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09/16/2026

What does it mean to demonstrate and value in a changing sector ❓

We explored this in a recent Humentum Webinar with Amira Jessica Diamond (Women's Earth Alliance), Tania Cheung (Comic Relief), Vanessa Self (Impact Alliance), and our very own Kim Kucinskas and Aisha Tambajang.

From recognizing the different actors that drive lasting change to questioning what our traditional measures might overlook, here are three ideas that stayed with us. 👇

What would you add?

🎥 Full conversation in the comments + a free resource!

09/15/2026

Partnership is stronger when we make time to learn together. 🤝

This week, colleagues from Humentum and Papyrus International spent time in Kigali, Rwanda — connecting, learning from one another, and reflecting on how capacity accompaniment can best support organizations as they grow. 🌍

Together, we’re supporting 140 organizations across 14 African countries to strengthen the systems and capabilities they need to grow sustainably and reach more people. 💚

09/04/2026

📣Finance managers: Need help using with your Excel spreadsheets?

Our new free resource, 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬, shows you how to:

✅ Turn what you need Excel to do into the right formula
✅ Troubleshoot formulas that aren’t giving you the result you expected
✅ Use AI to spot and investigate significant budget variances
✅ Get step-by-step help with PivotTables, charts, and unfamiliar Excel features

Plus, you’ll find examples and prompts throughout the resource that you can adapt to your own spreadsheets! 🌟

𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 👉 https://humentum.org/resources/ai-and-excel-for-finance-managers/

AI can make Excel more accessible, but it doesn’t replace your judgment. Always check AI-generated formulas against your workbook and data.

Learn how finance managers can use AI with Excel to write and troubleshoot formulas, analyze financial data, and check AI-generated outputs.

09/02/2026

“𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.”

But what does it take to actually build that capability when so much of the system still rewards organizations for competing?

Humentum's Kim Kucinskas and Chris Proulx explore what needs to change in their new piece for Alliance magazine.

👉 Read it:

We’ve spent decades strengthening organisations’ operational capacity. The next challenge is strengthening civil society’s capacity to act collectively. Right now, civil society organisations are focused on organisational survival. Institutions are closing, expertise is disappearing, and acros...

09/01/2026

Without looking at your organization’s stated values, could people tell what they are from how you work? 🤔

This question sits at the center of Zoe Mitchell FCIPD's (Principle Associate, Humentum) latest article on : how culture grows from what people experience day to day, the conditions we create around it, and what happens when our stated and our systems don’t quite match.

Read it here 👉https://humentum.org/blog-media/is-culture-built-or-does-it-grow/

08/27/2026

In this clip from our 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 webinar, Asier Hernando Malax-Echevarria (Co-Director, Acápacá) makes the case for “loving utopias.”

For Asier, even when the current reality forces difficult decisions, organizations still need to think about the kind of future we want to create. 💡

That future gives us something to work toward — and helps us stay close to our organizational when we respond to immediate pressures. 🩵

📚 Want to take this conversation back to your organization? We have a free guide and workbook to help your team examine whether your values are reflected in the decisions you make, how you work, and the policies and processes you put in place. You can download your copy (in multiple languages) here 👉 https://humentum.org/resources/a-practical-values-in-practice-framework/

08/26/2026

📣 Financial managers, this free AI resource is for you!

This practical guide helps you use your (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini — take your pick) for variance analysis, reforecasting, and clear .

Use it to:
✅ Spot the variances and spending patterns worth a closer look
✅ Separate what the data shows from what still needs investigating
✅ Turn verified analysis into reports your board, funders, or program team will actually understand

The result? Less time digging through spreadsheets to explain why numbers changed, more time on the decisions that actually move your mission forward. ✨

👉 Download it here:

08/24/2026

Ever read a hundred articles about running a kitchen and then actually had to run one? 👨‍🍳

That's basically what it's like knowing your org needs financial reform vs. actually doing it.

This is a gap our Technical Director Shila Nhemi knows well from working alongside orgs every day. 🌍

💡 Here's how two organizations (CivSource Africa and Uzima SA) closed that gap through our Weaving Resilience program (funded by Ford Foundation) 👉 https://humentum.org/blog-media/turning-knowledge-into-financial-resilience/

08/19/2026

Have you ever spent way too long on something because “this has to be perfect”?... This clip might feel familiar!😅

As high performers, we can spend a lot of time on things we could let go of, delegate, or simply decide are “good enough.”

Torrey Peace and Kim Kucinskas share a very relatable example below.

💡 If you're managing a team through funding shocks, restructuring, layoffs, or difficult decisions, Torrey Peace's upcoming course gives you practical ways to make tough calls when the path isn't clear, communicate difficult changes, and help your team make decisions more autonomously.

👉 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟐𝟗: https://humentum.org/courses/leading-ngo-teams-through-uncertainty/

What’s one work habit you’ve had to let go of?

08/18/2026

What actually changes after the training ends, the consultant leaves, and everyone goes back to their day jobs❓

✅ For CivSource Africa, a financial diagnostic became an improvement plan that leadership now reviews every quarter; and uses with their board to strengthen accountability. 💡

✅ For Uzima South Africa, training and coaching changed everyday financial practices and how the team connects its annual budget to its plans. 💰

These are two examples of what happens when you're able to turn what you learn into stronger systems and better decisions. 🦾

👉 Read their stories: https://humentum.org/blog-media/turning-knowledge-into-financial-resilience/

🌍 Through Weaving Resilience, a five-year Ford Foundation program strengthening organizations across Southern Africa, we’re helping organizations turn knowledge into stronger systems, better decisions, and greater financial .

How two African civil society organizations built financial resilience through Humentum's Weaving Resilience program.