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Why Stractiv8 Impact – And Why Now
Why Stractiv8 Impact – And Why Now When hearing the words “non-profit” or “social change”, one tends to imagine visuals of orphans, war victims, soup kitchen lines, and maybe even animals under attack. And that’s not incorrect. It is what we have been shown for many years. What if we
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Letters from the team on how organisations work to align power, narrative and trust.
What we see across the briefs that reach us — funding patterns, hiring, procurement, politics.
The working methods: checklists, frameworks and reflections from recent projects.
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Stewardship Letters
Monthly letters from the founder on how organisations hold power, money and other people’s trust.
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Who the work is actually for
Every project has a board that approved it and a person it is supposed to change. They are rarely in the same room, and the gap between them is where good intentions go to die.
- Lethumusa Kulube
- 7 min read
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On being asked to be cheaper than we are
A note on the difference between a budget constraint and a value judgement, and why we answer them differently.
- Lethumusa Kulube
- 5 min read
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Dependency is a design decision
Retainers are not inherently wrong. Retainers that exist because nobody documented anything are.
- Lethumusa Kulube
- 6 min read
RECENT ESSAYS
Everything else we have published.
Building Bridges, Not Brochures: How Newsletters Can Fuel Social Advocacy for Your Personal Brand
Building Bridges, Not Brochures: How Newsletters Can Fuel Social Advocacy for Your Personal Brand 1. Define Your Cause and Align it with Your Brand Start by pinpointing the social cause
The Indispensable Value of Transcription
The Indispensable Value of Transcription In an increasingly digital and multimedia-rich world, the spoken word reigns supreme. From community radio broadcasts and grassroots advocacy videos to participatory workshops and oral
The Good, the Bad, and the In-Between of Automated Translation
The Good, the Bad, and the In-Between of Automated Translation For development organisations working across the Global South, bridging communication gaps is not just about efficiency; it’s about justice, inclusion,
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