

Kenneth Kou is the Crypto Lead at Mercy Corps Ventures. They have recently launched the Crypto For Good Fund to deploy $1M to 10 startups building crypto solutions for financial inclusion in emerging markets. Learn more about...
March 4, 2022

Mulago Foundation & Pivot Health

Matt Bonds is co-founder of Pivot Health, a primary healthcare provider in Madagascar. He previously worked for Partners In Health in Rwanda for 5 years. Maria Franco is Director of Programs at Mulago Foundation, which means ...
March 1, 2022

Ecosystem-based Adaptation Fund

Wendy Atieno and Lis Mullin Bernhardt run the Ecosystem-based Adaptation Fund for the conservation, management and restoration of forests, grasslands, wetlands, mangroves or coral reefs. They have calls for proposals about on...

Reviews

Excellent podcast!

"It’s great to hear from people behind the fund… stepping away from the formal press releases and annual reports. There’s so much more insight and experience to learn from. Looking forward to the next…"

OneSmallWorld | Aug. 2, 2021

Insights into inclusive development

"Just listened to the conversation with Sandi Roberts. I’m leaving a positive review here not only because of the quality of the content, but also to help more folks like myself discover this podcast.…"

walkadm | Aug. 1, 2021

Helps get you into the mind of grantors!

"As an entrepreneur, I had never thought about the other side of a grant application - the grantor! This podcast is instrumental in helping me understand their mindset and what they are looking for in…"

Caused issue in car’s computer | July 24, 2021

very helpful info BEFORE writing a grant.

"The podcast with Elke helped me my grant application to KBF so much. I had no idea that she wanted people to call her *BEFORE* they apply. I assumed all grantors didn't want to talk to entrepreneurs …"

PAYGOsolarUG | July 23, 2021

The best podcast for entrepreneursneurs

"I learned so much from this. Kyle is a great host and the guests are fantastic. Give it a shot!"

Sportsguy3321372 | July 23, 2021