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Dovetail Impact Foundation International Acceleration Portfolio is a grant program from the Dovetail Impact Foundation that invests in locally-led African nonprofit organizations working in priority sectors such as education, health, economic development, and agriculture.
The program targets smaller organizations that would not meet typical funding thresholds, providing $10,000 to $25,000 for acceleration grants and $50,000 to $150,000 for first-time scale grants. Eligible applicants are African nonprofits with at least 2 years of operating history, official registration in their country of operation, and annual budgets under $500,000. Applications were due May 12, 2025.
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Acceleration Program — Dovetail Impact Foundation “All that the Father gives to me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. ” In 2021 we launched the Acceleration Program to increase our impact. The Foundation’s typical funding criteria – scalable, high leverage organizations, with budgets between $1M and $5M+ per year – meant we were missing the opportunity to partner with exceptional smaller organizations.
Through the Acceleration Program, we invest in African nonprofit organizations that have annual budgets under $500,000 working in one of our four priority sectors: health, livelihoods, justice, and education.
They have the opportunity to work with various training consultants —including Mighty Ally , IDinsight , RaiseUp , Spring Impact , Vanreusel Ventures — on communications, finance, fundraising, M&E, and strategy through workshops and one-on-one coaching.
Our goal in launching the Acceleration Program is to partner with high-potential organizations through unrestricted grants and support beyond the grant – to grow their impact, focus their programs, hone their message, and expand their funding base. Hopefully, some of these organizations will also move into our Scale Portfolio and others’ portfolios, over time.
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We will be reaching out to those selected for second-round applications as noted in our timeline.
We are looking for prospective partners who: are locally-led , African, not-for-profit organizations have been in operation for at least 2 years are officially registered in their country(ies) of operation have an annual budget under $500,000 have an official Board of Directors or Trustees ideally: have leadership (or a whole team) who are fluent enough in English to participate in capacity-building workshops which are offered in English at this time.
Though real-time translation is possible, it does put more pressure on the organization for full participation. As an overview of our process, we hold an “open call” for our first round of applicants during which any eligible organization can apply.
From this pool of submissions, our team selects a limited number of second-round applicants who are asked to submit additional application information and complete a brief interview with one of our team members in June. Final offers of acceptance into the Catalyst cohort are made after that stage.
Timeline for the 2025 application cycle: 11 April to 12 May: Application window open for Round One submissions late May: Applicants notified on Round One decision, Round Two applicants notified regarding selection for finalist application mid to late June: Round Two Interviews conducted and second-round applications due for finalist organizations late July: 2025 cohort organizations selected & notified September: program year begins Some additional notes on our selection criteria & process for the incoming cohort: Read additional details on the grants and capacity building aims for this program, and some FAQs here .
This program is focused on strategic capacity building, and thus the strongest applications will be coming from an organization’s leader. Due to the volume of applicants, we unfortunately will not be able to provide individual feedback on applications or reasons for decline. Round One Application link was open through May 12, 2025; 4pm East Africa Time (Note that applications are submitted via the Airtable platform)
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Locally-led African nonprofit organizations, minimum 2 years operating, officially registered in country of operation, annual budget under $500,000, with an established Board of Directors/Trustees and English fluency preferred. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $10,000–$25,000 (first-time scale grants: $50,000–$150,000) Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is May 12, 2025. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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