Announcing our strategic partnerships with Bell Consultants and Smartegic Outcomes
If you’ve been part of this community for any length of time, through our webinars, our funding opportunities, our newsletter, our conversations, then you’ve probably said some version of this out loud: the work is there, the mission is clear, but the support around it isn’t keeping up.
You’re navigating funding pressure, visibility gaps, and strategic questions often at the same time, often without enough hands on deck, and the help you need rarely lives in one place.
You need someone who understands communications, someone who knows how funders think, someone who can help you build something that lasts beyond the next grant cycle.
If you’ve been part of this community for any length of time, through our webinars, our funding opportunities, our newsletter, our conversations, then you’ve probably said some version of this out loud: the work is there, the mission is clear, but the support around it isn’t keeping up.
You’re navigating funding pressure, visibility gaps, and strategic questions often at the same time, often without enough hands on deck, and the help you need rarely lives in one place.
You need someone who understands communications, someone who knows how funders think, someone who can help you build something that lasts beyond the next grant cycle.
We’ve heard that, and it’s a big part of why we’ve been deliberate about who we build with. Today, we’re announcing two partnerships that speak directly to that gap.
MEET OUR NEW STRATEGIC PARTNERS
Bell Consultants
Founded by Dr. Michael Kiragu, Bell Consultants has built a strong reputation for helping African NGOs secure funding through grant writing, fundraising strategy, and donor relations.
Their R.I.S.E.R.S. Method is a practical, proven framework — not theory — and their client list includes Amref, Marie Stopes Kenya, and Childline Kenya. They bring deep expertise in turning an organization’s mission into funding that sustains it.
Smartegic Outcomes
Smartegic works with impact-driven founders and nonprofits — particularly in digital technology and green sectors to build the strategic and operational foundations for sustainable growth.
They specialize in aligning organizations with global ESG and SDG frameworks, accessing non-dilutive funding, and scaling initiatives that matter. Their work helps organizations move from a good mission to a fundable, scalable enterprise.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU
If you’re leading an NGO, founding one, or working inside one, this is directly relevant to where you are.
Through Bell Consultants, you now have a trusted pathway to some of the most practical grant fundraising expertise on the continent.
If you’re struggling to write proposals that win, to build lasting relationships with donors, or to articulate your impact in a way that funders actually respond to, that expertise is now closer to you through this network.
Through Smartegic, you have access to strategic thinking that goes beyond day-to-day operations. This kind helps you position your organization for long-term sustainability, align with global funding frameworks, and build something that scales with intention rather than by accident.
The African nonprofit sector doesn’t have a passion problem. It has a support infrastructure problem. These partnerships are a small but deliberate step toward closing that gap.
Together, what Hexa Media, Bell Consultants, and Smartegic represent is a more connected support system, one where the visibility, funding, and strategic work your organization needs doesn’t have to be hunted down from disconnected places.
WHY THESE TWO?
Bell Consultants and Smartegic both have something harder to find than expertise, which is a genuine investment in the organizations they serve and a deep understanding of what building sustainable impact in Africa actually requires.
That shared orientation is what made these conversations worth having, and what makes us confident in what we’re building together.
We’re proud to call them strategic partners. And we’re excited about what becomes possible for you and the work you’re doing.
More is coming. Watch this space.