ASILIA IMPACT

Five ways to work with us

Communication, monitoring and evaluation, and fundraising support for nature-based enterprises and nonprofits. Most clients start with a Check, then build one or two systems. Pricing is on request.

Impact & Comms Check

For any organisation that knows something is not working but is not sure what to fix first.

LengthAbout three weeks, fixed scope

  • Review of your communicationsWebsite, brand, reports, social channels and how funders see you today.
  • Review of your MELTheory of change, indicators, data collection and how results reach decisions.
  • Funding readiness scoreWhether your evidence holds up to what your target funders and investors ask for.
  • A 12-month planPrioritised fixes, rough effort for each, and what your team can do alone.

Impact Systems

Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL, also called M&E or MEAL) for teams that collect data but struggle to show outcomes, or report to several funders in several formats.

CoversMonitoring, evaluation and learning

  • Theory of change and impact pathwaysDrawn with your team and the communities you work with, then tested against your data.
  • Indicator frameworkSized to what you can actually collect, mapped to what each funder needs.
  • Data collection and flowSimple tools and a clear route from the field to the report, so numbers stop living in one person's spreadsheet.
  • Reporting templatesOne set of results, formatted for donors, investors and your board.
  • Learning reviewsA regular session where your team uses the data to adjust plans.
  • TrainingYour staff learn to run the system after we step back.

Communication Systems

For organisations whose work is stronger than how it comes across to funders, partners and customers.

CoversStrategy, brand, web, content and field media

  • Positioning and messagesWhat you say to each audience, written down and agreed.
  • Brand identityLogo, colours, type and guidelines your team and suppliers can follow.
  • WebsiteBuilt for funders and partners, easy for your team to update, and readable by search and AI tools.
  • Content routineA realistic plan for stories, updates and reports, sized to your staff time.
  • Photography and filmShot in the field with consent, so your materials show the real work.
  • Team trainingWorkshops so your own people can keep it going.

Funding Readiness

For nonprofits preparing major grant applications and enterprises preparing to raise investment or blended finance.

CoversGrants, investment and donor reporting

  • Evidence packYour results, sources and methods in one place, ready for due diligence.
  • Proposal narrativesProblem, approach, results framework and budget story, written the way funders assess them.
  • Investor materialsPitch decks, one-pagers and impact metrics investors already recognise.
  • Donor and impact reportsAnnual and grant reports built from your MEL data, not rewritten from scratch each time.
  • Funder mapWho funds your kind of work, what they ask for, and when their calls open.

Embedded Partner

For organisations that need a senior communications and MEL lead but are not ready to hire one full-time.

FormatMonthly retainer, a set number of days each month

  • Part-time leadPlanning, quality control and supervision for your comms and MEL staff.
  • Funder momentsSupport for reports, proposals, field visits and board meetings as they come up.
  • Monthly reviewWhat moved, what the data says, what to change next month.
  • Courses and workshopsPlaces for your team on Asilia courses.

Common questions

What does Asilia Impact do?

Asilia Impact is a communication and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) firm based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We build the systems that let nature-based enterprises and nonprofits measure their impact, explain it clearly and use that evidence to raise funds.

Who do you work with?

Conservation and livelihoods nonprofits, and nature-based businesses such as seaweed farming, fisheries, aquaculture, ecotourism and carbon projects, in Tanzania and across East Africa.

What is monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL)?

MEL, also called M&E or MEAL, is how an organisation tracks whether its work produces the outcomes it intended and uses what it learns to improve. We design MEL so the same data feeds donor reports, stories and proposals, which saves staff time and makes impact claims easier to check.

Why combine communications with monitoring and evaluation?

Funders and investors trust what they can verify. When indicators are chosen with reporting and storytelling in mind, every claim in a report, website or proposal points back to real data instead of being rewritten from scratch.

What is an Impact & Comms Check?

A fixed-scope review that takes about three weeks. We assess your communications, your MEL and your funding readiness, then give you a scored report and a 12-month plan you can act on with or without us.

Do you write grant proposals and investor decks?

Yes, as part of Funding Readiness: proposal narratives, results frameworks, evidence packs, investor pitch decks and one-pagers, and donor reports.

How much does it cost?

Pricing is on request and scoped to your team and budget. Most clients start with the fixed-scope Check.

Do you work outside Tanzania?

Yes. We are based in Dar es Salaam and work across East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean.

Not sure which one fits?

Tell us where you are stuck. We will suggest a starting point, even if that means a smaller job than you expected.

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