about
An ally for audacious brands & leaders.
Mighty Ally is a nonprofit hybrid — fighting poverty and injustice in lockstep with our partners. Founded in 2017 between Uganda and the United States, we guide courageous nonprofit leaders to be fundable and findable.
We have an unmatched international perspective for a purposefully small team, with Global North and South co-founders and staff on four continents. Plus over 400 partners in 54 countries so far.
We’re a catalyst between grantees and grantmakers — sparking insights and understanding by guiding both sides as partners. And we focus exclusively on the growth and early stage.
Our leadership team has founded, run, or turned around six small businesses. We started our careers in the private sector, spending decades working on the world’s most iconic brands. Now we favor the underdogs.
REASON
“As long as poverty, injustice, and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.”
Nelson Mandela
REASON
“As long as poverty, injustice, and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.”
Nelson Mandela
LEADERSHIP
At the helm.
Kathleen Souder
FOUNDING PARTNER
Ireland
Kathleen runs our one-to-one consulting practice with growth-stage nonprofits. She’s a rare polymath strategist — with an accomplished career spanning companies and organizations of all sizes, both public and private, across dozens of industries. So she brings a full-spectrum brand perspective to every brand challenge. Kathleen can see sharply through the noise to an underlying issue, conscientiously surface it, then bring a team to clarity. She’s relentless in her truth seeking, straightforward in her insights, and deeply empathetic in her counsel.
Eve Wanjiru
FOUNDING PARTNER
Uganda
Eve heads our one-to-many training arm with early-stage organizations. She has lived and worked in multiple African and European contexts, straddling the intersection of cultures and bridging the Global North/South communications divide. Eve has experience at start-ups to multinationals, plus founded two companies. And she’s translated her direct learnings into guidance for hundreds of organizations facing familiar fundraising challenges. Eve champions African-led, women-run businesses — ensuring they are seen, heard, and equitably funded.
Kevin L. Brown
FOUNDING PARTNER & CEO
Malaysia
Kevin is our visionary, leading product development and zero-to-many content to democratize our expertise. An Acumen Fellow plus advisor for Greenwood Place, Kevin is a connector between doers and donors. His roots are in the ad agency world, where he helped his first four companies scale to acquisition. He is an author, has founded two businesses, and creates daily for 95,000 LinkedIn followers and Substack subscribers. Kevin has lived the past decade in Uganda, South Africa, and Malaysia — advocating for justice in the Global South.
Sarah Brown
FOUNDING PARTNER
Malaysia
Amanda West
SENIOR STRATEGIST
USA
Nyambura Ngumba
BRAND COACH
Kenya
Manal Belghali
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Morocco
DIRECTORS & ADVISORS
Guiding the mission.
David Auerbach
SANERGY
Kruti Bharucha
PEEPUL
Brittany Boettcher
SKOLL FOUNDATION
Sharath Jeevan OBE
INTRINSIC LABS
Matt Kay
SYPARTNERS
Teresa Njoroge
CLEAN START
Tim Rann
MERCY CORPS VENTURES
Jon Shepard
EMERGENT
Kevin Starr
MULAGO FOUNDATION
Norette Turimuci
MASTERCARD FOUNDATION
Muthoni Wachira
SAFARICOM & UNCAP
Esther Wang
IDINSIGHT
Christina Woods
THE FUTURE PERFECT
Jonathan Wright
BRIDGES OF HOPE
Co-creating change.
For tactical execution after we’ve led strategy, we engage our global allies in creative, digital, PR, fundraising, and sales enablement. We work with them on a low-bono basis to produce assets without additional management burden on our partners.
VALUES
Mindful — We’re self-aware and invested in the team, work, and cause. Grit — We get shit done, using all our means and might. Fighter — We’re willing to take a stand and say what needs to be said. Excellence — We deliver the preferential option of greatness.
VALUES
Mindful — We’re self-aware and invested in the team, work, and cause. Grit — We get shit done, using all our means and might. Fighter — We’re willing to take a stand and say what needs to be said. Excellence — We deliver the preferential option of greatness.
“The Mighty Ally process was inclusive, enjoyable, and enlightening. Peek Vision now benefits from the crystal clear messaging that resulted from Mighty Ally’s work.”
REBECCA EASTMOND, GREENWOOD PLACE