People in Fundraising, Season 1, Ep. 21: Marci Romney, CoAfrica

Originally recorded and aired in fall 2022: Marci gives a fascinating account of her role at Coafrica, in Episode #21 of "People in Fundraising." I was not prepared for how powerful her stories would be of the need for schoolrooms in Africa, where Coafrica seeks to construct classrooms.

In her role as Coafrica's Director, Marci shares how the nonprofit builds strong coalitions with other nonprofits and people on the ground to empower local employment and buy-in. She talks about all of the logistics (labor, materials, government involvement, alumni) that go in to their initiative and partnerships with other NGO’s. Also how they evaluate coalition and community partners.