Christian Bell Onyemali, Ph.D.'s Linkedin Analytics

I help nonprofits stop chasing short-term grants and start securing multi-year, six-figure funding that creates true sustainability. I created the Impact-First Blueprint™ to help nonprofits, foundations, and their grantees design programs that are built for measurable impact and multi-year fundability. Because let's be honest—doing good work isn't enough. Funders want to see results. My framework helps organizations show their work in a way that's strategic, measurable, and compelling. Before building this framework, I spent years as both an internal and external evaluator for nonprofits and educational institutions—many backed by funders like the National Science Foundation and the Gates Foundation. I was also the inaugural Director of Evaluation and Learning at a nonprofit where that role was created after a decade—because funders were demanding proof of impact the organization couldn't yet provide. I've seen firsthand what happens when Executive Directors, Directors of Development, and Chief Program Officers are asked tough questions about outcomes and don't have answers. I've also been the evaluator who got credit for saving a grant—because I helped a program team move beyond just reporting activities to actually demonstrating change. That's what pushed me to evolve—from evaluator to strategic partner. This shift from proving concept to proving impact is what separates organizations that thrive from those that merely survive. $50K dollar grants? Doable with the right connections and compelling ideas. Multi-year, $150K dollar funding? That demands systematic proof of impact. Now, I work with mission-driven orgs to get clear on their strategy, design stronger programs, and tell the kind of impact story funders say yes to. No fluff. No scrambling. Just smart, grounded work that gets funded. And because I've been a nonprofit leader myself, I know how heavy this work can feel. That's why I build tools and strategies that make things easier—not more complicated. Ready to transform how funders see your organization's impact? Let's talk.