Louis Le Masne
Principal
We bridge mission and capital in fragile contexts.
Equalise.it is a specialist advisory for mission-led organisations and those who fund, finance and support them in complex and underserved contexts.
WHY IT MATTERS
The development and humanitarian funding landscape is changing fast.
Funding is harder to secure. Readiness expectations are rising.
New sources of finance are emerging, but often remain out of reach for organisations working in complex operating contexts.
Equalise.it helps close the gap between mission, strategy and capital in fragile and underserved contexts.
For locally-rooted organisations, this means aligning strategy, readiness and funding so they can operate, adapt and grow.
For funders, investors and intermediaries, it means designing funding pathways and support models that fit complex operating realities.
- Humanitarian Action
- Development
- Climate & Nature
- Governance & Human Rights
- Social Impact
- Peacebuilding
WHAT WE DO
We work on both sides of the funding equation.
We help NGOs and mission-led organisations to
- Secure suitable funding
- Build investment readiness
- Align impact strategy and operating model
We help funders and investors to
- Design funding programmes that fit context
- Identify, assess and support partners
- Strengthen learning and ecosystem collaboration
WHO WE SUPPORT
Our Clients and Partners.
Mission-led organisations
NGOs, MSMEs, social ventures and hybrid organisations working across the humanitarian, development, climate and peace agendas.
Funders and investors
Foundations, donors, development finance institutions and impact investors deploying capital in complex operating contexts.
Specialist partners
Consultancies, research institutions, networks and ecosystem builders seeking complementary expertise
OUR SERVICES
Four Service Areas, One Mission.
For mission-led organisations seeking to diversify income, strengthen business development, build a stronger funding pipeline, or improve grant readiness.
Clarify funding direction
Identify suitable opportunities
Strengthen funding processes
For social ventures, NGO ventures, MSMEs and hybrid organisations exploring whether impact-oriented, concessional or blended capital is suitable for their model.
Assess capital fit
Prepare for investors
Build readiness
For funders, investors and intermediaries seeking to improve how capital reaches organisations operating in complex environments.
Design funding pathways
Identify and support partners
Strengthen learning
For mission-led organisations seeking to clarify strategic direction, strengthen impact logic and build the organisational systems needed to operate, adapt and grow.
Clarify impact logic
Align the organisation
Strengthen delivery systems
PROGRAMMES
Our flagship programmes for organisations preparing to strengthen their funding position.
Impact Finance Studio
A structured cohort programme for organisations exploring whether impact-oriented or blended capital is appropriate to their model.
Grant Funding Readiness Programme
A self-paced programme helping organisations assess and strengthen the systems, evidence and processes relevant to grant funding.
Applied Training & Learning
A modular training series covering financing strategy, resource mobilisation, donor compliance and corporate partnerships — delivered as short workshops or embedded in-house.
OUR CLIENTS AND PARTNERS
NGOs, Donors, Networks, Consultancies.
OUR TEAM
An Expert-led Collective.
Brings together a 50+ specialist collective with expertise across resource mobilisation, grantmaking, investment readiness, impact finance, organisational strategy, operating models and fragile-context advisory.
Sarah Atwood Barma
Senior Associate
Izolda Matevosyan
Senior Associate
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Antoine Esteban
Associate
Let's talk
Tell us what you're working through.
We use the first conversation to understand what is at stake and where we may be useful. Where there is a clear fit, we work with you to shape a focused scope, identify the right expertise and agree practical next steps.